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>> peru is a country thats historically driven men mad, mad for gold, for coca, for its magical, ancient history. but now, theres something else drawing outsiders to its hidden mountain valleys. we love this stuff. we obsess about it, gorge on it, and fetishize it. im talking about chocolate. once a common treat, its now becoming as nuanced as fine wine, making the pursuit of the raw, good stuff all the more difficult. im joining that hunt in remotest peru, but not before ive re-immers...

Us a traditional peruvian mountain meal. >> chris: wow. >> anthony: oh, whoa. >> johanna: juanes. >> eric: juanes? >> johanna: juanes. >> anthony: juanes are rice dumplings with boiled egg, chicken, and achote inside. wow. >> eric: this is amazing. >> anthony: mm. >> eric: buonissimo. [ johanna speaking spanish ] >> anthony: mm. mm-hmm. >> anthony: and not surprisingly, some cuy, or guinea pig, of which there seems to be many around for the taking, this preparation served with a cacao sauce. oh,...

And thats something me and eric are very interested in down the road. but for now, don fortunatos daughter, johanna, has prepared us a traditional peruvian mountain meal. >> chris: wow. >> anthony: oh, whoa. >> johanna: juanes. >> eric: juanes? >> johanna: juanes. >> anthony: juanes are rice dumplings with boiled egg, chicken, and achote inside. wow. >> eric: this is amazing. >> anthony: mm. >> eric: buonissimo. [ johanna speaking spanish ] >> anthony: mm. mm-hmm. >> anthony: and not surprisingl...

Group of trees elsewhere, further up the mountains, that produce pods with 100% all pure white beans. and thats something me and eric are very interested in down the road. but for now, don fortunatos daughter, johanna, has prepared us a traditional peruvian mountain meal. >> chris: wow. >> anthony: oh, whoa. >> johanna: juanes. >> eric: juanes? >> johanna: juanes. >> anthony: juanes are rice dumplings with boiled egg, chicken, and achote inside. wow. >> eric: this is amazing. >> anthony: mm. >> ...

>> anthony: now, about 40% of the beans from these trees have got white cacao beans mixed in. the rest are purplish in color. but weve heard of an ultra rare group of trees elsewhere, further up the mountains, that produce pods with 100% all pure white beans. and thats something me and eric are very interested in down the road. but for now, don fortunatos daughter, johanna, has prepared us a traditional peruvian mountain meal. >> chris: wow. >> anthony: oh, whoa. >> johanna: juanes. >> eric: jua...

Is a once in a lifetime find. >> anthony: now, about 40% of the beans from these trees have got white cacao beans mixed in. the rest are purplish in color. but weve heard of an ultra rare group of trees elsewhere, further up the mountains, that produce pods with 100% all pure white beans. and thats something me and eric are very interested in down the road. but for now, don fortunatos daughter, johanna, has prepared us a traditional peruvian mountain meal. >> chris: wow. >> anthony: oh, whoa. >>...

As a chone latier, here is once in a lifetime find. >> about 40% of the beans from these trees have white cacao beans mixed in. the rest are purplish in color. we heard of an ultra rare group of trees further up the mountains that produce pods of 100% all pure white beans, and thats something me and eric are very interested in down the road. but for now, don fortunatos daughter has prepared us a traditional peruvian mountain meal. >> wow. >> oh! >> kuinas. >> its rice dumplings with boiled egg, ...