peru is a country that s historically driven men mad, mad for gold, for coca, for its magical, ancient history. but now, there s something else drawing outsiders to its hidden mountain valleys. we love this stuff. we obsess about it, gorge on it, and fetishize it. i m talking about chocolate. once a common treat, it s now becoming as nuanced as fine wine, making the pursuit of the raw, good stuff all the more difficult. i m joining that hunt in remotest peru, but not before i ve re-immersed myself in the booming lima food scene. i took a walk through this beautiful world. felt the cool rain on my shoulder. found something good in this beautiful world. i m in peru with this guy, eric ripert. the guy was looking at us. he went into the tree. that s funny. chef of the world-famous restaurant, le bernardin, in new york, to look at where chocolate comes from, particularly our chocolate. so that s why we re in peru. but before we get all indiana jones, we re spending so
mountains i love mountains. eric who grew up, up the slopes like a ago sell, me, i feel every year of my misspent life with every step. jeez. this a cocoa are we there? no, we re not there. he has only 22 trees. i wish i could hear you over the sound of my exploding capillaries. by time we get near the fable tree, i m toast, gasping for air, ready to part of your commute from the altitude and exertion. so tell us again what s unique about the trees. because they re all white beans. it s a rarity. these are the only known all white 100% pure yes. and why is that good it s a new variety and gives different flavor a good flavorful
and urinate all over myself, that will probably be a tip that i probably want to stop. another reason i hate the swiss, mountains. i love mountains. 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. oh, geez. this is cacao. are we there? no, no, we re not there. he s a baby. only 22 trees. i wish i could hear you over the sound of my exploding capillaries. okay. by the time we get near the fabled trees, i m toast. gasping for air, waiting to puke from the altitude and the exertion. so, tell us again, what s unique about these trees? just because they are all white beans, all white. which is a rarity. so these are the only known
anthony: when i slump to the ground and urinate all over myself, that ll 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? eric: no, no, no. we re not there. it s a baby. he is rafting because he has only two 22 trees. anthony: i wish i could hear you over the sound of my exploding capillaries. okay. by the time we get near the fabled trees, i m toast, gasping for air, ready to puke from the altitude and the exertion. so tell us again, what s unique about these trees? chris: it s because they re t all white beans. anthony: all white?
tell us, we stop, okay? tell us, we stop, okay? anthony: when i slump to the ground and urinate all over myself, that ll 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? eric: no, no, no. we re not there. it s a baby. he is rafting because he has only two 22 trees. anthony: i wish i could hear you over the sound of my exploding capillaries. okay. by the time we get near the fabled trees, i m toast, gasping for air, ready to puke from the altitude and the exertion. so tell us again, what s unique about these trees? chris: it s because they re