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# Crunchy Pork at Cay Cafe
- URL: https://onesandwich.com/fremont-cay-cafe-crunchy-pork/
- Published: 2026-10-10T23:19:21.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-10T23:19:21.000Z
- Description: Pork Belly, Mayonnaise, Cilantro, Jalapeño on banh mi. Sandwich Score 75, very good. At Cay Cafe, Fremont.
- Author: Andrew Lekashman
- Tags: USA, California, #shop-sandwich, #auto-imported

A sandwich at [Cay Cafe](https://onesandwich.com/fremont-cay-cafe/), a bánh mì shop in Fremont, California.

Bánh Mì Baguette (r…JalapeñoCilantroMayonnaisePork BellyBánh Mì Baguette (r…

**75**

Sandwich Score  
out of 100 · very good

Very good, with one move worth +14.

Reads as a banh mi, five of six roles on the board.

**Holding the summit:** balance 0.80 or better

Balance

68

Harmony

90

Contrast

86

Structure

89

Focus

90

Composition

95

Quality

100

Envelope

100

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.

**banh mi**, served cold: Pork Belly; Mayonnaise; Cilantro; Jalapeño.

## Balance

salt0.9 · 51stacid0.7 · 57thfat3.1 · 82ndsweet0.5 · 61stumami1.6 · 54thheat0.4 · 80thbitter0.4 · 82nd

__Flavor axes__
| Axis   | Value | Catalog percentile |
| ------ | ----- | ------------------ |
| salt   | 0.9   | 51st               |
| acid   | 0.7   | 57th               |
| fat    | 3.1   | 82nd               |
| sweet  | 0.5   | 61st               |
| umami  | 1.6   | 54th               |
| heat   | 0.4   | 80th               |
| bitter | 0.4   | 82nd               |

**84** 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    |
| ---------------------------------------------------- | -------- | -------------------------------------- | --------- |
| banh miscored as Bánh Mì Baguette (rice-flour blend) | bread    | crispy soft flaky                      | the frame |
| Pork Belly                                           | protein  | fat 5 umami 4 salt 2 soft juicy tender | **+6**    |
| Mayonnaise                                           | sauce    | fat 5 acid 2 creamy saucy              | **+4**    |
| Cilantro                                             | aromatic | bitter 2 soft fresh herbal             | **+18**   |
| Jalapeño                                             | texture  | heat 4 crunchy fresh raw               | **+19**   |

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

- **Cilantro + Jalapeño**: banh mi brightwork: green heat and herb

## How to raise it

- Between you and 90: balance 0.80 or better (0.12 short).

[All the sandwiches at Cay Cafe](https://onesandwich.com/fremont-cay-cafe/) · [The menu this was read from](https://cay.us/menu?ref=onesandwich.com) · [Build your own in the Sandwich Builder](https://onesandwich.com/builder/)

Menu read 2026-09; items and prices change. The score is the site's opinion of the recipe as listed, not a review of the shop; tiers and house-made marks follow the menu's own wording.