A sandwich at Drewish Deli - Healdsburg Bagel, a deli in Healdsburg, California.
out of 100 · rough
Rough, with one move worth +12.
Uncharted, four of six roles, few layers have a partner.
Holding the summit: balance 0.80 or better
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.
bagel of choice, served cold: house-cured pastrami lox; schmear; red onion; lemon olive oil.
Worth a look: house-made: NEW:Pastrami Lox; ingredient not in the pantry: Pastrami Lox.
Balance
| Axis | Value | Catalog percentile |
|---|---|---|
| salt | 0.4 | 16th |
| acid | 0.5 | 46th |
| fat | 3.2 | 85th |
| sweet | 0.2 | 29th |
| umami | 0.5 | 11th |
| heat | 0.1 | 57th |
| bitter | 0.1 | 50th |
55 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| bagel of choicescored as Bagel | bread | soft chewy | the frame |
| house-cured pastrami lox | not scored | ||
| schmearscored as Cream Cheese | fat | fat 4 creamy silky smooth | +2 |
| red onionscored as Onion | texture | sweet 2 crunchy juicy fresh | +8 |
| lemon olive oilscored as Olive Oil | fat | fat 5 silky smooth | −9 |
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
- Bagel + Cream Cheese: the schmear: cream cheese on a boiled crust
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