A sandwich at The Napa Deli, a deli in Fairfield, California.
out of 100 · solid
Solid, with one move worth +18.
Uncharted, five 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, pressed: pesto; monterey jack; pepper jack; tomato.
Balance
| Axis | Value | Catalog percentile |
|---|---|---|
| salt | 1.8 | 81st |
| acid | 0.2 | 33rd |
| fat | 2.7 | 72nd |
| sweet | 0.2 | 24th |
| umami | 1.8 | 65th |
| heat | 0.0 | n/a |
| bitter | 0.2 | 70th |
81 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 | bread | soft crusty | the frame |
| pesto | sauce | fat 4 salt 2 umami 2 creamy saucy | +3 |
| monterey jack | protein | fat 3 salt 2 umami 2 soft creamy melty | −1 |
| pepper jackscored as Monterey Jack | protein | fat 3 salt 2 umami 2 soft creamy melty | −1 |
| tomato | texture | acid 3 umami 3 sweet 2 juicy soft fresh | +12 |
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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