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Clamlette Surprise

Dirge Quikcleave wants you to get the following items:

12 Giant Eggs. You will find those on the Rocs wandering Tanaris or any other species of large bird.

10 pieces of Zesty Clam Meat. You can find those in clams, naturally!

20 pieces of Alterac Swiss. Get thee to a cheesery!

Gather all of the items and return to Dirge.
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Alterac Swiss (20)

Description

Ever heard of a clamlette? Of course you haven't! It's my latest and greatest culinary masterpiece. Oh, <name>, just thinking about a clamlette makes my mouth water.

Unfortunately, I'm all out of supplies to make any! How about I make you a deal? You gather the supplies I need to make a clamlette and I'll teach you the finer points of exotic cuisine and I'll even throw in a couple of clamlettes to boot! Deal??

Here's what I need:

Reward

You will receive:
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Clamlette Surprise
You will learn:
Cooking

Progress

My cravings are going to be the end of me! Hurry, <name> - before I dip into my own supply.

Completion

You are in for a special treat, <name>. Watch and learn!

<Dirge begins to prepare clamlette surprise.>

Gains

Upon completion of quests, get:
  • 390 experience (23 40 at max. level)

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By Skosiris on 11/20/2006 (Patch 1.12.2)
The quest can obtained at level 35+ with 225 cooking skill.
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By Wihl on 01/13/2007 (Patch 2.0.4)
If you're powerleveling cooking I suggest buying these on the AH, they're usually not very expensive. If there are no eggs on the AH - go farm them in Owl Wing Thicket in Winterspring. After a few hours I have about 220 Eggs :X
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By BinaryBurnout on 02/18/2007 (Patch 2.0.8)
At the time of completing this quest I was a level 50 warrior. After minor deliberations concerning time and level efficiency, I determined the following mobs and path was best for someone of the mentioned level to complete this quest...

|-- Giant Egg --|
Primitive/Savage Owlbeasts of the Hinterlands
-- Average of a 33.5% drop rate
-- https://vanillawowdb.com/?npc=2928 https://vanillawowdb.com/?npc=2928 || https://vanillawowdb.com/?npc=2929 https://vanillawowdb.com/?npc=2929

|-- Zesty Clam Meat --|
Big-mouth Clams
-- I chose to get these from the Saltwater Snapjaw in the Hinterlands. They have approx a 40% drop rate of the Clams. The clams will always give you a Zesty Clam Meat with the possibility of a variety of pearls.
-- https://vanillawowdb.com/?npc=2505 https://vanillawowdb.com/?npc=2505 [Saltwater Snapjaw] || https://vanillawowdb.com/?item=7973 https://vanillawowdb.com/?item=7973 [Bug-mouth Clam]

|-- Alterac Swiss --|
Upon returning to the Kalimdor continent, I chose to make a quick stop off at Freewind Post in Thousand Needles. The Innkeeper Abeqwa for the Alterac Swiss.
-- https://vanillawowdb.com/?npc=11116 https://vanillawowdb.com/?npc=11116

At this point you can continue your short flight to Gadgetzan to complete your quest. This was mearly my method. I found this method to be very time and cost efficient for my level. While considering this, there are far more possibilities of completing this quest. I recommend everyone take a few minutes to ponder the best route for your solution to this quest.
Giant Egg [https://vanillawowdb.com/?item=12207 https://vanillawowdb.com/?item=12207]
Big-mouth Clam [https://vanillawowdb.com/?item=7973 https://vanillawowdb.com/?item=7973]
Vendors for Alterac Swiss [https://vanillawowdb.com/?item=8932#z0z https://vanillawowdb.com/?item=8932#z0z]
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By Krios on 03/21/2007 (Patch 2.0.10)
you can kill mobs in tanaris for the eggs and clam meat. the rate is about 40% but that beats flying to hinterlands or felwood. dont know why it would be suggested to do that.
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By Tyristrasz on 03/21/2007 (Patch 2.0.10)
For the eggs, I just go grab them from the Roks in Tanaris. They're already there, have a decent drop rate, and are pretty much everywhere. You're already in the zone, so why not?
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By joshhan on 05/22/2007 (Patch 2.1.0)
1) Buy the cheese wherever you want to.
2) Kill the turtles in Tanaris for the clams.
3) Kill the roks around the giant bone in Tanaris for the eggs.

4) Kill the doggies around there as well. In fact, just AOE the whole area. They drop https://vanillawowdb.com/?item=12208 https://vanillawowdb.com/?item=12208 and this will be needed to raise your cooking skill from 225+ to 300.

