Mimi Nguyen | Source | Founder at Cafely
Mimi Nguyen
As a coffee and tea aficionado born in Vietnam’s capital of caffeine, I’ve spent decades immersing myself in beverage science, culture and artistry from around the world. My lifelong passion sparked early mastery of traditional Vietnamese coffee and tea preparation, from silky morning ca phe to sweet, chilled afternoon phin filters. When I immigrated to America, I struggled to find the rich familiar flavors I loved. Driven to fuse my heritage with new cultural influences, I launched a beverage business, Cafely, sharing Vietnamese tradition while pioneering cross-cultural blends.
As an influential coffee and tea expert, I offer reporters seasoned insight into emerging preparation styles, flavor profiles, presentations and fusion trends. My decades of global beverage experience equip me to ideate innovative specialties that thoughtfully blend cultural preferences. With technical excellence across diverse brewing methods and deep multicultural appreciation, I'm an ideal SME for stories exploring coffee culture, immigrant journeys, blended cuisine and specialty beverage trends worldwide.
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Mimi reveals that adding pineapple and sweet pickle relish, along with pickle juice, enhances both flavor and creaminess. Her method involves dressing the pasta in stages to ensure it remains moist and flavorful. Mimi says, “The combination of pineapple and pickle juice enhances not just the flavors but also the creaminess of macaroni salads!” -
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Walmart's Hidden Costs: Expert Reveals What Not to Buy
Mimi notes that groceries like fruits, veggies, and meats are pricier and of lower quality at Walmart compared to Costco. She warns, “Walmart isn’t the best place to shop for appliances,” citing her experience with a faulty microwave. Mimi advises checking customer reviews to ensure quality and value, noting that Walmart's negative publicity may also deter shoppers.
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Since you’re already adding coffee to the shake, stirring in more liquids like milk could make the drink watery and thing. Instead, Mimi Nguyen, founder at Cafely (a Vietnamese coffee brand), uses malted milk powder to maintain the drink’s creamy flavor and texture. She explains that “it’ll aerate everything into an especially fluffy, frothy shake” as the baking soda in the powder reacts with the acidic compounds in the ice cream. All you need is a scoop of malted powder to produce a luscious and smooth coffee milkshake in under 2 minutes.
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Achieving a strong and robust tea flavor in your drink starts with adjusting your brewing time and tea measurements. “I like to double the amount of leaves and do a nice long steep to extract all those deep, nuanced flavors,” Mimi Nguyen, founder at Cafely (a Vietnamese coffee brand), says. Aim for a maximum brew time of 5 minutes, otherwise more of the tea’s tannins (or compounds) will be released and create a bitter drink.
