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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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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:

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You will learn:
Cooking
You will also receive: 0

Gains

Upon completion of this quest you will gain:
  • 3900 experience ( 23 40 at max. level)

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By Skosiris on 11/22/2006 (Patch 1.12.2)
The quest can obtained at level 35+ with 225 cooking skill.
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By BinaryBurnout on 02/19/2007 (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://classicdb.ch/?npc=2928 || https://classicdb.ch/?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://classicdb.ch/?npc=2505 [Saltwater Snapjaw] || https://classicdb.ch/?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://classicdb.ch/?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://classicdb.ch/?item=12207]
• Big-mouth Clam [https://classicdb.ch/?item=7973]
• Vendors for Alterac Swiss [https://classicdb.ch/?item=8932#z0z]
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By Krios on 03/22/2007 (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 joshhan on 05/23/2007 (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 http://classicdb.ch/?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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By Poink on 07/27/2007 (Patch 2.1.3)
Assuming you fish too, while you're in Tanaris be sure to head out to Steamwheedle and pick up http://classicdb.ch/?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 Anonymous on 02/09/2006 (Patch 1.9.3)
Hinterlands is your One-Stop-Shop for this quest!

Buy the Swiss from the Dwarf in the back right of the compound

Kill Owlbears for Eggs

Kill turtles on the East Coast for the Clam meat. BTW, you have to loot clams off the turtles and open them to get the clam meat.
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By Tyristrasz on 03/22/2007 (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 Anonymous on 01/31/2005 (Patch 1.2.0)
I got 3900 XP and no reputation adjustments when I completed this, at level 42.
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By Anonymous on 07/12/2005 (Patch 1.6.0)
Just thought I'd pass along that you can find the cheese on the cook at the Theramore inn - lot closer than going all the way back to Stormwind.
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By Anonymous on 11/28/2006 (Patch 1.12.2)
You don't have to leave Tanaris to gather the items required for completion of this quest.

zesty clam meat
Drops from the turtles at the shore of west Tanaris.

giant eggs
Drop from the rocs (birds) in Tanaris (center area). They are concentrated near the huge skeletons half burried by sand.

Alterac Swiss
As of patch 2.01 this can be bought in Caverns of Time from the NPC called Galgrom (Provisioner).
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By Wihl on 01/15/2007 (Patch 2.0.5)
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 Blasterion on 11/25/2007 (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 Bury on 12/13/2007 (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 Anonymous on 01/04/2007 (Patch 2.0.1)
Tanaris
mob: Roc, Fire ROc: 49:35, 48:45. 49:53, 44:39 Giant Egg
mob: Steeljaw Snapper: around 67:23 she give [Big-mouth Clam] open and take Zesty Clam Meat
Freewind Post
Innkeeper 46:51 Alterac Swiss
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By Kaynos on 12/12/2007 (Patch 2.3.0)
This now give 5550xp as of 2.3
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By Anonymous on 10/23/2005 (Patch 1.8.0)
In Feralas you can get a quest called "Testing the Vessel" and for this quest, you have to hunt those Wildkin in the Hinterlands. If you get this cooking quest as well, you can knock out two birds with one stone.
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By Anonymous on 03/14/2005 (Patch 1.2.0)
Any of the nagas in Stranglethorn drop the clams which contain the zesty clam meat. Murlocs in Swamp of Sorrows also drop it too.
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By Anonymous on 03/18/2006 (Patch 1.9.4)
Dirge Quikcleave is found within the perimeter of Gadgetzan, inside the Inn. The Inn is in the eastern part of town in the largest building, which has a big dome top.
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By Anonymous on 02/26/2005 (Patch 1.2.0)
The owl beasts in the hinterlands drop the eggs with good frequency.
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By Anonymous on 10/23/2005 (Patch 1.8.0)
Another place for Zesty Clam Meat is the Swamp of Sorrows, on the coast. All of the murlocs drop clam shells, which you open and loot for Zesty Clam Meat. The murlocs drop them frequently too, so you can farm 10 in no time.
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By Anonymous on 10/16/2005 (Patch 1.8.0)
I was succesful at finding quite a few around large skeleton remains in tanaris. the Rocs and Fire Rocs seems to be more prevelant near these.

Abyssal sands is a good place in Tanaris to find them, drop was about 1 in 3.
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By Zorgix on 05/03/2008 (Patch 2.4.1)
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 Anonymous on 01/06/2007 (Patch 2.0.1)
Confirming you can buy the cheese at the innkeeper in Desolace. 40s for 5
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By Celice on 12/21/2007 (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 Anonymous on 01/20/2005 (Patch 1.2.0)
Category: Cooking
Starts in: Tanaris

