As some of you know, we are opening a small food shop in a city on the southern part of the Philippines. One of our special offerings is a snack that me and my cousins grew up with. It is a specialty of our grandmothers in Ilocos, where both of my parents are from. It is orange and crispy and full of vegetable goodness. It is the kind of food that crackles and comforts. Something delicious to pick up the mood after a bad day. Though I cannot share the exact recipe for our emp.