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>> 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 ...

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 felt the rain getting colder sha, la, la, la, la, sha, la, la, la, la, la, sha, la, la, la, la, sha, la, la, la, la, la anthony im in peru with this guy, eric ripert. Eric the guy was looking at us. He went into the tree. Anthony thats funny. Chef of the worldfamous restaurant le bernardin in new york, to look at where chocolate comes from, particularly our chocolate, the very expensive, limitedrun, designer chocolate bar business that eric got me...

Locals escape by hanging out at the beach. and why not when you can and maybe get a tattoo while you're at it. is that sanitary? ♪ you've been here before. >> eric: oh yeah, man. >> anthony: i take eric's suggestion, and we head over to 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, it's probably ceviche. the freshest fish only needs the right cut, a little citrus, and no heat.

Flounder, dressed with pecans, lime, aji limon, and sesame oil, which, clearly, eric likes. >> eric: ah, this is totally going to le bernardin. >> anthony: oh, really? >> eric: yeah. >> anthony: yeah, i see you're not like, foraging in the catskills for your inspiration. >> eric: um -- >> anthony: you basically just rip your ideas off of small businessmen? >> eric: javier. es stupdendo. >> javier: it's okay, tres bien? >> eric: si. it's -- >> anthony: oh, superb. [ javier speaking spanish ] >> eric: you want, uh, another little thing? >> anthony: sure. >> eric: si. [ javier speaking spanish ] ...

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