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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...

>> anthony: takes in flavor from the leaf, too. >> pedro: and here we have, uh, paiche. its the second biggest freshwater fish in the world. underneath, you have a puree of aguaje that is a palm fruit, and the sauce is a reduction of fermented wild mandioca yucca. >> eric: fermented. >> pedro: yeah, this is, how you say, toxic or, uh -- >> anthony: or poisonous, yeah. >> pedro: poisonous. >> anthony: yeah. >> pedro: yeah, so they let it ferment and it becomes -- uh, you can eat it. >> anthony: t...

The ancestors of the lake sturgeon or dinosaur fish coexisted with dinosaurs and survived until now through their descendants that are threatened.

Are you a proud native or new local? Either way these are all must see places that should be checked off your Boise Bucket list.

Are you a proud native or new local? Either way these are all must see places that should be checked off your Boise Bucket list.

Are you a proud native or new local? Either way these are all must see places that should be checked off your Boise Bucket list.

Are you a proud native or new local? Either way these are all must see places that should be checked off your Boise Bucket list.

Florida already has invasive Burmese pythons, Nile crocodiles, herpes monkeys and capybara, but now it can add to that terrible list one of the world’s...

>> eric: really? >> anthony: giant. theyre like dinosaur fish. everyone has been saying for years that peru was going to be the next big thing as far as -- >> eric: yes. >> anthony: -- restaurants and -- >> eric: and it is. this really proved it. >> pedro: and we have a chili pepper made with brazil nuts, and these are ants. >> eric: wow, theyre huge. >> pedro: they are huge ants. >> eric: okay. you think i should try it? >> anthony: yeah, yeah, totally. youre not loving that, are you? >> eric: ...

Freshwater fish in the world. underneath, you have a puree of aguaje that is a palm fruit, and the sauce is a reduction of fermented wild mandioca yucca. >> eric: fermented. >> pedro: yeah, this is, how you say, toxic or, uh -- >> anthony: or poisonous, yeah. >> pedro: poisonous. >> anthony: yeah. >> pedro: yeah, so they let it ferment and it becomes -- uh, you can eat it. >> anthony: these fish are unbelievable when you see them. uh, they get up to, like, 600 pounds. and theyre swimming in wate...