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
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.
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 ]
eric: yeah, i like it too, yeah. anthony: yeah. 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, oh 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
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 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 leav