A sandwich at Miss Tomato Sandwiches, a sandwich shop in Daly City, California.
out of 100 · very good
Very good, with one move worth +19.
Reads as a chopped italian, five of six roles on the board.
Holding the summit: balance 0.80 or better
More salt than 90% of the catalog.
Each bar is one pillar of the score, 0 to 100. The tick marks what a sandwich at the summit needs; an amber bar is the one holding this sandwich back.
hoagie roll (inferred from the kind of place), served cold: ham; provolone cheese; mozzarella cheese; salami; lettuce; mayonnaise.
Balance
| Axis | Value | Catalog percentile |
|---|---|---|
| salt | 2.1 | 90th |
| acid | 0.3 | 37th |
| fat | 3.1 | 82nd |
| sweet | 0.2 | 25th |
| umami | 2.3 | 84th |
| heat | 0.0 | n/a |
| bitter | 0.1 | 37th |
75 Balance, out of 100
The seven flavor axes of the whole sandwich, each summed across its layers. The shaded ring is the catalog's middle 80%; the small number under each axis is where this sandwich falls in the catalog. A shape that sits inside the ring is in the range most sandwiches live in; a spike past it is where this one stands apart.
What each layer brings
| Layer | Role | Flavor and texture | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| hoagie roll (inferred from the kind of place) | bread | soft crusty | the frame |
| ham | protein | salt 4 umami 4 fat 3 soft silky tender | +4 |
| provolone cheesescored as Provolone | protein | fat 3 umami 3 salt 2 soft melty | +3 |
| mozzarella cheesescored as Mozzarella | protein | fat 3 soft springy melty | −3 |
| salami | protein | salt 4 fat 4 umami 4 chewy silky | −6 |
| lettuce | texture | crunchy juicy fresh | +9 |
| mayonnaise | sauce | fat 5 acid 2 creamy saucy | +2 |
Points: what the Sandwich Score would lose if that one layer were left out, everything else the same. A negative number means the sandwich scores higher without it. Flavor runs 0 to 5 on each axis.
Pairings
- Ham + Salami: salami and ham, the deli's double cure
- Provolone + Mozzarella: the pizzeria blend: stretch and sharpness
- Provolone + Salami: italian sub spine: salami and provolone
How to raise it
- Between you and 90: balance 0.80 or better (0.23 short).
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