Food Stories That Promote Chinese Cuisine 美食文，弘扬中餐

1. 151 穿 Making a Living in Chang'an 穿到长安城养家糊口 Today, I'm a Pretty Flower Again今天也是花花呀Ancient Romance550k WordsCompleted The Qiang flute plays bright melodies, while Hu music stirs dancers to their feet. The streets of Chang'an teem with carriages and horses, and visitors crowd together like a woven tapestry. An Tanyin arrives from another world and becomes the eldest daughter of the An family, a Han-Hu family in Chang'an. All she wants is to live peacefully in this vast city with her younger brother and sister. Both her parents are dead, yet even her meager inheritance draws covetous eyes. She lives by the princi 741Reads8.8Score10014d adds
2. 152 在 Wanted for Cooking with a Wok in the Immortal Realm 在仙界支锅炒菜被通缉了 It's Zi Shi, You Know是子时啊Ancient Romance77k WordsCompleted Li Xiaochu is a modern-day food streamer. She’s drooling over a Beef Wellington. She closes her eyes, then opens them, and she’s gone! She opens them again, and, would you look at that! She’s taken the place of a lowly fire-tending fairy in the Immortal Realm? From the start, she’s at the peak. Other people transmigrate into immortal cultivation harems as heroines and enjoy sweet romances! She transmigrates into a wanted criminal in the Immortal Realm? The reason: she polluted the realm with sti —Reads—Score—14d adds

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   Down-to-earth Chinese food

3. 153 贵 One VIP Guest, Welcome! Right This Way! 贵宾一位，欢迎光临，里面请！ The Yellow Rose at Sunset日落的黄玫瑰Modern Romance362k WordsOngoing [System + food + opening a restaurant + no romance + business management + slow-paced] Aren’t people born in the 2000s supposed to be reforming the workplace? So why can’t I even get into one? Do I even deserve a job? Chen Fanmo has graduated, and she’s unemployed too. You want to know why an outstanding graduate can’t find a job? Work hard, and you’ll wreck your back, ruin your eyes, go bald, and lose your mind! Working for a boss is out of the question. She’d never do it in this lifetime. All 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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   Mainly about food

4. 154 穿 Transmigrating Across the Stars: I’m Spoiled by a Fuzzy Cuddle Pile 穿越星际：我被毛绒绒团宠了 Meow, I Love Fish爱吃鱼啊喵Modern Romance295k WordsCompleted [Interstellar + fluffy companions + food livestreams + healing powers + System + feel-good power fantasy + transmigration + laid-back daily life] Yang Xiyin had just been hit by a car. The agonizing pain made her think she was done for, but when she opened her eyes again, she found herself surrounded by corpses. Where on earth was she? Still dazed, Yang Xiyin tried to get up. Just as she was about to look around, she noticed a pair of enormous eyes staring at her without blinking. Terrified, Ya 27Reads5.7Score—14d adds

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   This is all Chinese food + live stream + fluffy stuff.

5. 155 军 The Army Wife Has Triplets and Wins Over the Soldiers with Her Cooking 军嫂一胎三宝，美食征服兵哥哥 Ink Falling in Clear Times落墨清时Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted After Meng Qinghuan was caught in an explosion, her soul transmigrated into a novel set in the 1980s and 1990s. Not only had she become a pitiable cannon-fodder girl whose father had died, whose mother didn’t love her, and who was sold to an old man as his wife, she had also unexpectedly bound herself to a God of Cooking System and gained a top-tier kitchen with unlimited supplies! Meng Qinghuan promptly came up with a plan to escape her wretched family and make her mark on the food scene of the 700Reads7.6Score10514d adds

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   She transmigrated to the 1980s, only to find her leg broken by human traffickers as soon as she opened her eyes. [Eating popcorn] She was rescued by a handsome military officer. Bound to a Food God System, she made a name for herself in the culinary world of the 1980s. Meng Qinghuan boldly flirted with Song Jingnian, trying to get him to confess his feelings, and prepared delicious and elaborate meals for him every day.

