A sandwich at La Gastronomia di Porchetta, a restaurant in Fairfax, California.
out of 100 · rough
Rough, with one move worth +37.
Uncharted, three of six roles, few layers have a partner.
Holding the summit: a finished composition
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.
focaccia bread, served cold: grilled veggies; pesto; greens; gouda cheese.
Much of this build is inferred from the name; the score is a reading, and it stays out of La Gastronomia di Porchetta's typical score.
Worth a look: ingredient not in the pantry: Grilled Vegetables.
Balance
| Axis | Value | Catalog percentile |
|---|---|---|
| salt | 1.8 | 82nd |
| acid | 0.0 | n/a |
| fat | 3.4 | 89th |
| sweet | 0.4 | 52nd |
| umami | 2.0 | 74th |
| heat | 0.0 | n/a |
| bitter | 0.4 | 83rd |
66 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| focaccia breadscored as Focaccia | bread | soft crusty | the frame |
| grilled veggies | not scored | ||
| pesto | sauce | fat 4 salt 2 umami 2 creamy saucy | +2 |
| greens | not scored | ||
| gouda cheesescored as Gouda | protein | fat 4 umami 3 salt 2 soft melty | +26 |
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.
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