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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...

[ man in museum laughs ] >> anthony: nothing new under the sun that these pre-columbian horn dogs didnt think of first. ooh, thats disturbing. a man and a chicken, hm. >> eric: im not sure i understand this one, tony. >> anthony: i think we frown on that these days. [ eric laughs ] >> anthony: oh, wow, they -- theyre doing it under a blanket. this must be after the spanish arrived to teach them shame. [ eric laughs ] >> anthony: ooh, skeletons with boners. >> eric: they are zombies. >> anthony: ...

Good luck. were headed for what looks like a bar on the other side. i would like to do to punta cerveza, por favor. [ eric laughs ] >> anthony: and let me tell ya, its quite a ride. >> eric: ill go the last. >> chris: yeah. >> eric: hey, water inside the boat, look, look, look. the boat is sinking. oh. oh. >> anthony: you gotta go down and then up just right. we make it to the other side reasonably dry. beer? the maranon canyon is home to a wide range of species,

No? >> anthony: this is a very kooky combination. i mean, is that pineapple? whered that come from thats not traditional. >> eric: i mean, he looks asian to me. >> anthony: right. >> eric: so i believe he is probably, uh -- >> anthony: dude, his name is wong. [ eric laughs ] >> anthony: i mean, unless hes a retired porn star -- this shouldnt be good, but it is. >> eric: phew. >> anthony: working up a sweat on that one. yeah, i might have a couple more beers after this, a pisco sour, and then hav...

Right into my mouth. >> eric: how did you crack that? >> anthony: you just get that soft spot, you just crack that thumb in, and pry it apart. yeah. aw, geez. yeah. or you just pound it on the curb. so you, you basically crack it. oh! youre whittling out the brain with its own jaw bone. [ eric laughs ] >> anthony: theres a certain country justice to that. i wish id known about these things. you know what, im gonna make these next easter. >> eric: yes. >> anthony: i mean, the whole easter egg hun...

>> eric: to kill me slowly or fast. >> seven: thats what friend does to another friend. you know? thats what good friends do. >> anthony: yes. >> seven: in drinking culture of china we enjoy torturing your friends. [ eric laughs ] >> xiao: well, lets drink to friendship. >> seven: yeah. >> anthony: to friendship. >> seven: to friendship. >> eric: thank you. i like that. >> wu: ah, okay. to friendship. >> eric: yeah, to friendship. >> seven: to friendship. people, with quickbooks live someone els...

And its tingly, mind-arranging, mouth-numbing effects. a phenomenon called "ma." and the spicy chili peppers like -- or the even hotter "facing heaven chili" provide the "la," pure heat. so, if you imagine, like, isla, she wolf of the ss, tormenting you with nipple clamps as the la, the ma, provided by the pleasantly deranging peppercorns, would be like the naughty nurse with the ice cubes. ♪ [ singing ] >> anthony: whats your -- uh, whats your feeling on msg? >> eric: i dont mind msg. >> anth...

>> seven: lets drink baijiu. >> anthony: all right, eric. yeah. youre getting into the spirit of things. >> eric: do you know he took me, he took me on this trip to make me suffer. >> seven: yeah. >> eric: to kill me slowly or fast. >> seven: thats what friend does to another friend. you know? thats what good friends do. >> anthony: yes. >> seven: in drinking culture of china we enjoy torturing your friends. [ eric laughs ] >> xiao: well, lets drink to friendship. >> seven: yeah. >> anthony: to ...

Look deep. deep into the murky depths of that most glorious and iconic of sichuan dishes. it burns. it burns you down to your soul. >> all: cheers. >> anthony: local friend xiao bin and musician friend seven. wu jiao ling and gao shin. all enjoy a good hot pot. almost everybody around here does. eric, however, seems apprehensive. >> anthony: so, this is erics first time for sichuan hot pot. >> gao: really? >> anthony: i think youre really going to enjoy this. >> eric: yeah. >> anthony: so this i...

Or the even hotter "facing heaven chili" provide the "la," pure heat. so, if you imagine, like, isla, she wolf of the ss, tormenting you with nipple clamps as the la, the ma, provided by the pleasantly deranging peppercorns, would be like the naughty nurse with the ice cubes. ♪ [ singing ] >> anthony: whats your -- uh, whats your feeling on msg? >> eric: i dont mind msg. >> anthony: yeah, i think its good stuff. >> eric: i do not react to it. >> anthony: right. no, no. me too. nobody does. its...