6. 156 国 National Fate Survival: Braised Exotic Demon Knuckle from the Start! 国运求生：开局红烧异魔肘子！ Piao San朴三Urban474k WordsCompleted [Invincible + No Female Lead + Patriotic + Survival + Livestream + Wilderness + Food (Maybe)] In the Dragon Kingdom contestant's livestream, Yun Mu looks at the camera and says, “Today, I'll teach you how to make braised Demon Roast Knuckle.” [Ding! The Dragon Kingdom contestant has consumed a demon for the first time. Reward: Dragon Kingdom citizens' strength +10, lifespan +1.] As the cool, beautiful CEO watches in horror, Yun Mu tosses her a copy of Postpartum Care for Sows. [Ding! The Dragon 612Reads9.0Score10314d adds

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   I recently read this book, and I highly recommend it to you; it's definitely worth reading... In the live stream of a Dragon Kingdom contestant, Yun Mu looked at the camera and said: "Today I'm going to teach you how to make braised demonic pork knuckle." Under the horrified gaze of the aloof and beautiful CEO, Yun Mu threw her a book on postpartum care for sows. An alien invasion has gripped other nations, causing widespread grief. Only the people of Dragon Kingdom are sharpening their knives. Those who offend China! No matter how far away, we will surely punish them! …😛

7. 157 我 I Just Set Up a Stall, but My Customers Beg Me in Tears to Feed Them 我就摆个摊，那些食客哭着求投喂 Soft Whispers浅语潇潇Urban1.4M WordsCompleted The novel is complete! Dive in with confidence. Gourmet, doting dad, one heroine, heartwarming, slice of life, food to enjoy with your meal, and catching criminals. In his previous life, Yan Qingzhou married the village chief's daughter so he could escape the mountains. Relying on his good looks, he charmed a rich heiress, only to end up abandoned by everyone. Then he was reborn on the night before he eloped! He had not yet made a terrible mistake. His daughter had not been kidnapped, and his 2.8kReads8.3Score27014d adds

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   These are some good books. I recommend you check them out. The ratings are also good.

8. 158 让 You Opened a Restaurant, So Why Are You Serving Customers at Three in the Morning? 让你开美食店，你凌晨三点营业？ Spicy Pickled Fish辣椒酸菜鱼Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Gourmet]+ [Urban Fantasy]+ [Comedy]+ [Healing]+ [No Female Lead] Recently unemployed Lu Feng was planning to sell the little restaurant his parents left him, but unexpectedly activated the God of Cooking System. One quest each week, a random dish, and random opening hours. He turns ordinary dishes into peerless delicacies, and ravenous customers line up and scramble to get them. Customer One: Boss Lu, these soup dumplings are the best I've ever had in my life! Customer Two: I even threw out my 467Reads7.2Score10514d adds
9. 159 美 Gourmet: Mr. Ye, Where Do You Think You'll Run This Time? 美食：叶先生，看你这次往哪跑 Born a Foolish Child天生笨小孩Urban1.6M WordsCompleted [Everyday Life] [No Romance] [Comedy] [Heartwarming] [A Good Read Over Meals] In his previous life, Ye Fan had an accident and was dragged to the underworld by Ox-Head and Horse-Face. With a wave of his hand, King Yama changed Ye Fan's fate. He is given a brand-new identity as a master chef. Watch him complete his missions while enjoying life. Random dishes, random street-stall locations, one thing always stays the same: everything tastes amazing! Selling buns beside a restroom, lobster outs 906Reads6.6Score10014d adds
10. 160 随 Random Food Stall: My Customers Keep Making Group Chats to Track Me Down 随机美食摆摊，顾客纷纷建群堵我 Southern Boy南方小子Urban805k WordsCompleted Tang Chen, from a parallel world, unexpectedly gets a food-stall System. Each month, the System randomly chooses a location and a type of food. Successfully setting up shop earns Food Points, which can be used for lucky draws. To his surprise, the stall wins over wave after wave of customers. They even set up hundreds of group chats to track down Boss Tang. The moment he opens his stall, they want to be first in line. 800Reads6.4Score10114d adds
11. 161 食 The God of Food Is Here 食神来了 Fermented Rice Radish Skin酒酿萝卜皮Urban1.3M WordsCompleted Three years after hanging up his cleaver, Ye Gui, head chef of the state banquet kitchen, makes his comeback. This time, he’s returning by livestreaming visits to restaurants. The book is also known as: “Death Has Arrived,” “The God of Food Livestreams Restaurant Visits, and Chefs Around the World Panic,” “The Food Safety Act,” “A Chef Must Stay True to His Principles,” “The Streamer Says You’re Going to Jail, So You’re Really Going to Jail,” and “Fact-Checkers, This Is What Real Fact-Checking L 1kReads8.7Score10014d adds
12. 162 他 He Vanishes from His Night Market Stall, Driving All His Customers Crazy 他夜市摆摊玩失踪，食客们全疯了 A Name on the Rankings榜上有名Urban535k WordsCompleted [Food + heartwarming + laid-back + business + street stall + no female lead] “Stop eating, stop eating! Take a look at yourselves. Do you even look like actors anymore? You're as round as balls!” Hearing the director's warning, a certain top-tier star tearfully polished off a bowl of braised pork. “Director, I promise, I promise I'll start working hard to lose weight tomorrow!” The director flew into a rage, snatched the braised pork, and took a bite. He was about to say, “Is this it?!” Then he 1.7kReads7.0Score11114d adds
13. 163 美 Gourmet: My Cooking Makes the Myriad Worlds Drool 美食，我的美食馋哭诸天万界 There's a Little Divine Beast at My House俺家有只小神兽Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted Fantasy, food, illustrations, comedy, scheming, farming. The starry-sky yanggeng, the undisputed beauty queen of desserts. The upgraded version of Stargazing Pie: Eyes Shut Forever. Boiled cabbage so beautiful it takes your breath away. Spicy crayfish that'll make anyone gain a few pounds before they leave. A chopped chili Kun head big enough to feed dozens. Red-braised lamb, fish-fragrant shredded pork, crystal shrimp dumplings, chicken broth soup dumplings, squirrel-shaped mandarin fish... Hel 951Reads8.9Score10114d adds
14. 164 饕 The Gluttonous Lady (3-Volume Set) 饕餮娘子（全三册） Tong Jie佟婕Ancient Romance527k WordsCompleted In the late Ming dynasty, on Liuqing Street in the ancient city of Jiangcheng, the alluring proprietress Tao Sanniang is a Taotie in human form. Her mysterious restaurant, Huanxiang Hall, can cook every delicacy people could ever desire. The girl Tao Yue'er works as a kitchen hand at Huanxiang Hall. By chance, she stumbles upon the secrets behind its delicacies: Immortal Vinegar is brewed from the obsession of two ill-fated lovers, one living and one dead; Rose Cakes are the deliberate revenge o 1.4kReads9.4Score27214d adds