I did this at 70 (mage) just so I could level up to get the blackened basilik skill.
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Rating: +54 [-] [+]
By Poink on 07/26/2007 (Patch 2.1.3)
Assuming you fish too, while you're in Tanaris be sure to head out to Steamwheedle and pick up https://vanillawowdb.com/?item=13939 https://vanillawowdb.com/?item=13939

Spotted Yellowtail are the most common ""trash"" fish you'll find pre-Outland, this recipe will take you right up to 295 cooking or so, and Tanaris is the only place you can buy it.
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By Kytti on 11/19/2007 (Patch 2.3.0)
-Giant Egg
To get these all you need to do is go to the south of tanaris and farm the birds until you get all 12 eggs.

-Zesty Clam Meat
To get these all I did was go over to the shore and farm Big-Mouth Clams off of the Surf Gliders. It shouldnt take longer than 20 minutes to get.

-Alterac Swiss
This is sold by many vendors. The closest vendor to Gadgetzan is in the Caverns of time. There is a vendor who will sell the cheese inside of the Cavern. ( https://vanillawowdb.com/?npc=20080 https://vanillawowdb.com/?npc=20080 )
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Rating: +30 [-] [+]
By Blasterion on 11/24/2007 (Patch 2.3.0)
Roc/fire roc have a terrible spawn rate and scarce population farmed for over an hour just waiting
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By Kaynos on 12/11/2007 (Patch 2.3.0)
This now give 5550xp as of 2.3
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By Bury on 12/12/2007 (Patch 2.3.0)
If you need a place to cook, there's a bonfire outside the inn. It's on the left side if you're facing the inn's entrance from outside, next to Andi Lynn.
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By Celice on 12/20/2007 (Patch 2.3.0)
If you are Alliance and are power-levelling fishing and cooking in parallel, you will need to do this quest once you have reached level 225 by fishing Mithril Head Trout from outside Stromgarde Keep. Before travelling to Tanaris to pick up this quest, get everything you need to complete it from The Hinterlands just around the corner:
  • Giant Eggs are dropped by all of the various Owlbeasts here (42-47)
  • Zesty Clam Meat is inside the Big-mouth Clams dropped by Gammerita and her Saltwater Snapjaw friends on the coast (48-50)
  • Alterac Swiss is sold by Truk Wildbeard, the bartender in Wildhammer Keep
Now you can go up the hill to the flight point at Aerie Peak and start the journey to Gadgetzan with everything already in hand!
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By Suhov on 12/29/2007 (Patch 2.3.0)
If you are part of Alliance - best way to farm Zesty Clam Meat is a Yong Murk Treshers just under peer in Theramore (Dustwallow marsh). They a neutral to player and there are loads of them close to each one.
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By Zorgix on 03/04/2008 (Patch 2.3.3)
I suggest to buy the cheese BEFORE you get the quest so you dont have to do too much running.
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By Garrett on 01/06/2008 (Patch 2.3.0)
To collect the https://vanillawowdb.com/?item=12207 Giant Eggs I found this to be the best route: https://vanillawowdb.com/?maps=440:44837444038043939844641145741546740747439647938048436548534948... Map: Giant Egg RunTook me around 5 ""laps"" killing 30ish to get all 12 Giant Eggs.
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By Rimelight on 05/07/2008 (Patch 2.4.1)
""Get thee to a Cheesery!"" is a reference to Shakespeare's ""Hamlet"":

Hamlet:
Get thee to a nunn'ry, why woulds't thou be a breeder of
sinners?

(Hamlet Act 3, scene 1, 114121)
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By dawnish on 10/24/2008 (Patch 3.0.2)
So, I've been farming the https://vanillawowdb.com/?achievement=871 Bloodsail Admiral title, wich requires you be hated with Bootybay and atleast friendly with Bloodsail Buccaneers, Is there any possible way i can bypass this and get a book or something elsewhere, without having to wait and spending weeks on getting my rep with these cities back up?https://vanillawowdb.com/?achievement=871
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By roflafagus on 01/30/2009 (Patch 3.0.8)
Alterac Swiss can be bought at most innkeepers. Examples are Theramore, Menethil, and Southshore.
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By Xarlequin on 12/01/2009 (Patch 3.1.3)
1. Make sure you have 225 cooking skill and level 35.
2. Buy the cheese, which can be found in many major cities.
3. Pick up the quest.
4. Start farming rocs and hyenas for Giant Eggs. They share respawn so you'll have to kill both kinds to get it done quickly. I like many others suggest the bit skeleton in the middle of Tanaris.
5. Farm some turtles for clams to get the zesty clam meat. They are found on the eastern coast of Tanaris.
6. Turn in the quest, your done.

