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 the cool rain on my shoulder. found something good in this beautiful world. i m in peru with this guy, eric ripert. the guy was looking at us. he went into the tree. that s funny. chef of the world-famous restaurant, le bernardin, in new york, to look at where chocolate comes from, particularly our chocolate. so that s why we re in peru. but before we get all indiana jones, we re spending so
[ eric speaking spanish ] [ francisco speaking spanish ] eric: anthony. francisco: anthony. eric: he s going to teach us how to do the bath for the plants. anthony: mm-hmm. eric: and for us. anthony: okay. francisco: okay. [ eric speaking spanish ] [ francisco speaking spanish ] eric: it s a meteor stone. anthony: wow. [ francisco speaking spanish ] eric: he s cleaning. [ francisco speaking spanish ] eric: all the negative, uh, vibrations . [ francisco speaking spanish ] eric: close your eyes.
medical medicinal herbs with supposed magical properties, and stuff for this shaman dude to bless us and our cacao crop. [ eric speaking spanish ] eric: this one is amazing. it smells really good and it supposedly purify the house. yeah. anthony: mm, smells like hippie. eric: no, but it s interesting. the shamans are very, very well respected in their inca culture and the region. they cure everything. they do ceremonies. anthony: good. eric: yeah, i think we re good. anthony: our journey continues by road as we leave chiclayo and head east towards the andes. eric: so supposedly, if you go two hours north from here, you have, like, the indians welcome you man: right. eric: with the little, uh, pssh anthony: oh, the blow darts? eric: yeah. anthony: but before we get too deep into the mountains, we re stopping off to meet our shaman.
[ francisco speaking spanish ] eric: anthony. francisco: anthony. eric: he s going to teach us how to do the bath for the plants. anthony: mm-hmm. eric: and for us. anthony: okay. francisco: okay. [ eric speaking spanish ] [ francisco speaking spanish ] eric: it s a meteor stone. anthony: wow. [ francisco speaking spanish ] eric: he s cleaning. [ francisco speaking spanish ] eric: all the negative, uh, vibrations. [ francisco speaking spanish ]fç eric: close your eyes. he cleaned you and he wish you a lot of success.
bless us and our cacao crop. [ eric speaking spanish ] eric: this one is amazing. it smells really good and it supposedly purify the house. yeah. anthony: mm, smells like hippie. eric: no, but it s interesting. the shamans are very, very well respected in their inca culture and the region. they cure everything. they do ceremonies. anthony: good. eric: yeah, i think we re good. anthony: our journey continues by road as we leave chiclayo and head east towards the andes. eric: so supposedly, if you go two hours north from here, you have, like, the indians welcome you man: right. eric: with the little, uh, pssh anthony: oh, the blow darts? eric: yeah. anthony: but before we get too deep into the mountains, we re stopping off to meet our shaman. [ eric speaking spanish ]