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    Ancient food writings are well-written and the food is very tempting.

15. 165 美 A Culinary Void: I Take Chinese Cuisine by Storm Around the World 美食断层：我携华夏美食席卷全球 Nie Shisan聂十三Urban454k WordsCompleted [No female lead!!] Mu Yunfei transmigrates to a world with a shallow food culture, where he has to eat vegetarian dishes every day. He's about ready to throw up! Thankfully, he awakens a Divine Chef System! Jianbing guozi is soft, chewy, and fragrant; preserved-egg and pork congee makes foreigners fall in love with preserved eggs! Hot-and-sour noodles are impossible to resist, and beef brisket rice noodles are snapped up in an instant! Food critic: “I can die without regrets now!” Food blogger: 306Reads7.2Score10014d adds
16. 166 舌 A Hundred Flavors of Life, Served on the Tip of the Tongue 舌尖上的百味人生 Back to the Jianghu重回江湖Urban134k WordsCompleted There is a certain taste in this world, hidden in memories, along the road home, and in words that can never be spoken again. Gu Zhou left home seven years ago. He wandered far and wide, writing countless stories about food, yet could never untie the knot in his heart. Only when his father fell ill did he step into that long-familiar old lane, his heart full of hesitation. The silence at the dinner table weighed more heavily than any farewell. Coming home was a kind of reconciliation. But some d 521Reads—Score—14d adds

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    "Grandson, it's your grandpa!" Mo Chen shuddered. That voice... It was coming from his mind! It's true that people are more likely to get systems when they're down on their luck. But why is this system cursing at people? "System?" [Congratulations to the host for binding with the "Reverse Export of Culinary Culture and Planting Revolutionary Red Flags All Over America, Foreigners Are Kneeling in Submission" system!]

