stuff. but how is it made? where does it come from? columbus was the first european to encounter cacao beans on a mayan trading canoe off the coast of honduras. he s said to have grabbed both crew and cargo, and brought them back to spain. a few decades later, a spanish conquistador, hernando cortes, came across aztecs using the sacred beans in a drink. it was considered the drink of the gods. like most expensive, delicious things from abroad, the largely inbred and frequently syphilitic european royalty did their best to keep what was fast becoming a craze for hot chocolate to themselves. but it soon found its way to america. and, in 1765, the first chocolate factory opened in new england. chiclayo s main market is a massive, one-stop shop for all things chocolate, as well as just about everything else under the sun.
with over a half a million people living there. it s our next stop, the staging area for our trip to the mountains to find our cacao. chocolate. i mean, we know we like the stuff. but how is it made? where does it come from? columbus was the first european to encounter cacao beans on a mayan trading canoe off the coast of honduras. he s said to have grabbed both crew and cargo, and brought them back to spain. a few decades later, a spanish conquistador, hernando cortes, came across aztecs using the sacred beans in a drink. it was considered the drink of the gods. like most expensive, delicious things from abroad, the largely inbred and frequently syphilitic european royalty did their best to keep what was fast becoming a craze for hot chocolate to themselves. but it soon found its way to america. and, in 1765, the first chocolate factory opened in new england. chiclayo s main market is a
is a once in a lifetime find. anthony: now, about 40% of the beans from these trees have got 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, 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 preparation served with a cacao sauce. oh, that s good. all of this food is delicious.
half a million people living there. it s our next stop, the staging area for our trip to the mountains to find our cocao. chocolate. we know we like the stuff. how is it made? where does it come from? columbus was the first european to encounter cacao beans off the coast of honduras. he s said to have grabbed both crew and cargo and brought them back to spain. a few decades later a spanish conquistador was said to have found the drink of the gods and the european royalty did their best to keep what was fast becoming a craze for hot chocolate to themselves. but it soon found its way to
while? this was over 120 years ago and making a guy and comeback. for a choclatier, 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. we heard of an ultra rare group of trees further up the mountains that produce pods of 100% all white pure beans and that s something that 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 chicken inside. wow. this is amazing. not surprisingly some guinea pig of which there seems to be many around for the taking.