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Boiled egg, chicken, and achiote inside. >> wow. this is amazing. not surprisingly, some cuy, or guinea pig, of which there seems to be many around for the taking. this preparation served with a cacao sauce. >> that's good. >> all of this food is delicious. >> so chocolate, it is a luxury food item. >> yes. >> this is an area abundant with coffee, chocolate, fruit. how's life for the locals? [ speaking foreign language ] >> he says that 20 years ago, 25 years ago, it was easier for him. he was planting soybeans and coffee. >> right. >> he was making much more money. and then he didn't plant so...

Pods? these beans? >> extremely high quality flavor. >> thought not around for a while? >> this is what almost all chocolate was made of over 120 years ago. and now making a giant comeback. for a chocolatier, this is a once in a lifetime find. >> about 40% of the beans from these trees have white cacao beans mixed in. the rest are purplish in color. but we've heard of an ultra rare group of trees elsewhere further up the mountains that produce pods with 100% all pure white beans, and that's something me and eric are very interested in down the road. but for now, don fortunato's daughter, johan...

100% all white pure beans something me and eric are very interested in down the road. but for now, don fortunato's daughter has prepared us a traditional peruvian mountain meal. >> wow. >> oh! >> kuinas. >> it's rice dumplings with boiled and chicken and achiote inside. >> this is amazing. >> not surprisingly some guinea pig of which there seems to be many around for the taking. this preparation served with a cacao sauce. >> that's good. >> all of this food is delicious. >> so chocolate, say it is a luxury food item. >> yes. >> this is an area abundant with coffee, chocolate, fruit. how's life...