17. 167 中 A Chinese Cuisine Chef Takes on a Handsome Mixed-Race Pastry Chef 中餐女厨师对上混血美男甜点师 Dawn in the Bamboo Grove竹林晨晓Modern Romance330k WordsCompleted In 2060, Li Ke'er, the eldest daughter of the head of Yunhelou, the leading inheritor of Sichuan cuisine in Huaxia, is sent abroad! All the way to France, thousands of miles away! The tabloids write, “Heiress of a listed restaurant group driven out in a power struggle.” Nono! The truth is that the girl is too fiery and too talented. She's mastered all eight great culinary traditions. Today she'll trade eighty-year-old Maotai for an heirloom recipe; tomorrow she'll challenge someone to a cooking 77Reads6.3Score—14d adds
18. 168 英 A History of British Food 英国食物史 Clarissa Dickson Wright克拉丽莎·迪克森·赖特Historical267k WordsCompleted Famed food writer and celebrity chef Clarissa Wright traces the evolution of British dining in chronological order, from the Middle Ages, when eggs and bacon were the country's simple, homegrown fare, through the dynastic and imperial eras, when immigrants brought Eastern spices, ingredients, and cooking methods, to modern-day eating habits. In this book, you'll find stories of royalty, nobles, chefs, cookbook writers, food lovers, and ordinary people. You'll learn how queens from continental Eu 201Reads9.1Score10214d adds
19. 169 用 Conquer Another World with Chinese Cuisine 用中餐美食征服异世界吧 Lü Ren吕仁Eastern Fantasy148k WordsCompleted A top Chinese chef transmigrates to another world where nobody knows good food. No starting magic, and you think I'm a good-for-nothing? The eight great cuisines, the Manchu-Han Imperial Feast! Frying, stir-frying, deep-frying, boiling, braising, simmering, stewing! One taste of my cooking, and you'll all kneel down and sing my praises! A man and a beast set off on a hilarious culinary journey through another world... 71Reads—Score—14d adds
20. 170 冰 Iceland’s God of Cooking: From Wonton Stall to Top-Tier Star of the Food World! 冰岛厨神：从馄饨摊到美食顶流！ Cat Eating Seafood Sauce猫吃海鲜酱Urban139k WordsCompleted [Gourmet + Street Food Stalls + Everyday Life + Chinese Cuisine + Top-Tier Cooking] Tired of the rat race, Zheng Bosheng sells off his assets and moves all the way to Iceland, where he opens a restaurant in a seaside town and unexpectedly binds himself to a Gourmet System. From then on, he starts with tea eggs and wontons. Then he brings out luosifen and spicy rabbit heads. His former coworkers used to mock him, but now he has even got the Queen of Iceland craving his food and visiting every day 28Reads—Score—14d adds
21. 171 在 I Made a Chinese Restaurant a Huge Hit in the Apocalypse of Another World 在异世界末世经营中华餐厅爆火 Ice Cola Drink Substitute冰可乐代喝Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.6M WordsCompleted [Apocalypse] [Business Management] [System] [Gourmet Food] [Farming] [No CP, Ensemble Cast] After Ling Jing died, she became bound to a business management System and was randomly dropped into an apocalyptic world where plants and animals had mutated. The System asked her to name her restaurant. After thinking for a moment, she typed: Chinese Restaurant. In this mutated apocalypse, every plant and animal had become an enemy. When starving humans on the brink of death caught the scent of roaste 95.4kReads9.4Score13.9k14d adds
22. 172 美 Gourmet: I Just Opened a Restaurant, and Garfield Came to Cause Trouble 美食：刚开餐厅，加菲猫跑来乱 D Feng谛风Anime Fanfiction182k WordsCompleted In The Garfield Show, Tang Tang accidentally activated the Gourmet God System and began a wondrous culinary journey. His restaurant had only been open for a few days, but customers from all kinds of worlds were already flocking in. Whenever customers praised his food, Tang Tang could unlock new ingredients, improve his cooking skills, gain special abilities, and even redeem prizes. Every time Tang Tang was about to start cooking, the morning mist had yet to lift, but the restaurant was already b 433Reads—Score10114d adds
23. 173 灵 With Spirit Eyes and a Cooking Hearth, I Feed the Whole Village Well 灵瞳开灶带全村吃香喝辣 Indigo Ink on Books青黛染书Ancient Romance210k WordsOngoing In a year of famine and severe hunger, Tao Xiaotao transmigrates into this world and is branded a harbinger of disaster. She nearly gets mistaken for a witch and burned alive. At the brink of death, her spirit sight awakens. With a glance, she can spot poisonous grain and identify medicinal plants, avoiding deadly food. Smoke rises from the earthen stove as humble vegetables become delicacies. With her cooking skills and keen eyes, Tao Xiaotao saves the villagers, reclaims wasteland, and builds 17Reads—Score214d adds

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    This is a good book, you can check it out!

24. 174 今 How's Your Stomach Today? 今天你的胃还好吗？ Eat Well and Stay Healthy好好吃饭养身体Modern Romance139k WordsOngoing Xu Nan runs a little shop in an old alley every day. Far from the hustle and bustle of the city, Xu Nan enjoys a peaceful, comfortable life with three meals a day. Is this the Back to Field lifestyle everyone longs for? Please give it lots of attention ^_^ 38Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The female protagonist unexpectedly becomes bound to a system that promotes delicious food, thus embarking on a journey of promotion. There are no complicated romantic subplots; the focus is entirely on food.

