A sandwich at Jimtown and Then Sum, a deli in Healdsburg, California.
out of 100 · very good
Very good, with one move worth +21.
Leans toward a veggie panini, five of six roles, half the layers have no 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.
toasted pretzel roll, toasted: panko crusted eggplant; melted provolone; tomato; lettuce.
Balance
| Axis | Value | Catalog percentile |
|---|---|---|
| salt | 1.2 | 62nd |
| acid | 0.3 | 38th |
| fat | 1.3 | 20th |
| sweet | 0.2 | 29th |
| umami | 1.9 | 68th |
| heat | 0.0 | n/a |
| bitter | 0.3 | 80th |
87 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| toasted pretzel rollscored as Pretzel Roll | bread | salt 2 soft chewy crusty | the frame |
| panko crusted eggplantscored as Eggplant | bulk | umami 2 soft | −5 |
| melted provolonescored as Provolone | protein | fat 3 umami 3 salt 2 soft melty | +14 |
| tomato | texture | acid 3 umami 3 sweet 2 juicy soft fresh | +8 |
| lettuce | texture | crunchy juicy fresh | +5 |
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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