A sandwich at Cafe Society, a cafe in Half Moon Bay, California.
out of 100 · very good
Very good, with one move worth +19.
Uncharted, five of six roles, few layers have a partner.
Holding the summit: a finished composition
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.
ciabatta roll, toasted: ham; brie; aioli; mustard; tomatoes.
Balance
| Axis | Value | Catalog percentile |
|---|---|---|
| salt | 2.0 | 87th |
| acid | 1.2 | 78th |
| fat | 2.7 | 72nd |
| sweet | 0.3 | 44th |
| umami | 2.1 | 80th |
| heat | 0.4 | 80th |
| bitter | 0.2 | 63rd |
97 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ciabatta rollscored as Ciabatta | bread | soft chewy crusty | the frame |
| ham | protein | salt 4 umami 4 fat 3 soft silky tender | +3 |
| brie | protein | fat 5 umami 3 salt 2 creamy soft melty | 0 |
| aioli | sauce | fat 5 creamy silky saucy | −1 |
| mustard | sauce | acid 3 salt 2 heat 2 saucy smooth | +7 |
| tomatoesscored as Tomato | texture | acid 3 umami 3 sweet 2 juicy soft fresh | +4 |
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
- Ham + Mustard: deli constant: hot mustard on cured pork
- Aioli + Tomato: garlic aioli against sweet acid
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