A sandwich at La Bodeguita Panino, a sandwich shop in Guerneville, California.
out of 100 · very good
Very good, with one move worth +25.
Uncharted, five of six roles, half the layers have no partner.
Holding the summit: a finished composition
−4 pressed the fresh layers flat
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.
hoagie roll (inferred from the name), pressed: chicken parmesan; marinara sauce; mozzarella cheese; arugula; homemade aioli.
Worth a look: house-made: Aioli; ingredient not in the pantry: Chicken Parmesan.
Balance
| Axis | Value | Catalog percentile |
|---|---|---|
| salt | 0.9 | 52nd |
| acid | 0.9 | 67th |
| fat | 2.2 | 50th |
| sweet | 0.5 | 59th |
| umami | 1.2 | 36th |
| heat | 0.0 | n/a |
| bitter | 0.3 | 77th |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| hoagie roll (inferred from the name) | bread | soft crusty | the frame |
| chicken parmesan | not scored | ||
| marinara saucescored as Marinara | sauce | acid 3 umami 3 salt 2 sweet 2 soft saucy wet | +14 |
| mozzarella cheesescored as Mozzarella | protein | fat 3 soft springy melty | +12 |
| arugula | bulk | bitter 2 fresh leafy tender | −6 |
| homemade aioliscored as Aioli | sauce | fat 5 creamy silky saucy | −9 |
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.
How to raise it
- Clear the board: pressed the fresh layers flat (-4).
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