A sandwich at Jimtown and Then Sum, a deli in Healdsburg, California.
out of 100 · very good
Very good, with one move worth +17.
Reads as a fully realized muffuletta, five of six roles, most layers have a partner.
Holding the summit: balance 0.80 or better
More salt than 90% of the catalog.
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 baguette, toasted: olive tapenade; salami; ham; mortadella (high tier); prosciutto (high tier); provolone; tomato; shredded lettuce (low tier).
Balance
| Axis | Value | Catalog percentile |
|---|---|---|
| salt | 2.9 | 90th |
| acid | 0.2 | 30th |
| fat | 2.8 | 74th |
| sweet | 0.3 | 32nd |
| umami | 3.0 | 90th |
| heat | 0.0 | n/a |
| bitter | 0.1 | 55th |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| toasted baguettescored as Baguette | bread | crispy soft flaky | the frame |
| olive tapenadescored as Olives (olive salad, tapenade) | texture | salt 4 fat 3 bitter 2 chewy brined | +4 |
| salami | protein | salt 4 fat 4 umami 4 chewy silky | +10 |
| ham | protein | salt 4 umami 4 fat 3 soft silky tender | −3 |
| mortadella (high tier) | protein | fat 4 salt 3 umami 3 soft silky tender | −10 |
| prosciutto (high tier) | protein | salt 4 umami 4 fat 3 silky chewy tender | −6 |
| provolone | protein | fat 3 umami 3 salt 2 soft melty | +5 |
| tomato | texture | acid 3 umami 3 sweet 2 juicy soft fresh | +11 |
| shredded lettuce (low tier)scored as 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.
Pairings
- Olives (olive salad, tapenade) + Salami: muffuletta logic: cured pork and brine
- Olives (olive salad, tapenade) + Prosciutto: brine against salt ham, muffuletta logic
- Olives (olive salad, tapenade) + Tomato: olive brine against sweet acid
- Salami + Ham: salami and ham, the deli's double cure
- Salami + Provolone: italian sub spine: salami and provolone
How to raise it
- Between you and 90: balance 0.80 or better (0.20 short).
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