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See chef javier wong, uniquely nonconformist seafood specialist, famous for his incredible and uncompromising ceviches and his flaming wok. if peru has a national dish, its probably ceviche. the freshest fish only needs the right cut, a little citrus, and no heat. whats the most common thing that people do wrong? >> eric: the quality of the ingredients. you dont do a ceviche with something that is not ultra fresh. >> anthony: right. >> eric: the cut is very important, the thickness. >> anthony: ...

>> 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...

Partner in this knuckle-headed adventure. >> one of the great joys in life eating in a peruvian market. so, basically a hen soup. thats good. where in the world does chocolate come from? >> well, 45% from ivory coast in africa. we dont deal in those beans just because of political situations. >> there was this stuff, the special chocolate. >> yeah. >> which pretty much is what were here to look at. >> yes. absolutely. >> where it comes from, whats involved. >> eric ate some of chriss chocolate a...

>> so this is also tradition. this is called. >> we have 200 types of catfish. >> its second biggest fresh water fish in the world. underneath you have a puree of fruit and the sauce is a reduction of fermented wild yuca. >> fermented? >> this is toxic or -- >> poisonous. >> yeah. >> so they let it ferment, and it becomes -- can you eat it. >> these fish are unbelievable. they get up to, like, 600 pounds, and they swim in water no deeper than a rice paddy. >> really? >> giant. theyre like dinosa...

Neighbor. tloo incredible. so good. >> so as peruvian cuisine, has it always been this diverse and delicious, and were just discovering it, or has it changed over the last -- >> its changing any way. you are eating now, its the traditional food. >> theres so many products in peru that are unfamiliar to people in the states. when you eat this food, its not like, well, this is something like -- no, its not kind of like anything. its really all its own. >> its good and rich. all year-round. >> the ...

>> what we are going to look at. >> yes, absolutely. >> where it comes from, whats involved. >> eric ate some of chriss chocolate, heard about these wild trees he was sourcing from in peru, and promptly got me involved in this designer chocolate bar business. >> i never really gave it that desserts. you, on the other hand, you eat chocolate every day. >> yeah, every day. >> and so here we are. three men in a chocolate bar. good thing for the world and exploit ative tunism, yet to be determined. ...

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>> wow. theyre huge. >> theyre huge ants. >> okay. >> you try? >> yeah, yeah, totally. >> youre not loving it, are you? >> no. >> imagine you took a lot of acid and it ate that whole ball of ants and then you go home, and you experience violent diarrhea, and youre tripping and its, like, 4:00 in the morning, and you turn around, and you look at the toilet, and, like, all these ants heads floating around in there. it would be cool. >> yeah, i cant wait. >> now that weve confirmed what we already ...

>> immigrants came to peru in the 19th and 20th century as contract laborerers and farmers, and their influence is felt here. particularly in the food. to a greater degree than anywhere else in the continent. its that and the ingredients of the am zona and andes that distinguishes the food here as something special. >> well, what is this? otofu. >> fresco no? >> is that pine apple? where did that come from? thats not traditional. >> it looks asian to me. i believe its probably -- >> his name is ...

>> all i can say people are anywhere near this nice on the rest of the trip, its going to be okay. >> lima, city of king. home to one-third of perus people. locals escape by hanging out at the beach. why not when you can maybe get a tattoo while youre at it? is that sanitary? >> youve been here before. >> oh, yeah.