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>> chris: which is a rarity. >> anthony: okay. so these are the only known all-white 100% pure nacionale? >> chris: pure nacionale. >> anthony: okay. and why is that good? >> chris: its a new variety and gives different, uh, flavor profiles to it. >> anthony: uh, a good flavor profile? >> chris: yes. of course. >> anthony: i am assuming, because i just humped up a huge mother -- hill. excuse me, kids. >> chris: yes. >> anthony: oh. machete? >> eric: dont cut your fingers, man. >> anthony: okay. ...

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...

He cleaned you and he wish you a lot of success. [ francisco speaking spanish ] >> eric: a little bit more, especially in the back, in the neck, the back, thats it. yeah, yeah. on the chest, a little bit like that, yeah. >> francisco: hmm. >> anthony: we wanted a blessing for our cacao harvest, we got this. my aura is now cleaner than gwyneth paltrows colon after a three-month juice cleanse. to a successful harvest. >> eric: yeah. [ francisco speaking spanish ] >> anthony: but were not done. we ...

[ 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...

$34.90 more per month. call or go on line today. >> anthony: im in the maranon canyon of peru with my friend and partner in chocolate bars, chef eric ripert. eric and i are intrigued by these ultra rare, all white beans we heard about from don fortunato, so we set up a meeting with another farmer, don elloberto, elsewhere in the valley. now, we thought it would be a nice gesture, given all the high-test culinary talent between us, to make him and his family dinner in return for his hospitality. ...

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. >> ...

The river running a little high. its these smaller boats or nothing. were dealing with complex transportation issues. the best thing to do is, uh, hole up with a cold beer and let somebody else figure it out. >> eric: yeah, so lets go in the boat. >> anthony: to my crew, i say 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...

>> anthony: a bridge, a bundle of eucalyptus leaves, a badly working lighter, gotta get right. >> eric: smells like ganja. do you have a lighter? >> anthony: we need to burn this stuff and pass it around our bodies three times. >> eric: got something or not? >> anthony: oh, its, uh, too moist. oh, you got it, man. okay. >> eric: smoking? its not smoking. im going to get it. hold on. there we go. this is -- thats it. now i got it. >> anthony: lets do it. >> eric: okay. ah, yeah, yeah, yeah, its c...

>> chris: there we go. >> anthony: porcelana. >> eric: all white. >> anthony: remember the shaman? well, we still have stuff to do with that package he gave us. we do, presumably, want a good crop. better get right with the spirit world. >> anthony: ooh. oh geez. oh. >> eric: do me. >> anthony: a little shaman juice thrown around, bury the purified soil, and there you go, chocolate magnates. well, good luck, dude. to a good harvest. >> eric: done deal. s on select s until the day you leave for y...

Tell us, we stop, okay? tell us, we stop, okay? >> anthony: when i slump to the ground and urinate all over myself, thatll be a tip that i probably want to stop. [ breathing heavily ] another reason i hate the swiss -- mountains. >> eric: i love mountains. >> anthony: eric, who grew up in the pyrenees, is up the slopes like a gazelle. me? i feel every year of my misspent life with every step. >> anthony: oh geez. [ don speaking spanish ] [ eric speaking spanish ] >> anthony: oh, are we there yet...