Ofcourse, you can always visit different locations, such as hinterlands like somebody mentioned. But to get the quest done quickly I suggest not traveling, as it takes alot of time.
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By Durilin on 01/02/2009 (Patch 3.0.3)
Don't obtain bloodsail reputation before getting the cooking skill. Them goblins won't like you, and denies you to do their little mission.
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By Beorn24 on 05/02/2009 (Patch 3.1.1)
Unfortunately, this quest does NOT count towards the Kalimdor loremaster achievement.
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By Sahrish on 03/21/2009 (Patch 3.0.9)
""Get thee to a cheesery!""

I had a nerdy laugh when I read this sentence; it's a play on ""Get thee to a nunnery!"", a well-known quote from Shakespeare's Hamlet, said when Hamlet verbally abuses Ophelia. The statement served as a subtle pun, as during the time of the play's writing ""nunnery"" doubled as a euphemism for ""brothel.""
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By Slytherinette on 04/15/2009 (Patch 3.1.0)
As of 3.1 this quest no longer teaches you Artisan Cooking. You will need to go to the cooking trainer to learn it. Instead you learn how to make your own Clamlette Magnifique.

Also only requires 10 eggs.

Patch Notes: Players no longer need to complete the Clamlette Surprise quest to gain Artisan cooking. The quest now offers the unique recipe, Clamlette Magnifique. If you already completed the quest, you can visit Dirge Quickcleave in Gadgetzan to learn this recipe (for free).
Also You no longer need to learn cooking from books. The trainers have finally done their reading and are able to teach you the same thing.
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By Onyx on 04/18/2009 (Patch 3.1.0)
If you have already done the quest before the patch. AKA have the cooking skill. He should give you the recipe once you talk to him.

I just did this and thought I would have to do the quest over again, but I guess not. Just got my 160 recipes :3
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By mattous on 04/24/2009 (Patch 3.1.1)
As of patch 3.1 this quest has changed you don't need to complete it anymore to learn Artisan cooking, this can now be learned from any trainer. You can however still do the quest to which now rewards the https://vanillawowdb.com/?spell=64054 Clamlette Magnifique recipe. If you already completed the quest return to https://vanillawowdb.com/?npc=8125 Dirge Quikcleave in Gadgetzan and he will teach you the recipe.
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By meltingsmoke on 03/06/2009 (Patch 3.0.9)
If your a bloodsail admiral don't bother trying to come do this one, faction of npc is gadgetstan and they are very !@#$ed about the slaughter to get your title &gt;.&lt;
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By mustangsami118 on 02/13/2010 (Patch 3.1.3)
DOES NOT count toward loremaster of kalimdor
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By Lifesense on 11/26/2010 (Patch 3.1.3)
This appears to have a disagreement between the text and the quest ""checklist"" when you get it - right now the text says it needs https://vanillawowdb.com/?item=8932 Alterac Swiss, while the checklist says https://vanillawowdb.com/?item=3927 Fine Aged Cheddar.<div class=""quote"">Dirge Quikcleave wants you to get the following items:

10 Giant Eggs. You will find those on the Rocs wandering Tanaris or any other species of large bird.

10 pieces of Zesty Clam Meat. You can find those in clams, naturally!

20 pieces of Alterac Swiss. Get thee to a cheesery!

Gather all of the items and return to Dirge.

Giant Egg (10)
Zesty Clam Meat (10)
Fine Aged Cheddar (20)Sadly, I had Alterac swiss stockpiled in the guild bank :(
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By Xaerjin on 11/28/2010 (Patch 3.1.3)
Post Cataclysm Note (as of Nov 29th, 2010):

Giant Eggs still drop fine off of the Fire Rocs.

CLAMS do NOT seem to drop off of the Turtles anymore. I broke down and just bought the clam meat off of the AH so I wouldn't have to figure out where to get the drops now. :P

When buying the cheese: Note that the quest description says Alterac Swiss, while the cheese required to actually complete the quest is Fine Aged Cheddar. I had glanced at the quest description and bought Alterac Swiss and had to go BACK and buy the Cheddar.

This quest is just a mess right now. :P
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By kharth on 11/29/2010 (Patch 3.1.3)
Not sure when they changed it but you now need Fine Aged Cheddar for the quest.
The quest description still says Alterac Swiss.
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By Thander on 03/11/2010 (Patch 3.1.3)
Tortoises now drop Big-Mouth Clams again after the latest hotfix. (Big-Mouth Clams contain Zesty Clam Meat.)
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By Elfangel on 04/11/2010 (Patch 3.1.3)
The Fine Aged Cheddar Cheese can be bought at Steelspark Station from Rations Officer Flexgear map co-ords 50.83

You don't have to leave Tanaris
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By EchoOff on 05/11/2010 (Patch 3.1.3)
Fine Aged Cheddar can be purchased from innkeeper (more like tentkeeper) Carmen Ibanozzle at the Bootlegger Outpost, the flightpoint just north of Gaping Chasm.

