Looking for Food and Cooking Stories with Excellent Writing and No Idiotic Characters!!! 求美食，厨艺文，文笔优秀，不脑残的！！！

1. 51 穿 Reborn as the Abusive Novel’s Male Lead’s Mother 穿成虐文男主他妈 The Little Cat Fell Asleep小猫睡了Modern Romance159k WordsCompleted [Short story contest] [Foodie fiction] [A sweet little treat] Overnight, she transmigrates into a book with a baby in her belly whose father is unknown. On closer inspection, the baby turns out to be the male lead from the tragic novel she read before. He's a poor little thing whose father doesn't care for him and whose mother doesn't love him. Penniless, Ding Sha relies on her excellent cooking skills to become the food goddess of a construction site. Spicy diced chicken, cured pork with garlic 29.8kReads9.6Score3.4kShelves
2. 52 穿 After I Transmigrate into a Book, I Make a Comeback by Selling Lunch Boxes 穿书后我靠卖盒饭逆袭 Smiling Star微笑星Modern Romance520k WordsCompleted [Gourmet] [A Love That Goes Both Ways] [Sweet Romance] Su Tian transmigrates into a book, becoming the vicious older sister who meets a tragic end. She immediately decides to treasure her life and stay out of trouble. Why not sell boxed meals and enjoy her own little life? Except... Why does the original male lead’s uncle keep hanging around her? One day, Uncle Huo gives Su Tian a handbag, only to discover it listed on a secondhand marketplace app moments later. Uncle Huo: Care to explain? S 352Reads7.5Score103Shelves

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   All are food articles

3. 53 我 I Used One Bowl of Noodles to Put a City on the Map 我靠一碗面，带动一座城 Fiery Cabbage火爆的白菜Urban1.2M WordsOngoing [Food + Scenic Area Management, No Stressful Shopkeeping, Well-Plotted, No Stupid Characters] From the start, he quit his job and headed home to take over his father's noodle shop. He turned the little shop into a countywide tourism sensation, putting the county's cultural tourism industry on the map. The Bureau of Culture and Tourism, the Transportation Bureau, the Market Regulation Bureau, and even the county magistrate all begged to get on his good side. He even took over a bankrupt A-grade s 71.1kReads8.3Score7.8kShelves

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   The plot is very meticulous, so the procedures, formalities, customer reactions, and municipal responses are all very rigorous. You can read it with your brain engaged; the plot absolutely respects every reader.

4. 54 我 I'm a Culinary God: The Way of Nature? More Like the Way of Cumin! 我厨神：道法自然？道法加孜然！ Mai Le Xuebi麦乐雪碧Eastern Fantasy271k WordsCompleted Passionate and hilarious, with a laid-back vibe, unbeatable cooking, a protagonist who grows into his power, and a gaggle of hungry senior brothers and sisters to raise. No female lead. Stir-frying heaven, earth, and the Heavenly Dao. Wei Jitong, heir apparent to the head chef of the state banquet, accidentally transmigrates to a fantasy cultivation world and becomes a junior disciple of Qingfeng Mountain, where he awakens the God of Cooking System. As long as his dishes amaze people, he can ear 244Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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   Food-themed, super funny, and incredibly addictive! Highly recommended! [Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up]

5. 55 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 13.4kReads9.4Score1.8kShelves

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   I absolutely love reading food-themed novels! I even created a separate group for them. These few books are all unique and I think they're all fantastic! ① This one I read a long time ago, about a miraculous beverage shop that fell from the sky. The early episodes were heartwarming, but later there was a villain, haha! The descriptions of the various drinks were also very tempting. ② This one is highly recommended by many people, "Random Stall." The mutual attraction between Boss Lin and the customers was so touching! I will always follow Boss Lin! ③ This is a recently completed food novel about Boss Ling opening a restaurant, which eventually turned into saving all of humanity! It was a truly uplifting story and brought me to tears. ④ This is a time-travel food novel. I absolutely love the female lead's personality. She not only loves food but also uses modern knowledge to help people in ancient times prosper. The plot is also wonderfully crafted! Highly recommended! [Shy]

6. 56 汴 A Young Woman from a Humble Family in Bianjing Makes Her Fortune 汴京小户女致富日常 Today, I'm a Pretty Flower Again今天也是花花呀Ancient Romance770k WordsCompleted Ling Niang thought she was a happy child. In her dreams, there was a fairy auntie who could make milk tea and all kinds of drinks! The fairy auntie also liked watching TV! Ling Niang watched lots of shows along with her in her dreams! And learned all sorts of things! Most importantly, she learned how to make money! She lived in Bianjing. Her father was a live-in son-in-law and a city patrol officer, while her mother was a gentle, unassuming woman. They lived in a shabby old home within Bianjing' 1.8kReads8.8Score227Shelves
7. 57 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 96.8kReads9.4Score14.1kShelves
8. 58 穿 Transmigrated into a Pitiful Nobody in Space, I Got Rich Through Food 穿成星际小可怜，靠着美食暴富了 A Jackal in the Melon Patch瓜田一只猹Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Interstellar + Food + Livestreaming + An Unconventional True-or-Fake Heiress Story] A former top assassin accidentally transmigrated to the interstellar world, only to open her eyes at a show recording and find herself being bullied. What should she do? Of course, strike back without hesitation. Her scummy parents favored their adopted daughter so much that they claimed she was their biological child? No problem. Whoever wants a family like that can have them. She certainly doesn't. They say no 453Reads7.1Score103Shelves
9. 59 我 I Set Up a Street Stall in Ancient Times, and the Big Shots Are Obsessed! 我在古代摆地摊，大佬们馋疯了？ Yao Shujin尧书锦Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate + food + everyday street-stall life + farming + cozy + no romance + alternate world] Gu Yanxi had lived in ancient times for three years when an accident left her with amnesia. A bout of high fever brought all her memories back. From the start, her father was a cripple, her mother was constantly sick, and her younger brother was a compulsive gambler. Luckily, she was a great cook and knew a few martial arts moves. No matter how tough the situation, she could handle it! Sizzling gri 5.3kReads8.0Score411Shelves

