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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...

In a territory landowners wanted to become a state, white immigrants were less threatening to American nativists on the mainland.

Flounder, dressed with pecans, lime, aji limon, and sesame oil, which, clearly, eric likes. >> eric: ah, this is totally going to le bernardin. >> anthony: oh, really? >> eric: yeah. >> anthony: yeah, i see youre not like, foraging in the catskills for your inspiration. >> eric: um -- >> anthony: you basically just rip your ideas off of small businessmen? >> eric: javier. es stupdendo. >> javier: its okay, tres bien? >> eric: si. its -- >> anthony: oh, superb. [ javier speaking spanish ] >> eric...

>> anthony: chinese and japanese immigrants came to peru in great numbers in the 19th and 20th centuries as contract laborers and farmers. and their influence is felt here, particularly in the food, to a greater degree than anywhere else on the continent. its that influence, and the ingredients of amazonia and the andes, that really distinguishes the food here as something special. whoa, what is this, a tofu? >> eric: uh, no, queso fresco, no? >> anthony: this is a very kooky combination. i mean...

Immigrants came to peru in great numbers in the 19th and 20th centuries as contract laborers and farmers. and their influence is felt here, particularly in the food, to a greater degree than anywhere else on the continent. its that influence, and the ingredients of amazonia and the andes, that really distinguishes the food here as something whoa, what is this, a tofu? >> eric: uh, no, queso fresco, no? >> anthony: this is a very kooky combination. i mean, is that pineapple? whered that come from...

[ javier speaking spanish ] >> anthony: chinese and japanese immigrants came to peru in great numbers in the 19th and 20th centuries as contract laborers and farmers. and their influence is felt here, particularly in the food, to a greater degree than anywhere else on the continent. its that influence, and the ingredients of amazonia and the andes, that really distinguishes the food here as something special. whoa, what is this, a tofu? >> eric: uh, no, queso fresco, no? >> anthony: this is a ve...

Immigrants came to peru in great numbers in the 19th and 20th centuries as contract laborers and farmers. and their influence is felt here, particularly in the food, to a greater degree than anywhere else on the continent. its that influence, and the ingredients of amazonia and the andes, that really distinguishes the food here as something special. whoa, what is this, a tofu? >> eric: uh, no, queso fresco, no? >> anthony: this is a very kooky combination. i mean, is that pineapple? whered that ...

>> eric: ah, this is totally going to le bernardin. >> anthony: oh, really? >> eric: yeah. >> anthony: yeah, i see youre not like, foraging in the catskills for your inspiration. >>ric: um >> anthony: you basically just rip your ideas off of small businessmen? >> eric: javier. es stupdendo. >> javier: its okay, tres bien? >> eric: si. its -- antny: oh, perb. [ javier speaking spanish ] >> eric: you want, uh, another little thing? >> anthony: sure. >> eric: si. [ javier speaking spanish ] >> anth...

Its damn good. >> it is good. >> is this spicy or not? >> you ever been spanked in your life and enjoyed it? me neither. i dont like pain. >> as painful as the pepper. >> brutalized with a pepper. >> thats really hot. >> its flounder dressed with pecan, lime, limo and sesame oil, clearly eric likes. so youre not like foraging in the catskills for your inspiration? you basically rip your ideas off small businessmen? >> its okay? >> si. >> superb. >> chinese and japanese immigrants came to peru in...

Pecans, lime, aji limo, and sesame oil, which clearly eric likes. so youre not like foraging in the catskills for your inspiration? you basically rip your ideas off small businessmen? >> its okay? >> si. >> superb. [ speaking foreign language ] >> chinese and japanese immigrants came to peru in great numbers in the 19th and 20th centuries as contract laborers and farmers and their influence is felt here, particularly in the flood -- food to a greater degree than anywhere else on the continent. i...