Item:Manila clam (New Horizons)

"I got a manila clam! Manila is my favorite flavor of clam!"

- Player

Manila clams are an crafting material and cooking ingredient in. It is also used as an ingredient for Franklin to cook the dish on Turkey Day.

Manila clams can be obtained by digging up small dark spots that occasionally spurt water on the beach with a shovel. The first time the player retrieves one, they will learn a recipe to make, which requires a manila clam to craft. The player is rewarded for finding the clams via the Clam and Collected Nook Miles goals.

Use in crafting
The manila clam is used as a crafting material and cooking ingredient in the DIY and cooking recipes for the following items:

Total manila clams needed to craft all available items: .

Real-world information
Manila clams, , are a species of edible saltwater s belonging to the family, or venus clams. They are known to be variable in color and patterning, and range from a width of 40 to 57 millimeters. Manila clams live in shallow waters buried underneath sand, mud, or gravel.

Manila clams are native to the coastal regions of, , , , , the , and the (hence their name "manila clam" originating from the capital city of the Philippines, ). It has since spread to other regions including and. They are commercially harvested around the world due to their wide distribution.