Also, I got a pretty decent drop rate for Big-Mouth Clams from the Tidal Strider giants in the area. Had a https://vanillawowdb.com/?quest=25049 quest to kill em anyway, so win-win!
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By DarkShado on 09/11/2010 (Patch 3.1.3)
If you need to get the Fine Aged Cheddar for this quest you can get it at
the Bootlegger Outpost (Tanaris) go to Carmen Ibanozzle at 55,60
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By moonra on 01/16/2011 (Patch 3.1.3)
https://vanillawowdb.com/?npc=39022 The Tidal Striders next to Gadgetzan drop clams/https://vanillawowdb.com/?item=7974 zesty clam meat.
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By Thyma on 03/13/2011 (Patch 3.1.3)
Fine Aged Cheddar is sold in Tanaris by:
The Alliance
  1. Carmen Ibanozzle at 55.6, 60.8
  2. Rations Officer Flexgear at 50.0, 82.8
  3. Fedli Caskcheer at 40.2, 77.0
The Hord
  1. Cordilia Everseek at 33.4, 77.0
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By Asuna on 02/07/2011 (Patch 3.1.3)
I completed this quest easily on my rogue without ever leaving Tanaris. Make sure that you complete https://vanillawowdb.com/?quest=25112"">(Quest #25112) first so that you can move on to the second part. This will make farming the Rocs much more convenient. Also make sure that you pick up the quests https://vanillawowdb.com/?quest=25048"">(Quest #25048) and https://vanillawowdb.com/?quest=25049"">(Quest #25049) since the giants you kill have roughly a 30-40% drop rate (this is from my own personal experience) for https://vanillawowdb.com/?item=7973"">(Item #7973).

In order to obtain the cheese simply fly to Bootlegger Outpost in the southern part of Tanaris. The innkeeper https://vanillawowdb.com/?npc=38714"">(NPC #38714) is a seller of various cheeses, including https://vanillawowdb.com/?item=3927"">(Item #3927)!

Congrats on your new cooking recipe. :)
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By Ticalimit on 08/21/2011 (Patch 3.1.3)
Things changed, so a small guide:

Exit Gadgetzan south. Go past the docked wreck and make sharp left. https://vanillawowdb.com/?npc=39022"">(NPC #39022) wander in the shallows, they drop https://vanillawowdb.com/?item=7973"">(Item #7973) which contains the https://vanillawowdb.com/?item=7974"" class=""qundefined icontiny"" style=""background-image: url(images/icons/tiny/inv_misc_food_51.gif)"">Zesty Clam Meat
To the west you'll see some giant bones sticking out of the sand. https://vanillawowdb.com/?npc=5429"">(NPC #5429) spawn around the bones. They drop the https://vanillawowdb.com/?item=12207"" class=""qundefined icontiny"" style=""background-image: url(images/icons/tiny/inv_egg_03.gif)"">Giant Egg
https://vanillawowdb.com/?npc=38714"">(NPC #38714) sells the https://vanillawowdb.com/?item=3927"">(Item #3927) she's at the northern tip of the Gaping Chasm. Visible to the south (the curved upside down insect legs)

Hope this helps :)
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By Doltaro on 06/24/2012 (Patch 3.1.3)
Just to summarize it all:

https://vanillawowdb.com/?item=12207"" class=""qundefined icontiny"" style=""background-image: url(images/icons/tiny/inv_egg_03.gif)"">Giant Egg drops from https://vanillawowdb.com/?npc=5429"">(NPC #5429)
https://vanillawowdb.com/?item=7974"" class=""qundefined icontiny"" style=""background-image: url(images/icons/tiny/inv_misc_food_51.gif)"">Zesty Clam Meat is found in the clams which drop from https://vanillawowdb.com/?npc=39022"">(NPC #39022)
And https://vanillawowdb.com/?item=3927"">(Item #3927) is bought from https://vanillawowdb.com/?npc=43972"">(NPC #43972)
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By Direlamb on 06/03/2013 (Patch 3.1.3)
If Dirge doesn't offer you the quest after you hit level 35, be sure your Cooking skill is at least 225 (and that you've trained for Artisan). Just happened to me (had trained Artisan, but skill was only 219).
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