This is the quest for both factions, I believe, for Artisan Cooking.
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By Anonymous on 04/02/2007 (Patch 2.0.10)
45,38 in Tanaris. Lots of fire rocs spawn around the bones in this area.
For those of you without coordinates, the area is around Abyssal Sands - south of Gadgetzan.
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By Anonymous on 02/18/2006 (Patch 1.9.4)
You no longer have to be 40 to get this quest. I just got it at 35. You still need a cooking skill of 225, though. Of course, getting it at 35 is not that wonderful, when you have to be slightly higher to get the eggs. Bah!
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By Anonymous on 10/23/2005 (Patch 1.8.0)
the level was indeed lowered in 1.8, hit 35 and 225 just before it and couldn't get the quest so I was eagerly waiting for the patch

at 35 this quest is red, so higher level friends can help, or AH
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By Suhov on 12/30/2007 (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 Anonymous on 03/19/2005 (Patch 1.2.0)
Zesty Meat can easily be gotten from the loch ness type mobs around the npc that gives the artisan fishing quest at Theramore Isle, a bunch of tiny islands west of the isle, they range from level 39 to 43 (young whataretheycalled drop the shells less frequently than the higher ones, got me 10 in no time and 3 to spare for something else)
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By Anonymous on 04/05/2006 (Patch 1.10.0)
Is this quest repeatable? I haven't had the chance to check it out yet. Would really like to gets me some more of this..... mmmmmm

Sooo much zesty clam meat and nothing to make with it. wtf? (well, nothing *worth* making anyway)
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By Anonymous on 04/10/2006 (Patch 1.10.0)
done @ lvl 37. bought the clam meat and eggs from auction house. bought the alterac swiss from the cheese shop in stormwind. went to gadgetzan. voila!
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By Anonymous on 05/17/2005 (Patch 1.4.2)
Completed the quest on May 15th with no problems. I did start cooking right after my cap was raised.
The Naga near Feathermoon Stronghold drop the clam meat. I ended up buying mine in the AH for a few silver. Got 10 of eggs from Owlbeasts in Hinterlands, purchased the other 2 at AH to save a trip back out there. Chesse is available in SW city at the cheese shop in the trade district (one road over from the gryp). Found later that Bartender in Windhammer Keep (Hinterlands) sells it also

Guy near the cooking trainer in IF gives the quest to go to Gadgetzan and find Dirge
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By Anonymous on 10/22/2005 (Patch 1.8.0)
i don't know if minimum level changed after patch 1.8, but i got this quest at lvl 35.
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By Anonymous on 02/25/2006 (Patch 1.9.4)
Got the Quest at level 35,

Just completed it at level 38 - reward:

20xClamlette Surprise
Cooking (allows you to go to 300 skill)
3900 exp
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By Anonymous on 01/10/2007 (Patch 2.0.3)
Can get alterac swiss in the caverns of time now on both sides,, so this entire quest can be finished in zone.
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By Anonymous on 03/10/2005 (Patch 1.2.0)
There may be a way to prevent the cooking skill bug from happening. This is based on the following observation: When I first handed the quest in to Dirge, I checked my skills page and cooking said 225/300. The cap had gone up. I then hearthed back to IF to gather ingredients from the bank and cook there. When I began cooking at the Bronze kettle I noticed that my skill level was not increasing. When I checked my skills again it was re-capped at 225/225.

So try the following: When you first get the skill cap increase at quest hand-in, gather ingredients from the bank at Gadgetzan if you need to, but just in case I would have a few ingredients on hand at quest turn-in. Go to the nearest cooking fire to skill up at least a few skill points right away. This may prevent the cap from returning to 225 (can't say 228/225 for instance). I am kicking myself for not having tried this, as at the time the thought crossed my mind, but then I thought: the cap has increased! Surely it can't go revert to 225! Well, news flash: it can.

Try this and let me know if this helps!
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By Anonymous on 04/13/2005 (Patch 1.3.2)
Had to kill about 50 owlbeasts to get 12 eggs, not thereatest drop rate, and it was better on the 44-45 Primitives than on the 42-44 viscous ones.

Did get 3 green drops thou, and tons of vendor crap :p
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By Anonymous on 10/06/2005 (Patch 1.7.1)
Just to straighten things up: The cheese can be bought from any innkeeper in a just fairly high level area (Elwynn forest and such won't sell it), and this cheese also loots from all high-end humanoids and in huge amounts from supply crates in stratholme (but that may just be a little too high level). Oh and clams will drop from any like 35+ sea based mobs (nagas, turtles, murlocs etc.). And at last the eggs will loot from all mobs with feathers that are 20+ or something.
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By Anonymous on 02/27/2007 (Patch 2.0.8)
I realize that by saying what I am going to say.. many of you are gonna trash me and tell me Im a worthless player cause I had a hard time at this quest...

Here are the facts!
I just turned level 40 hunter. My pet is still a level 39 which means he doesnt have growl 6 yet. I am sure growl 6 would help since my cat cant keep the aggro off me. Hinterlands is not a place I should be. Everything here is lvl 42 and up. Yes there are owlbeast and yes they drop eggs.. but nothing close to what has been stated here. I need 12 eggs and after killing around 50 or so I gave up trying at 10 eggs. There are wolves EVERYWHERE which range from 42 to 45. At 40, a lvl 45 is red and HARD as heck. It is VERY hard not to get aggro from either the trolls, wolves, gryphons, etc etc...

I am not sure how all of you did this quest solo at level 35-40 but I would like to see it to believe it. Since I have been there and seen what is in store.. I am more confident to believe that some post here may have exagerated their abilities.

This is just to let those that are wanting to do this quest at level 35-40 to stay away from the hinterlands unless you have a friend that wouldnt mind helping you out.

Hopes this saves a few of you some trouble and pains in the lower extremities
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