A sandwich at Perry's Delicatessen, a deli in Inverness, California.
out of 100 · solid
Solid, with one move worth +19.
Uncharted, three of six roles, half the layers have no partner.
Holding the summit: a finished composition
More acid 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.
grilled brickmaiden battard sourdough, toasted: house-smoked pastrami (high tier); local sauerkraut; local toma cheese; house dressing.
Much of this build is inferred from the name; the score is a reading, and it stays out of Perry's Delicatessen's typical score.
Worth a look: house-made: Pastrami; ingredient not in the pantry: Toma Cheese, House Dressing.
Balance
| Axis | Value | Catalog percentile |
|---|---|---|
| salt | 2.4 | 90th |
| acid | 2.2 | 90th |
| fat | 1.2 | 17th |
| sweet | 0.0 | n/a |
| umami | 1.6 | 55th |
| heat | 0.4 | 80th |
| bitter | 0.0 | n/a |
94 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| grilled brickmaiden battard sourdoughscored as Sourdough | bread | soft chewy crusty | the frame |
| house-smoked pastrami (high tier)scored as Pastrami | protein | salt 4 umami 4 fat 3 soft silky tender | +20 |
| local sauerkrautscored as Sauerkraut | acid | acid 4 salt 2 pickled wet | +16 |
| local toma cheese | not scored | ||
| house dressing | not scored |
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
- Pastrami + Sauerkraut: peppery beef, sour kraut: the reuben axis
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