A sandwich at The Farmhand, a deli in Guerneville, California.
out of 100 · solid
Solid, with one move worth +10.
Uncharted, four of six roles, few layers have a partner.
Holding the summit: a finished composition
−4 pressed the fresh layers flat
More bitter 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.
sourdough, pressed: apple; brie; caramelized onions; dijon mustard; arugula.
Balance
| Axis | Value | Catalog percentile |
|---|---|---|
| salt | 0.9 | 51st |
| acid | 0.8 | 63rd |
| fat | 2.2 | 53rd |
| sweet | 1.0 | 90th |
| umami | 1.7 | 61st |
| heat | 0.0 | n/a |
| bitter | 0.6 | 90th |
93 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| sourdough | bread | soft chewy crusty | the frame |
| apple | garnish | sweet 3 acid 2 crunchy juicy fresh | +4 |
| brie | protein | fat 5 umami 3 salt 2 creamy soft melty | +16 |
| caramelized onionsscored as Caramelized Onion | bulk | sweet 4 umami 3 fat 2 soft silky | +3 |
| dijon mustard | not scored | ||
| arugula | bulk | bitter 2 fresh leafy tender | 0 |
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
- Brie + Caramelized Onion: sweet allium under a soft rind
How to raise it
- Clear the board: pressed the fresh layers flat (-4).
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