25. 175 穿 Reborn as a Poor Girl in Lingnan, I Lead My Family to Prosperity 穿成岭南贫户女，我带全家走富路 Feng Yuli风郁离Ancient Romance51k WordsOngoing When Zhou Ling opened her eyes, the coarse texture of a dry, hard corn bun still lingered in her mouth. The thatched hut was drafty. Her younger siblings were so hungry they were chewing on their fingers, her mother wept endlessly, and her father had fainted in bed after giving the family his share of the food. This was an obscure village somewhere in Lingnan. She was the eldest daughter of a poor family, so destitute that even the mice had moved out. But Zhou Ling’s mind held the world of more 16Reads—Score114d adds

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    A strong recommendation from someone from Lingnan! This is a time-travel farming novel with no cheat codes. It features ingredients like five-finger peach, herbal tea, and later on, dried tangerine peel and cardamom, haha! I'd appreciate any suggestions, and mutual reviews and likes are welcome!

26. 176 星 Interstellar Cuisine Supplier 星际美食供应商 Lan Miao蓝喵Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted Ning Shu, a five-star chef, transmigrates to an interstellar era with no delicious food and binds herself to a Food System. Along the way, she overcomes every challenge, gathers underlings, opens a cafeteria, learns martial arts, conducts research, and livestreams… She devotes herself to building her career, rising from a penniless, rebellious high school underachiever to a great figure admired by everyone. What? The boss accidentally took first place in a wilderness training exercise? Wait! Th 733Reads8.9Score10714d adds

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    This novel is a godsend for food-loving readers! It will absolutely satisfy all your culinary fantasies! The male lead is incredibly handsome, and the female lead is adorable and obedient—the two are a perfect match! It has everything: delicious food, romance, humor, and heartwarming moments—you won't be able to put it down!

27. 177 万 The Myriad Realms’ Gourmet Supplier 万界美食供应商 Lord Bao包包大人Eastern Fantasy876k WordsCompleted Just as an Immortal Emperor was ascending to the throne, three Dao Lords lured him into a trap and harvested him, sending him to another world. After being reborn, Chen Nan discovers that he’s become a live-in son-in-law who was kicked out of his wife’s home. With no other way to make a living, he opens a restaurant with the daughter who is all he has in the world. Gods and Buddhas from the heavens, demons and beasts from countless worlds: all are ingredients. After eating a fresh stir-fried ant 11Reads—Score—14d adds
28. 178 诸 Heavenly Realms Resort: From a Seaside Shack to a Master Chef 诸天度假村：从海边破院开始颠勺 Keke Is the GOAT柯柯yydsUrban540k WordsOngoing Overworked office drone Lin Du dies suddenly and is reborn as the manager of the only unfinished, rundown resort on a deserted island in the East Sea. There’s no running water or electricity, no guests, and only a ridiculous System bound to the stove. Others start out rich. Lin Du starts out grilling fish. Then his first guest, an Immortal Realm Emperor who came out to sea to clear his head, finishes a plate of scallops with scallions priced at 88 yuan and has his Dao heart shattered on the sp 21Reads—Score214d adds

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    Two food books

29. 179 山 Running a Mountain B&B, My Casual Cooking Leaves Michelin Chefs Stunned 山里开民宿，随手炒菜震碎米其林 Keke Is the GOAT柯柯yydsUrban703k WordsOngoing Shen Qi’s Cloud Perch Lodge has three rules: no guests who leave bad reviews, no repeating dishes, and no disturbances after ten at night. Tourists call him arrogant, until his “Jadeite and White Jade Soup,” made with spirit spring water and stir-fried over a fierce flame, comes out of the pot. Its fragrance carries for miles and cures a provincial TV host’s ten-year illness. The Michelin reviewers arrive with high expectations, only to find a bowl of plain noodles so delicious it makes them que 79Reads—Score—14d adds
30. 180 量 Quantum Immortal Sect 量子仙宗 Cyber Immortal赛博上仙Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.1M WordsOngoing Good grief! Why do we have to study fluid mechanics to fly on a sword? Sect Leader: Do you know what happens if you don't study? I'll hang you up and beat you! Fellow Daoists, wait up! Let's wield our swords as pens and build the immortal sect anew! 1.1kReads8.2Score—14d adds

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    A unique setting! If it's not original, come at me! I'll fight back to the very end! My soul has transmigrated to the North Crown Multiverse United Empire! A technologically advanced, heavily modified cultivation world! Fellow Daoists, please wait! Let's wield our swords as pens and rebuild the immortal realm! Just passing by this precious land.

