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
uh, animal skulls. eric: whoa. anthony: that s tempting. haircut? eric: uh, no, i m good. anthony: ooh, wow. eric: ah, cacao. anthony: those are the raw beans. saleswoman: uh-huh. eric: and that one is the toasted one. anthony: toasted? eric: and then she, she anthony: grinds it? eric: and then she puts it in a mold. gracias. saleswoman: muy bien, gracias. anthony: oh, bitter. eric: not sweet at all, huh? anthony: no. eric: they don t put sugar on. actually, here we are in the area of the market that is, uh, i believe where they have what they call santerias. anthony: ah. ripert is how shall i put it? well, let s just say he s got more of a spiritual side than me. eric: so it s all the ingredients, uh, that you need for the shaman to, um to bless the harvest of the cacao. anthony: okay. so he s got us shopping for what i guess you d call shamanic supplies. eric: okay. anthony: which place are we going to? i like the lady with the sungla
anthony: ooh, wow. eric: ah, cacao. anthony: those are the raw beans. saleswoman: uh-huh. eric: and that one is the toasted one. anthony: toasted? eric: and then she, she anthony: grinds it? eric: and then she puts it in a mold. gracias. saleswoman: muy bien, gracias. anthony: oh, bitter. eric: not sweet at all, huh? anthony: no. eric: they don t put sugar on. actually, here we are in the area of the market that is, uh, i believe where they have what they call santerias. anthony: ah. ripert is how shall i put it? well, let s just say he s got more of a spiritual side than me. eric: so it s all the ingredients, uh, that you need for the shaman to, um to bless the harvest of the cacao. anthony: okay. so he s got us shopping for what i guess you d call shamanic supplies. eric: okay. anthony: which place are we going to? i like the lady with the sunglasses way better. eric: yeah, i like it too, yeah. anthony: yeah. medical medicinal herbs wit
ooh, what, man, you ve got your, uh, animal skulls. eric: whoa. anthony: that s tempting. haircut? eric: uh, no, i m good. anthony: ooh, wow. eric: ah, cacao. anthony: those are the raw beans. saleswoman: uh-huh. eric: and that one is the toasted one. anthony: toasted? eric: and then she, she anthony: grinds it? eric: and then she puts it in a mold. gracias. saleswoman: muy bien, gracias. anthony: oh, bitter. eric: not sweet at all, huh? anthony: no. eric: they don t put sugar on. actually, here we are in the area of the market that is, uh, i believe where they have what they call santerias. anthony: ah. ripert is how shall i put it? well, let s just say he s got more of a spiritual side than me. eric: so it s all the ingredients, uh, that you need for the shaman to, um to bless the harvest of the cacao. anthony: okay. so he s got us shopping for what i guess you d call shamanic supplies. eric: okay. anthony: which place are we going to
ooh, what, man, you ve got your, uh, animal skulls. eric: whoa. anthony: that s tempting. haircut? eric: uh, no, i m good. anthony: ooh, wow. eric: ah, cacao. anthony: those are the raw beans. saleswoman: uh-huh. eric: and that one is the toasted one. anthony: toasted? eric: and then she, she anthony: grinds it? eric: and then she puts it in a mold. gracias. saleswoman: muy bien, gracias. anthony: oh, bitter. eric: not sweet at all, huh? anthony: no. eric: they don t put sugar on. actually, here we are in the area of the market that is, uh, i believe where they have what they call santerias.