A sandwich at Pop's Deli & Grill, a deli in Hayward, California.
out of 100 · very good
Very good, with one move worth +15.
Leans toward a veggie panini, five of six roles on the board.
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.
light rye, served cold: avocado; mushrooms; monterey jack cheese; cheddar cheese; lettuce; tomatoes.
Balance
| Axis | Value | Catalog percentile |
|---|---|---|
| salt | 1.3 | 63rd |
| acid | 0.4 | 42nd |
| fat | 2.3 | 57th |
| sweet | 0.1 | 21st |
| umami | 1.7 | 61st |
| heat | 0.0 | n/a |
| bitter | 0.3 | 74th |
85 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| light ryescored as Rye Bread | bread | bitter 2 soft crusty | the frame |
| avocado | fat | fat 4 creamy soft fresh | −10 |
| mushroomsscored as Mushroom | bulk | umami 2 soft springy juicy | +1 |
| monterey jack cheesescored as Monterey Jack | protein | fat 3 salt 2 umami 2 soft creamy melty | +3 |
| cheddar cheese | protein | fat 4 salt 3 umami 3 soft gooey melty | +18 |
| lettuce | texture | crunchy juicy fresh | +12 |
| tomatoesscored as Tomato | texture | acid 3 umami 3 sweet 2 juicy soft fresh | +17 |
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
- Mushroom + Cheddar Cheese: browned mushroom under sharp cheddar
- Monterey Jack + Cheddar Cheese: sharp and mild, the taco-shop blend
- Cheddar Cheese + Tomato: grilled cheese and tomato, the lunch pair
How to raise it
- Between you and 90: a finished composition (0.11 short).
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