Seattle, Satay... I feel like there's a pun waiting to happen but it's just not working

I recently learned that there is a competition called the Punderdome, and that someone I vaguely know just WON. As the Aubergenius, I'm naturally looking out for a Portmantournament (groan) or better yet, a Choonerism Spampionship (ouch). In the meantime, I keep feeling like Seattle and Satay are similar enough words that something good should come of this... but Seattay and Sattaytle are strangely unsatisfying.

It's an eggplant Sattaytle!

During my recent trip to the Seattle area, I went to one of my family's favorite restaurants, the Tamarind Tree. Their menu is massive and there are a number of veggie options, most of which are unusual things I've never seen at Vietnamese restaurants before -- like coconut cake topped with miscellaneous grilled things, crepe filled with other miscellaneous things, strange dumplings filled with somethingorother (OK clearly I can't remember this menu exactly), and a variety of satay appetizers.

A noodle bowl topped with marinated and grilled tofu, fried thingies, fresh thingies and also some stuff.

Dumplings filled with stuff, topped with fried onions and tofu and other fried things that seem like a root of some kind but actually I don't know what it was but it tasted good.

Pho.

 Overall, my impression of the restaurant (not that you asked): nice decor, albeit somewhat dark (black ceiling can feel a bit cave-like), gorgeous bathrooms, hip plateware and presentation, food looks and smells delectable, full of different textures... but regrettably, all the vegetarian options come with the exact same sugary-sweet soy sauce dressing, which results in everything tasting very much the same. Perhaps a couple more veggie sauces on the menu (whatever happened to peanut sauce?) might have improved the experience.

But overall, a SATASTY meal. Guffaw.

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