A sandwich at The Napa Deli, a deli in Fairfield, California.
out of 100 · solid
Solid, with one move worth +16.
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.
sourdough roll, pressed: turkey; applewood bacon; monterey jack; chive & onion spread.
Worth a look: rare in the Bay Area (5 or fewer shops): Scallion Cream Cheese.
Balance
| Axis | Value | Catalog percentile |
|---|---|---|
| salt | 1.7 | 79th |
| acid | 0.1 | 28th |
| fat | 2.3 | 55th |
| sweet | 0.0 | n/a |
| umami | 2.0 | 74th |
| heat | 0.0 | n/a |
| bitter | 0.0 | n/a |
73 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| sourdough rollscored as Sourdough | bread | soft chewy crusty | the frame |
| turkey | protein | umami 2 soft juicy tender | +4 |
| applewood baconscored as Bacon | protein | fat 4 salt 3 umami 3 crispy chewy | +5 |
| monterey jack | protein | fat 3 salt 2 umami 2 soft creamy melty | 0 |
| chive & onion spread | not scored |
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
- Turkey + Bacon: lean bird borrows the pig's smoke
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