A sandwich at The Farmhand, a deli in Guerneville, California.
out of 100 · outstanding
Outstanding, and the road to 90 is open.
Reads as a fully realized italian sub, six of six roles on the board.
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.
roll, served cold: salami; ham; provolone; tomatoes; red onions; peperoncinis; lettuce; mayonnaise; italian vinaigrette.
Balance
| Axis | Value | Catalog percentile |
|---|---|---|
| salt | 2.1 | 90th |
| acid | 1.5 | 87th |
| fat | 2.5 | 64th |
| sweet | 0.3 | 40th |
| umami | 1.8 | 65th |
| heat | 0.2 | 65th |
| bitter | 0.2 | 65th |
98 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| rollscored as Hoagie Roll | bread | soft crusty | the frame |
| salami | protein | salt 4 fat 4 umami 4 chewy silky | 0 |
| ham | protein | salt 4 umami 4 fat 3 soft silky tender | 0 |
| provolone | protein | fat 3 umami 3 salt 2 soft melty | 0 |
| tomatoesscored as Tomato | texture | acid 3 umami 3 sweet 2 juicy soft fresh | 0 |
| red onionsscored as Onion | texture | sweet 2 crunchy juicy fresh | 0 |
| peperoncinisscored as Pepperoncini | acid | acid 4 salt 2 pickled crunchy wet | 0 |
| lettuce | texture | crunchy juicy fresh | 0 |
| mayonnaise | sauce | fat 5 acid 2 creamy saucy | 0 |
| italian vinaigrettescored as Italian Vinaigrette (oil & vinegar) | sauce | acid 4 fat 4 salt 2 saucy wet | 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
- Salami + Ham: salami and ham, the deli's double cure
- Salami + Provolone: italian sub spine: salami and provolone
- Salami + Pepperoncini: hot pickled peppers cut fatty salami
- Salami + Italian Vinaigrette (oil & vinegar): vinaigrette cuts fatty salami, sub shop law
- Provolone + Italian Vinaigrette (oil & vinegar): sharp cheese, sharp dressing
- Tomato + Mayonnaise: summer tomato sandwich: acid on rich
- Tomato + Italian Vinaigrette (oil & vinegar): vinaigrette on tomato, salad logic
- Onion + Italian Vinaigrette (oil & vinegar): raw onion in vinegar, the quick pickle
- Lettuce + Italian Vinaigrette (oil & vinegar): dressed greens, the sub shop way
How to raise it
- Judged as an italian sub: focus is not held against it.
- Outstanding, not legendary: nothing on this sandwich is house-made, named or exceptional.
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