A sandwich at Piknik Town Market, a cafe in Guerneville, California.
out of 100 · solid
Solid, with one move worth +21.
Leans toward a lox bagel, three of six roles, half the layers have no partner.
Holding the summit: a finished composition
−5 a wet layer on soft bread
More salt than 90% of the catalog.
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.
biscuit, served cold: smoked salmon; mascarpone; shallot; capers.
Much of this build is inferred from the name; the score is a reading, and it stays out of Piknik Town Market's typical score.
Worth a look: ingredient not in the pantry: Mascarpone, Shallot.
Balance
| Axis | Value | Catalog percentile |
|---|---|---|
| salt | 2.2 | 90th |
| acid | 1.6 | 90th |
| fat | 1.8 | 36th |
| sweet | 0.2 | 27th |
| umami | 1.6 | 55th |
| heat | 0.0 | n/a |
| bitter | 0.4 | 85th |
92 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| biscuit (high tier)scored as Buttermilk Biscuit | bread | fat 3 soft flaky fluffy | the frame |
| smoked salmonscored as Salmon | protein | fat 3 umami 3 soft flaky tender | +14 |
| mascarpone | not scored | ||
| shallot | not scored | ||
| capersscored as Caper | acid | salt 4 acid 4 brined pickled wet | +14 |
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
- Salmon + Caper: briny pop against rich cured fish
How to raise it
- Clear the board: a wet layer on soft bread (-5).
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