eric and i are heading to the maranon canyon, eight hours by car from chiclayo, well into the andean highlands. on the way, we stop for lunch and to meet up with this guy. eric: uh, you want a sopa de gallina? anthony: gallina, si. eric: sopa de chris: si. eric: tres sopas de gallina, por favor. anthony: chris curtin, master chocolatier, and our business partner in this knuckleheaded adventure. anthony: one of life s great joys, eating at a peruvian market. eric: i love markets for breakfast. it s nice. anthony: so, sopa de gallina, basically a hen soup. eric: si, gracias, si. anthony: mm. that s good. where in the world does chocolate come from? chris: well, 45%, of course, comes from the ivory coast in africa, but we don t deal in those beans just because of political situations. anthony: there s this stuff,
i m serious. i m not joking. i m not joking. anthony: listen, i m not disbelieving. i have an open mind. eric and i are heading to the maranon canyon, eight hours by car from chiclayo, well into the andean highlands. on the way, we stop for lunch and to meet up with this guy. eric: uh, you want a sopa de gallina? anthony: gallina, si. eric: sopa de chris: si. eric: tres sopas de gallina, por favor. anthony: chris curtin, master chocolatier, and our business partner in this knuckleheaded adventure. anthony: one of life s great joys, eating at a peruvian
i m serious. i m not joking. i m not joking. anthony: listen, i m not disbelieving. i have an open mind. eric and i are heading to the maranon canyon, eight hours by car from chiclayo, well into the andean highlands. on the way, we stop for lunch and to meet up with this guy. eric: uh, you want a sopa de gallina? anthony: gallina, si. eric: sopa de chris: si. eric: tres sopas de gallina, por favor. anthony: chris curtin, master chocolatier, and our business partner in this knuckleheaded adventure. anthony: one of life s great joys, eating at a peruvian market. eric: i love markets for breakfast. it s nice. anthony: so, sopa de gallina, basically a hen soup. eric: si, gracias, si. anthony: mm. that s good. where in the world does
just like the ancient kings liked it. there we go. gracias. the real deal. only water, and they will use before chocolate hit europe. this is what the aztec kings would drink. they would be jealous right now. you ll get yours eventually. gracias. mucho gracias. salud. that s good salud. salud. gentlemen, to education. yes. so, did we do the right thing? is it all right for two new yorkers to make money, however much, or however little, off the work of struggling farmers in a faraway land? fortunada, alberto, chris, everybody down the line, all the way to the families who pick the pods off the trees, seem pretty happy to be doing what they are doing. but do i want to be in the chocolate business? that s something i m going to have to figure out. but for now one last thing needs to be done to fulfill our shamanic obligations. guys, you need to get out. the guy is coming with his bike, and he doesn t care.
africa. we don t deal in those beans just because of political situations. there was this stuff, the special chocolate. yeah. which pretty much is what we re here to look at. yes. absolutely. where it comes from, what s involved. eric ate some of chris s chocolate and heard about these wild trees he was sourcing in peru and promptly got me involved in this business. i m a rather famous guy and i never cared about desserts. you on the other hand, eat chocolate everyday? everyday.