31. 181 日 Raking in Gold Every Day: My Snack Shop Connects to Another World 日进斗金，我的小吃店通异界 A Glimmer in Midsummer微光半夏Modern Romance668k WordsCompleted [Past and present connected · Getting rich · Food · Heartwarming · Shopkeeping] After graduating from college, Hua Juan inherits a mysterious snack shop that takes her to ancient times every night. Can’t cook? No problem, ready-made dishes to the rescue. Swiss rolls, oden, cheesecake, fish with pickled cabbage, you name it. In exchange, she gets copper coins, antique paintings... and makes a fortune! 17.3kReads8.0Score1.6k14d adds
32. 182 您 You Have a New Thirst-Quenching Drink Order 您有新的渴了么订单 Braised Wings of the Great Peng大鹏炖翅Ancient Romance507k WordsCompleted [Character development + business simulation + infrastructure building + healing + no romance + a touch of court intrigue] They say the emperor was corrupt and incompetent, and Heaven sent down divine punishment. Not a drop of rain had fallen on this land for nearly twenty years, and countless people had died of thirst. Then, all of a sudden, a milk tea shop opened in the desert. In spring, there were all kinds of ice-cold fruit juices, along with seasonal drinks like cherry blossom and lychee b 13.4kReads9.4Score1.9k14d adds
33. 183 异 The Otherworld's Gourmet King 异界的美食天王 Oily Gurgle油油咕叽Eastern Fantasy2.8M WordsCompleted [Food + System] An ordinary chef is brought to the Continent of Gods and Demons, where he runs a restaurant that’s anything but ordinary. The food here can’t be found anywhere else, yet people from every corner of the continent can make their way to this restaurant. This world has magic, battle qi, cultivators, and charlatans. I, Chen Mo, just want to be an ordinary chef, winning every customer’s heart with the Chinese cuisine they can’t get in this other world. [Some characters in this book may 106Reads8.7Score—14d adds

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    💗💚💚Chen Mo is transported to the Divine Demon Continent, where he runs an extraordinary restaurant with unique cuisine, attracting customers from all over the continent. This world is filled with magic, but Chen Mo only wants to be a chef, winning over customers with the delicacies of the Celestial Empire.

34. 184 奇 The Miracle Chinese Restaurant 奇迹中餐厅 Gu Sheng顾生Modern Romance2.1M WordsCompleted After suddenly finding a chef System from the future, Nan Yue is taken back to when she was twenty and gains a golden finger. After the chef System trains Nan Yue to become a chef… Foodies think her cooking can bring the dead back to life. The broke crowd thinks her restaurant is a rip-off, charging more than five-star restaurants. Food lovers think it’s delicious and fly in just to line up. People overseas think the Queen of England has fallen in love with Chinese cuisine. Nan Yue thinks she ha 163Reads7.4Score—14d adds
35. 185 世 World Capital of Cuisine: Eel Wars 世界美食之都·鳝战 Guanglin Tricycle广林三蹦子30k WordsCompleted The World’s Food Capital: Eel Wars 40Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Chinese cuisine, its fragrance lingers through the ages.

36. 186 我 The Savings System Summoned Me to Another World to Become a Rich Woman 我被存钱系统召唤到异世界当富婆 The Green of Green Gables绿山墙的绿色Modern Romance935k WordsOngoing [Travel Between Two Worlds] + [Modern-Day Fantasy] + [System] + [Farming] + [No Romance] + [Food Business] + [Livestream] + [Building Wealth] + [Infrastructure] + [Redemption] Other people's Systems shower their Hosts with money and perks. Mine is all about being broke, forcing me to make money through street vending and hand over every last cent. I make a million a day Livestreaming skewers made with handsome men from the mall, only for the System to order me to turn off tips. I have to build 1.3kReads—Score10414d adds

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    Food, Chinese restaurants are found all over the world

37. 187 药 The Medicinal Cuisine Chronicles 药食记 Mu Yi1934木易1934Urban947k WordsCompleted If you don’t want to be a foodie, you’re no good as a Chinese medicine doctor. I may look young, but I already have twenty years of experience. That’s what Yang Cang said. Updates to Stories of Mizhou on weekends. I’ll keep writing this book with care. Stay tuned. 7Reads—Score—14d adds
38. 188 我 I Opened a Fried Chicken Shop in Ancient Times 我在古代开炸鸡店 Haozi Loves Celery浩子爱吃芹菜Historical488k WordsCompleted Modern fast-food thinking × ancient business warfare + a team of lovable idiots + the chili pepper revolution + bonds across time No romance. Wanwan only has one chapter. Leave a name and character traits in the comments, and I might write them into the story... Best enjoyed late at night. Remember to order fried chicken, beer, and a midnight snack. !!! Leave a review, and you won’t go hungry!!! 140Reads7.3Score—14d adds

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    Serialization anticipation: As an ongoing novel, it can maintain a sense of freshness, with each update bringing new plot and surprises. Following and discussing the story with many readers adds to the reading pleasure.

