A sandwich at Pop's Deli & Grill, a deli in Hayward, California.
out of 100 · solid
Solid, with one move worth +17.
Uncharted, four 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.
sliced sourdough, served cold: sliced turkey breast; provolone cheese; sundried tomato pesto; green leaf lettuce.
Balance
| Axis | Value | Catalog percentile |
|---|---|---|
| salt | 1.1 | 56th |
| acid | 0.2 | 30th |
| fat | 1.4 | 23rd |
| sweet | 0.0 | n/a |
| umami | 1.8 | 64th |
| heat | 0.0 | n/a |
| bitter | 0.1 | 50th |
77 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| sliced sourdoughscored as Sourdough | bread | soft chewy crusty | the frame |
| sliced turkey breastscored as Turkey | protein | umami 2 soft juicy tender | 0 |
| provolone cheesescored as Provolone | protein | fat 3 umami 3 salt 2 soft melty | +6 |
| sundried tomato pesto | not scored | ||
| green leaf lettucescored as Lettuce | texture | crunchy juicy fresh | +8 |
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.
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