This is the first post in a series of recipes for Vietnamese, American, and fusion international cuisines inspired by our upbringing.  I hope that through this food series, my fellow bloggers and I can demystify the traditional and more exotic cuisine of Vietnam and our interpretation of it today.  I grew up in a family of amazing home chefs and professional chefs.  Vietnamese food can be as complicated and easy as you make it.  Whenever I see my various family members cook, it is always about the innate taste that comes with years of experience and never any real measurement.  I hope to create recipes that many people can find accessible and easy to follow to recreate that innate taste. Vietnamese vinaigrette is a deceptively simple and complex dressing.  This is our equivalent to the balsamic vinaigrette that most people have come to know.  The sauce is tangy, sweet, and salty at the same time, bordering on the sweet and tangy.  This is a great sauce to have in your pocket whenever you need to …