39. 189 重 Reborn in the 1980s: Making It Big in Shanghai 重生八零，我在沪市发家了 Miaoyiyi妙仪仪Modern Romance311k WordsCompleted No CP!! She has a golden finger, and this is a lighthearted, everyday food story. Back in the 1980s, Lin Yueru finally understood how to live her life. Men may betray you, but the money you earn and put in your pocket never will! This time around, she kicks her freeloading scumbag boyfriend to the curb and uses a food sign-in System to build a culinary empire in Shanghai. Sign in every day, and all kinds of legendary recipes for Shanghai cuisine are hers for the taking. From pan-fried buns sizz 21Reads—Score11214d adds

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    The female protagonist focuses on honing her culinary skills, opening a small stall, and building a shop to get rich. [Bookshelf added][Bookshelf added]

40. 190 到 In Another World, I Use Taoist Arts to Empty My Enemy's Warehouse 到了异世，我用道术搬空仇人仓库 Ling Ling Qi Xuan泠泠七炫Modern Romance913k WordsCompleted An alternate history setting. Please do not compare this story with real history! Gou Yunshu, a modern Daoist exorcist, was betrayed by her best friend during an exorcism. She was struck down by heavenly retribution, killed by a bolt of lightning. She transmigrated into the body of a young girl in the Great Xia Kingdom of the Republican era and discovered that her grandfather had been captured by the Japanese army. To rescue him, she took her younger siblings, bought a house, and left Laolongtan 1.3kReads—Score10714d adds

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    Sparks fly as the little ghost-hunting master goes to Hong Kong to make his way in the underworld.

41. 191 史 The Poorest County Magistrate's Wife in History Leads the Whole County to Prosperity 史上最穷县令夫人带全县百姓赚钱 Ling Ling Qi Xuan泠泠七炫Ancient Romance993k WordsCompleted Hang Ying, head of a reclusive modern-day clan, dies during an expedition and transmigrates into Yingzi, the wife of Xu Mengran, a penniless county magistrate in the Great Chu Empire. Who ever heard of a county magistrate being poor? Well, this one wears a patched robe, and his wife earns money washing and mending clothes to help him pursue a career in the imperial examinations. They have no maids or guards, the yamen runners look down on them, and a rich young lady even comes to their door to b 706Reads7.0Score—14d adds
42. 192 掏 She Spent the Family Fortune: The Capitalist Heiress Married a Young Officer 掏空家底，资本家大小姐嫁军少 Kung Fu Potato功夫马铃薯Modern Romance3.5M WordsOngoing [Rebirth + military marriage + pocket dimension + a capitalist heiress who looks bright and lovely but is proud at heart, paired with a disciplined officer with incredible stamina and an eight-pack] In her previous life, Shen Zhitang was set up by her scumbag father and stepmother, who tricked her into marrying the powerful and influential Gao Jianren. When disaster struck, her father’s family used the Gao family’s connections to sneak off to Hong Kong, enjoying a life of luxury with the Shen fa 21.1kReads8.5Score1.7k14d adds
43. 193 闺 After My Best Friend Cheated, Her Brother Spoiled Me Rotten 闺蜜劈腿后，我被闺蜜哥哥宠上天 Seattle Weather西雅图的天气Modern Romance708k WordsCompleted 👇 This book has it all: melodrama, catharsis, and sweetness! Wen Yining had been dating her boyfriend for three years. They bought a home together and were preparing to marry. She saved her first time for their wedding night and treated her best friend like a younger sister for six years. Then she opened the door to their marital home and found her boyfriend tangled up with her best friend on the lavender bedsheets she'd laid out herself. She slapped them both and went out drinking. Through 697Reads—Score10214d adds

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    The tenth food novel, a good read.

