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Big Jaq's Spice Shack

23 July 2019

Queso Kegs, Blooming Spice Plants, and Leaf Exchange!

Jaqueline the Spice Merchant Visits Queso Canyon

The traveling spice merchant Jaqueline, or "Big Jaq" as she's known to friends, has setup her Spice Shack in the Queso Canyon. Visit any General Store in the areas of the Queso Canyon region to visit her popup shop where all sorts of spicy deals are available.

While Big Jaq is visiting, there are also some new unique loot drops to find! Boost your Bland Queso collection by recovering Kegs of Bland Queso from mice throughout the Queso Canyon region.

Kegs of Bland Queso

Big Jaq's Bland Queso Kegs have been stolen! Catch mice in Queso Canyon for a chance to get a cheesy reward. The Kegs come in three sizes and you can use Wild Tonic to shake loose double the kegs when mice drop them!


  • Small
250 Bland Queso
  • Medium
500 Bland Queso
  • Large
1,500 Bland Queso
  • 150 Wild Tonic
DOUBLE keg drops with Wild Tonic!

These Kegs of Queso can be collected anywhere in the region, including Queso Geyser! The kegs are fortunately heat-resistant and buoyant enough to safetly float in the liquid hot queso at the geyser. As a result, the kegs will appear as loot drops directly from mice and not in nests.

Spice Leaf Exchange

Big Jaq offers a Spice Leaf Exchange allowing you to trade Nachore or various types of Spice Leaves along with 1 Magic Essence for a higher tier of spice.


  • Mild Spice Leaf
10 Nachore + 1 Magic Essence
  • Medium Spice Leaf'
2 Mild Leaves + 1 Magic Essence
  • Hot Spice Leaf
3 Medium Leaves + 1 Magic Essence
  • Flamin' Spice Leaf
5 Hot Leaves + 1 Magic Essence
  • 500 Magic Essence
Exchange leaves using Magic Essence!

Blooming Spice Plants

Make sure to tap open the Queso Kegs as you find them to add to your inventory of Bland Queso. Visit Big Jaq's Spice Shack where you can fertilize the Bland Queso into a Blooming Spice Plant of varying size and heat.

  • Small Blooming Spice Plant
When harvested, you are guaranteed to find Mild Spice Leaves. This blooming spice plant also contains a handful of either Medium or Hot Spice Leaves.
  • Medium Blooming Spice Plant
When harvested, you are guaranteed to find Mild and Medium Spice Leaves. This blooming spice plant also contains a handful of either Hot or Flamin' Spice Leaves.
  • Large Blooming Spice Plant
When harvested, you are guaranteed to find Mild, Medium, and Hot Spice Leaves. This blooming spice plant also contains a handful of Flamin' Spice Leaves, or, more rarely, Ember Roots or Ember Stones.
  • 50 Wild Tonic
Pick up Wild Tonic to fertilize Bland Queso into Blooming Spice Plants!

Big Jaq's Big Bundle

Visit the Premium Shop to pick up a special one-time deal on some very spicy hunting supplies. Pick up Big Jaq's Big Bundle to receive 250 Magic Essence, 500 Wild Tonic, 50,000 Bland Queso, and 5 Large Blooming Spice Plants.

This special offer has a limit of one per hunter and is only available until Big Jaq leaves on August 6.

-- Dave Vanderburg