A sandwich at Diablo Foods, a corner store in Lafayette, California.
out of 100 · outstanding
Outstanding, and the road to 90 is open.
A caprese with layers outside the form; six of six roles, most layers have a partner.
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.
sour baguette, served cold: fresh mozzarella (high tier); basil; roasted tomatoes; onion; oil and vinegar.
Balance
| Axis | Value | Catalog percentile |
|---|---|---|
| salt | 0.9 | 50th |
| acid | 1.6 | 90th |
| fat | 1.9 | 41st |
| sweet | 0.4 | 45th |
| umami | 0.6 | 18th |
| heat | 0.1 | 53rd |
| bitter | 0.5 | 90th |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| sour baguettescored as Sourdough | bread | soft chewy crusty | the frame |
| fresh mozzarella (high tier) | protein | fat 3 soft creamy melty | +24 |
| basil | aromatic | fresh herbal soft | +19 |
| roasted tomatoesscored as Tomato | texture | acid 3 umami 3 sweet 2 juicy soft fresh | +27 |
| onion | texture | sweet 2 crunchy juicy fresh | −1 |
| oil and vinegarscored as Italian Vinaigrette (oil & vinegar) | sauce | acid 4 fat 4 salt 2 saucy wet | +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
- Fresh Mozzarella + Basil: basil perfume over milky mozzarella
- Fresh Mozzarella + Tomato: caprese core: milky against sweet acid
- Basil + Tomato: shared-compound classic: tomato and basil
- Tomato + Italian Vinaigrette (oil & vinegar): vinaigrette on tomato, salad logic
- Onion + Italian Vinaigrette (oil & vinegar): raw onion in vinegar, the quick pickle
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