A sandwich at The Farmhand, a deli in Guerneville, California.
out of 100 · excellent
Excellent. Small moves left on the board.
Reads as a fully realized veggie panini, five of six roles, most layers have a partner.
−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: portobello mushroom; pesto; tomatoes; arugula; provolone cheese; balsamic reduction (high tier).
Balance
| Axis | Value | Catalog percentile |
|---|---|---|
| salt | 1.0 | 52nd |
| acid | 1.1 | 74th |
| fat | 1.3 | 20th |
| sweet | 0.7 | 81st |
| umami | 1.6 | 56th |
| heat | 0.0 | n/a |
| bitter | 0.6 | 90th |
96 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 |
| portobello mushroomscored as Mushroom | bulk | umami 2 soft springy juicy | +20 |
| pesto | sauce | fat 4 salt 2 umami 2 creamy saucy | +4 |
| tomatoesscored as Tomato | texture | acid 3 umami 3 sweet 2 juicy soft fresh | 0 |
| arugula | bulk | bitter 2 fresh leafy tender | −4 |
| provolone cheesescored as Provolone | protein | fat 3 umami 3 salt 2 soft melty | +24 |
| balsamic reduction (high tier)scored as Balsamic (vinegar, glaze) | acid | acid 4 sweet 3 wet saucy | +2 |
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
- Tomato + Balsamic (vinegar, glaze): vinegar on tomato, salad logic
How to raise it
- Clear the board: pressed the fresh layers flat (-4).
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