44. 194 绑 After Binding to the King of Hell's Sign-In System, I Gave Up Trying 绑定阎王签到系统后，我摆烂了 Dreams Shattered Upon Meeting遇梦若碎Urban637k WordsCompleted A laid-off office drone gets bound to the King of Hell System. In endless instance worlds, he becomes a god by signing in and slacking off, only to discover that everyone is waiting for him to return and serve as a judge of the dead. But all he wants is to give up and coast. Xuanhuan, system novel, infinite flow, underworld, lighthearted Slacking off, overworked employee, sign-in, subverting expectations, power fantasy, comedy, wild imagination, modern city, past and present lives, mystery One-l 65Reads—Score—14d adds
45. 195 相 After a Blind Date, the Egg White Girl Falls for the Egg Yolk CEO 相亲后，蛋白女孩爱上蛋黄总裁 Seattle Weather西雅图的天气Modern Romance546k WordsCompleted Blind Date + Mutual Devotion + She Pursues Him + She Pursues First, Then He Chases Her + Elite Families + Love at First Sight At a blind date her grandmother had forced her to attend, Qin Xi only planned to go through the motions. Then a hard-boiled egg in her salad made her lose her composure on the spot. She picked out the yolk and left it uneaten. The man across from her said calmly, “I like egg yolks. Give it to me. Don’t waste it.” Egg white and egg yolk: a perfect match. She fell for 197Reads—Score2114d adds
46. 196 三 A Three-Year-Old Prodigy Shows the Way: Mom’s Welding Machine Leads to Immortality 三岁萌宝指路：妈妈的电焊机通仙 Dreams Shattered Upon Meeting遇梦若碎Modern Romance600k WordsCompleted Three-year-old Gu Tiaotiao squatted on the threshold of a hardware store, pointing at an empty alley. “Mommy, there’s a leak in the alley.” She looked up. A crack split the wall, and a man covered in golden fissures stepped out of it. He said she was the unfinished crack from a thousand years ago. The eighty-yuan secondhand welding torch in her hand lit up. The man was called Lu Beiyin. When he took his first bite of noodles, he froze: for the first time in a thousand years, he could taste som 2Reads—Score—14d adds
47. 197 绑 Bound to a Gossip System, I Was Made a County Princess by the Emperor 绑定吃瓜系统后，我被皇帝封郡主 Seattle Weather西雅图的天气Ancient Romance495k WordsCompleted On Gu Yunshu's sixteenth birthday, she was bound to the “Gossip System.” At a palace banquet, the System suddenly delivered a shocking piece of gossip: the children born to the Noble Consort were actually fathered by the head of the Imperial Medical Academy! The words slipped out of her thoughts: “The emperor's been cuckolded!” The entire court heard her, and the emperor immediately ordered a blood test to confirm their parentage. The Noble Consort fell from power, the chancellor turned out 25Reads—Score514d adds
48. 198 我 The Book I Was Reading: The Male Lead Came to Life 我追的书，男主出来了 Dreams Shattered Upon Meeting遇梦若碎Modern Romance300k WordsCompleted The male lead of the book you've been following for three years has appeared. He's covered in blood, sitting on your living room sofa. He says, “I've come out of the book you've been following for three years.” Before you can react, your phone lights up. A line has been carved into the ground downstairs: “Shi Jin, you were following the wrong person.” Behind the window of the building opposite, a camera is pointed straight at you. A third text arrives at the same time: “He's lying to you. He 74Reads—Score214d adds
49. 199 烧 She’s Waiting for Me Behind the Burnt Screen 烧焦的屏风后，她在等我 Dreams Shattered Upon Meeting遇梦若碎Mystery305k WordsCompleted Mystery, wild imagination, horror, theater stage, continuing the play, Wu dialects There may be a lot of Zhejiang Wu dialect in this story. If you have trouble understanding it, leave a comment and I can explain. Most of it is written in a semi-Wu style, so it’s easy to follow. But to make the local flavor feel more authentic, some of the older characters speak in full Wu dialect. My mother had been insane for six years. Last month, she suddenly came to her senses for ten minutes and said three 19Reads—Score114d adds
50. 200 在 I, in Short, Am Here for Laughs 在下，纯属搞笑 Seattle Weather西雅图的天气Modern Romance351k WordsCompleted Comedy, and we mean it. Secret crush, and he’s a brooding flirt. Both leads are pure, so dive in without fear of landmines. Qian Duoduo is an entertainment reporter who became famous for writing about “The Mystery of a Certain Top-Tier Star’s Underwear Color.” Her tongue is quicker than her keyboard. Zhou Zhiheng is a dermatologist who saves every word. His biggest secret is that he’s followed her from a burner account for three years, clicking “Like” on every article. They meet again at the h 129Reads—Score—14d adds

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