Vegan Pad Thai Fail

Vegan pad thai - Looks good, tastes alright, isn't pad thai!

Okay - I need to do a quick entry on my attempt at vegan pad thai.  Despite past failures, I went in with a ton of confidence. I had created a vegan fish sauce I was happy with, I finally had tamarind paste, I had fresh bean sprouts, chives and lime - everything seemed ready to go. 

Unfortunately, although I created a noodle dish that tasted okay, it did not taste like pad thai.  I debated whether it would be useful to post the recipe, as a lesson in what not to do, or maybe readers could tell me where I went wrong, but ultimately I decided to leave it out but try again later. 

I hereby vow to return to vegan pad thai until I get it right, but for now, I'm moving on.