A wrap at The Napa Deli, a deli in Fairfield, California.
out of 100 · very good
Very good, with one move worth +19.
Uncharted, six of six roles on the board.
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.
spinach tortilla, served cold: monterey jack; lettuce; black bean & corn salad; tomato; onion; guacamole; chipotle spread.
Worth a look: ingredient not in the pantry: Black Bean and Corn Salad.
Balance
| Axis | Value | Catalog percentile |
|---|---|---|
| salt | 1.0 | 53rd |
| acid | 0.7 | 58th |
| fat | 2.6 | 69th |
| sweet | 0.3 | 37th |
| umami | 1.2 | 37th |
| heat | 0.5 | 85th |
| bitter | 0.1 | 56th |
91 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| spinach tortillascored as Tortilla | bread | soft | the frame |
| monterey jack | protein | fat 3 salt 2 umami 2 soft creamy melty | −6 |
| lettuce | texture | crunchy juicy fresh | +7 |
| black bean & corn salad | not scored | ||
| tomato | texture | acid 3 umami 3 sweet 2 juicy soft fresh | +15 |
| onion | texture | sweet 2 crunchy juicy fresh | −2 |
| guacamole | sauce | fat 4 creamy fresh | +3 |
| chipotle spreadscored as Chipotle Mayo | sauce | fat 5 heat 2 creamy saucy | +5 |
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
- Tomato + Chipotle Mayo: summer tomato sandwich: acid on rich
How to raise it
- Between you and 90: a finished composition (0.23 short).
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