The Marquis's Wife's Culinary Journal
侯夫人美食手札
- Status
- Completed
- Length
- 809k Words
- Genre
- Ancient Romance
- Subgenre
- Slice-of-Life Farming
- Updated
- 6y ago
- English
- Request a translation
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Looking for Food and Cooking Stories with Excellent Writing and No Idiotic Characters!!!
Food stories, cooking stories.
Historical Romance Novels Rated 9.8 or Higher, Any Theme
Anyone who clicks in won't be disappointed. Leave your reading lists so we can recommend books to one another and share the love.
There Are Hardly Any Good Foodie Stories These Days. I Dare You to Prove Me Wrong
Looking for Food-Themed Stories Rated 9.0 or Above, with Upright Values
If there are any set in prehistoric times, that would be even better, something like Transmigrating to the Beast World: A Foraging Journal.
Highly Recommended, Top-Rated Gems Worth Staying Up All Night to Read!!!
Recommended by a reader who's been into web novels for over ten years. Every book is a keeper, and plenty are worth rereading two or three times. Even the punctuation has 99+ comments. Don't miss these great reads 🤗🤗🤗🤗
Transmigrate, Food, Farming, Hot Pot, and Chili Peppers
Everyday Food Stories, Nothing Too Over-the-Top
Food Novels That Make Great Mealtime Reading
Nothing too basic, please. I want something well written, ideally with detailed descriptions of the food, but without overly flowery prose!!!!
Farming, Hunting, Mushroom Foraging, and Cooking, No Villains or Golden Fingers
No spoiled rich kids, just village life.
Are There Any Foodie Novels on Tomato?
Male- or female-oriented novels are both fine. No harems with three thousand beauties. Either no female lead, or just one. For female-oriented novels, anything goes, since I’m a total hypocrite about this. No brainless characters who get dumbed down!
Transmigrated as a Villainess Before She’s Done Anything Bad
Food Novels, But Not Ones Where the System Just Hands Out Recipes
I don't want stories where the System gives the protagonist individual recipes and they can only cook those dishes. I want a proper chef and food story.
Female Lead Runs a Little Restaurant and Guesthouse! Great Cook!
Looking for a Food Novel About Simply Cooking, Opening a Shop, and Everyday Family Life, With No Scheming
Looking for Martial Arts Stories About a Powerful Protagonist Who Retires, Opens a Restaurant, and Gets Caught Up in All Kinds of Trouble
The protagonist is powerful but low-key, has seen through the world and retired from it, and runs a small restaurant. Then all sorts of trouble crops up and forces them to step in. A wuxia setting would be best.
Food Stories About Selling Snacks at a Street Stall
Period Drama With a Heroine Who’s Amazing at Cooking
Ideally, the female lead is reborn or transmigrates into a book, and gets rich through cooking. Preferably no kids. I like career-focused female leads who shine on their own!!!
Food Novels Focused Purely on Cooking, No Random Plotlines!
Don't recommend it unless it's actually a food novel. If it doesn't feature food, what the hell am I supposed to read it for? I'd be better off reading something else!
A Heroine Who's an Amazing Cook, Strong, and in a Logical Story With No Mindless Plotting
Travel Back to Ancient Times, Make All Kinds of Delicious Food, with Clear Logic and No Saintly Main Character
Stories Where the Heroine Is an Amazing Cook, and Everyone Would Risk Their Life for Her Food!
Stories About Protagonists Opening Shops in Another World
I’ve read so many of the well-known ones, like "Black Tech Internet Cafe", "The Magical Bookshop", and "The Gourmet". I’ve really run out of things to read. Send me some recommendations!
Looking for Highly Rated Palace- and Household-intrigue Novels, Whether Set in the Original World or Featuring Someone Who Transmigrates.
I'd like a story where the female lead has sound values and her own ideas, and grows alongside her family. The male lead is optional.
I Need Ancient-Era Food and Farming Novels!
Looking for stories where the heroine transmigrates to ancient times, cooks, and builds a prosperous life. CP or no CP is fine. Not too many awful characters, and the male lead shouldn’t have too high a status. No palace intrigue, please. Great writing and airtight logic are a must.
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This book is excellent. There are no bizarre relatives, no vicious, scheming female supporting characters, and no overly affectionate second male lead. As a time-travel + rebirth story, the interactions between the male and female leads are heartwarming. The author's writing is good, and the plot is tight and logically sound. Of course, there are some flaws.
Highly recommend it! It's super good! The female lead transmigrates and the male lead is reborn, and two ghosts lie—it's full of ghost stories 🌚 The content is exciting, funny, and addictive 👀👀 I just started reading the first chapter and wasn't planning to continue, so I deleted it. But then I found it again and almost missed out on a fortune! Girls, hurry up and watch it! (́ಢ.౪ಢ‵)
Honestly, it's very heartwarming. No parents, no messy relatives, no need for any face-slapping or anything like that. The food looks absolutely mouthwatering, and the story isn't particularly long. It interweaves the themes of rebirth and time travel, but I think perhaps the male lead didn't need to be reborn; he seemed to foresee too much. A simpler approach would have been better.
Advantages: The male and female leads don't have any special abilities or cheat codes; they have a very strong protagonist aura, mainly due to the convenience of being reborn. The beginning and end are simple and peaceful, with some conflicts and ups and downs in the middle. There are quite a few descriptions of food in the beginning, and the plot is relatively complete.
This book is full of down-to-earth charm, without any exaggerated or fantastical skills. The female protagonist uses her hands and brains to live a good life, making it so captivating that you can't put it down and keep reading.
Compared to other food-themed articles, this one isn't particularly amazing, but the author strives for a steady and enjoyable reading experience. While some readers might find it tedious and abandon it after a while, it's still a great read in your spare time.
The author's skill is evident in how delicately and meticulously the story of two people supporting each other through thick and thin, sharing meals and seasons. While the details may be somewhat mundane or idealistic, this simple yet down-to-earth life is very appealing. Those who enjoy farming or nurturing stories can check it out, but those who prefer fast-paced, action-packed stories should probably avoid it!
I've watched 40% of it, and overall it's pretty good, except for a few minor issues, such as the inclusion of characters' names. Too many minor bugs made me give up on this book.
This is a very heartwarming novel. There are no complicated emotional entanglements, only the little things in life. Although there are some minor setbacks along the way, it's all been steady and peaceful. Being together doesn't require wealth or power; simply sharing the simple joys and sorrows of ordinary life is enough to make for a bright future! 💑👨👩👧👦🐥🐥🐥
This is a highly recommended book. The plot is reasonable and complete, and the characters are well-developed. There isn't much contrived description, but the relationship between the male and female leads is heartwarming, without excessive scheming or intrigue.