Mina

This young woman works and lives at the Madeleine Cafe with her grandmother. Originally from the city, Mina moved to Zephyr Town for a quieter lifestyle after pressure from her parents became overwhelming. She enjoys talking with the patrons of Madeleine's little eatery and is good friends with Freya, who stops by in the evenings after work for a bit of city gossip. Miguel also enjoys Mina's company. Though while the next-door merchant has a sweet spot for the pretty waitress, Mina is generally oblivious of Miguel's affection.

In the original Nintendo DS game, this character's English name was Marian.

Birthday: Winter 4

Family: Madeleine, dismissive parents

Favorite Color: Yellow

Gift Preferences

Favored (Special) Gift: Herb Pasta. Head into Derek and Jules' house and investigate the bookshelves to locate this hidden recipe. To make the main dish, combine What Flour, a herb (Mint, Chamomile, or Lavender), and Oil. No utensil required.

Loved Gifts: Chamomile, Mint, Lavender, Cheese+, Butter+, Herb Cheese, Herb Butter, Chamomile Tea Can, Chamomile Tea, Mint Tea Can, Mint Tea, Lavender Tea Can, Lavender Tea, Herb Oil, Herb Perfume, Herb Porridge, Herb Salad, Herb Cookies, Olive Tea Can, Herb Soup, Spaghetti Soup, Herb Sandwich, Herb Bread

Liked Gifts: tree fruit, Strawberry, Melon, Watermelon, Pineapple, accessories, Pink Diamond, flowers, bouquets, perfume, yogurt, Butter, Cheese, teas, juices, soup, non-mochi desserts, Caprese Salad, Tomato Salad, Gratin, Sandwich, Fruit Sandwich, Bread

Disliked Gifts: fish, ores/gems (except Pink Diamond), animal food/treat, fish bait, Oil, Pumpkinseed Oil, medals, Sushi, Poke

Hated Gifts: critters, recyclables, Fish Bones, Weeds, stone/lumber, Refined Rice Flour, Onigiri, Fried Onigiri, Strawberry Mochi, Dango, Wrapped Rice Cakes, Toasted Mochi, Stewed Seaweed

HORROR Gift: Seaweed

Heart Unlock Request

2-Heart Lock

Secret Ingredient

Mina needs a special ingredient to complete her latest dish. She asks that you bring her 5 1-Star Mayonnaise. You can make this by putting an egg into the red windmill.

In exchange she'll give you the recipe for Herb Sandwich.

4-Heart Lock

Pantry Patron

Mina is low in stock with a few things due to a mishap with the floor. She wants you to bring her 5 2-Star Miso, 5 2-Star Butter, and 5 2-Star Honey.

• Miso is made by processing Soybeans at the red windmill
• Butter is processed with milk at the red windmill. You can also make Herb Butter at the blue windmill by mixing 1 Milk + 1 Herb
• Honey is processed using Honeycomb at the blue windmill. You'll need to hire Arata at his bazaar stall to build the Beekeeping field, then collect the honeycomb from the beehive.

Bring Mina the required ingredients to receive the recipe for Radish Soup.

6-Heart Lock

Main Mushroom

Mina is working on a new mushroom-themed meal but isn't sure what mushrooms to use as the main ingredient. She asks that you bring her 5 3-Star Porcini Mushrooms. These can be grown using the Mushroom Logs in the mountains, with Webby controlling the star quality of the harvested mushrooms. This fungus does not grow wild in the Mountain area.

Bring her the requested fungus to receive the recipe for Quiche.

8-Heart Lock

Mood Improver

A little down in the dumps lately, Mina wants something to improve her mood. She asks that you bring her 1 rare crop of any star rank. Qualifying rare crops include those that appear when growing Potato, Eggplant Radish, Spinach, Watermelon, and Potato. Rare tree fruits come from Orange, Cherry, Blueberry, Mango, and Lemon.

Bring her the rare crop to receive the recipe for Marinated Fish.