A sandwich at Moonside Bakery & Cafe, a bakery in Half Moon Bay, California.
out of 100 · solid
Solid, with one move worth +20.
Uncharted, five of six roles, few layers have a partner.
Holding the summit: a finished composition
−4 pressed the fresh layers flat
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.
thick sourdough bread, pressed: brie cheese; fresh-cut apple; arugula; honey mustard (low tier).
Balance
| Axis | Value | Catalog percentile |
|---|---|---|
| salt | 1.2 | 62nd |
| acid | 1.1 | 75th |
| fat | 1.6 | 29th |
| sweet | 1.0 | 90th |
| umami | 1.3 | 40th |
| heat | 0.3 | 73rd |
| bitter | 0.4 | 84th |
94 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| thick sourdough breadscored as Sourdough | bread | soft chewy crusty | the frame |
| brie cheesescored as Brie | protein | fat 5 umami 3 salt 2 creamy soft melty | +13 |
| fresh-cut applescored as Apple | garnish | sweet 3 acid 2 crunchy juicy fresh | +2 |
| arugula | bulk | bitter 2 fresh leafy tender | +3 |
| honey mustard (low tier) | sauce | sweet 3 salt 2 acid 2 saucy smooth | +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.
How to raise it
- Clear the board: pressed the fresh layers flat (-4).
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