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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: it's 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: don't cut your fingers, man. >> anthony: okay. >> eric: yeah, that's it. >> chris: there we go. >> anthony: porcelana. >> eric: all white. >> ant...

And that's something me and eric are very interested in down the road. but for now, don fortunato's 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 surprisingly, some cuy, or guinea pig, of which there seems to be many around for the taking, this preparatio...

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, that's 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 paltrow's colon after a three-month juice cleanse. to a successful harvest. >> eric: yeah. [ francisco speaking spanish ] >> anthony: but we're not done. we gotta transport this stuff to our trees and finish the job ourselves. >> eric: i know you don't b...

[ 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. it's 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 very kooky combination. i mean, is that pineapple? where'd that come from that's not traditional. >> ...

$34.90 more per month. call or go on line today. >> anthony: i'm 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. what are you thinking? >> eric: look what they have. squabs. >> anthony: what, the squabs? butterfl...