A sandwich at La Bodeguita Panino, a sandwich shop in Guerneville, California.
out of 100 · excellent
Excellent. Small moves left on the board.
An italian panino sandwich with layers outside the form; five of six roles, most layers have a partner.
Holding the summit: balance 0.80 or better
−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 kind of place), pressed: roasted turkey breast; thinly sliced prosciutto (high tier); tomatoes; arugula; fresh basil; mozzarella cheese; homemade aioli (house-made).
Worth a look: house-made: Aioli.
Balance
| Axis | Value | Catalog percentile |
|---|---|---|
| salt | 1.3 | 63rd |
| acid | 0.3 | 37th |
| fat | 2.0 | 45th |
| sweet | 0.1 | 19th |
| umami | 1.5 | 52nd |
| heat | 0.0 | n/a |
| bitter | 0.3 | 74th |
80 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 kind of place) | bread | soft crusty | the frame |
| roasted turkey breastscored as Turkey | protein | umami 2 soft juicy tender | −2 |
| thinly sliced prosciutto (high tier)scored as Prosciutto | protein | salt 4 umami 4 fat 3 silky chewy tender | +10 |
| tomatoesscored as Tomato | texture | acid 3 umami 3 sweet 2 juicy soft fresh | +23 |
| arugula | bulk | bitter 2 fresh leafy tender | −6 |
| fresh basilscored as Basil | aromatic | fresh herbal soft | +7 |
| mozzarella cheesescored as Mozzarella | protein | fat 3 soft springy melty | +19 |
| homemade aioli (house-made)scored as Aioli | sauce | fat 5 creamy silky saucy | +6 |
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 + Tomato: lean bird and summer tomato, the deli standard
- Prosciutto + Arugula: pepper leaf against sweet cured ham
- Prosciutto + Mozzarella: salt ham on milky cheese, the panino's spine
- Tomato + Basil: shared-compound classic: tomato and basil
- Tomato + Mozzarella: caprese core: milky against sweet acid
- Tomato + Aioli: garlic aioli against sweet acid
- Basil + Mozzarella: basil perfume over milky mozzarella
How to raise it
- Clear the board: pressed the fresh layers flat (-4).
- Between you and 90: balance 0.80 or better (0.00 short).
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