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   Food-themed novels where the female lead's culinary skills are absolutely amazing, driving all the foodies crazy with envy! ① The first book is a modern street food novel, with a randomly changing location every week. Crazy foodies are constantly on their way to find the female lead… ② Also a pure street food novel, no romantic pairing. Grilled potatoes, pickled chicken feet, crayfish, braised pork knuckle, Sichuan-style boiled chicken, dry-pot pork intestines… attracting a horde of hungry ghosts. Even nobles in the palace are willing to make peace to eat at the street food stalls. High-ranking officials rush to the stalls without even taking off their official robes, only to be caught red-handed by the Prime Minister, who then becomes one of the foodies himself.

10. 60 承 I Run a University Cafeteria, and My Goal Is to Make a Hundred Million 承包大学食堂，我的目标是一个亿 I Get Depressed Every Night一到晚上就玉玉Urban146k WordsOngoing [Food] [No Romance] [System] [Quick Transmigration] [Slice of Life] [Comedy] After Tang Lin died, his soul was pulled into a food-themed game. If he cleared the game, he could be reborn. * Game 1: "A University Cafeteria on the Verge of Closing" The cafeteria at Huamei University was about to shut down, yet a senior in his final year took it over! The students gritted their teeth: “So what if they changed the person in charge? Capitalists are all the same!” “I'd rather starve than eat at Cafeter 28Reads6.6Score—Shelves

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    After Tang Lin's death, his soul was drawn into a bizarre food-themed game. The rules were simple: successfully completing each game would grant him a new life. Game One: "The Nearly Bankrupt University Cafeteria." The cafeteria at Huamei University was already on the verge of collapse when a senior student took it over. When the news spread, students were indignant: "So what if they change the manager? Capitalists are all the same!" "I'd rather starve than eat at the cafeteria!" However, the situation soon took a complete 180-degree turn. "You freshmen have just arrived, you still have four years of university life, unlike us who are about to graduate. Let us eat first!" "Don't come and steal our food, people from outside the university! We don't even have enough to eat ourselves!" Game Two: "Nobody in the Cultivation World Loves to Eat." Game Three: "The Cook in the Military Camp."

11. 61 厨 God of Cooking’s Quick Transmigration: I Become a Master Chef in Every World 厨神快穿，我在各个世界当大厨 Renewing Myself Every Day日日自新Fantastical Romance728k WordsOngoing Reincarnated as a scumbag? No problem. There’s nothing a good meal can’t fix 1. A scammer dad who’s a chef 2. How a fallen marquis’s household made its fortune 3. Spy? Not even a dog would do that! 4. Going home 5. A heartless, ungrateful wretch 125.6kReads9.3Score12.9kShelves

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    This is great, especially the third one with the historical setting, which I love the most. The only downside is that there aren't enough of them. [Almost crying]

12. 62 惊 What a Shock! I Landed a Secure Government Job in the 1960s 惊！我竟在六零端上了铁饭碗 Still as the Sun静似骄阳Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Set in a bygone era + Transmigration + Inspirational + Heartwarming + Everyday family life + City job] After saving a cat just after finishing the college entrance exams, Su Yuhe became a vegetable. A year later, she transmigrated into the body of Su He, a girl from Nanshan Village in the 1960s who had heard that the college entrance exams had been suspended, missed a step, and drowned. Suddenly transported to the countryside of the 1960s, Su He had no phone, no electricity, no internet, and n 23.4kReads9.0Score1.7kShelves

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    "A historical romance novel. Before the female lead transmigrated, she and the male lead had a blind date. After transmigrating, she became a temporary worker in the canteen of the male lead's workplace (the police station). Their dormitories were next to each other. The male lead had a scar on his face, and she later became his colleague because she helped solve a case. The female lead is a good cook." What's the name of this novel? I forgot. Please, please, please recommend another good one!

13. 63 毕 Graduated and Returned Home, Now Bay Area Expats Beg Me Not to Close the Shop 毕业回家，湾区留子求我别关店 Toast Genius吐司天才Urban363k WordsOngoing [The rating just came in, and it will rise later. Food + System + Business Management + Daily Life + Heartwarming Ensemble Cast + No Female Lead] After graduating from college, Chen Yan landed a job. He had originally planned to spend the summer and then settle down in the Bay Area as an ordinary software engineer. But then his father injured his hand. His parents' little restaurant in San Francisco, which they had run for over a decade, had only three months left on its lease. It was about time 22.8kReads8.1Score2.8kShelves

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    I'm recommending some food-themed novels, all with male leads, and I think none of them have a romantic pairing. I just started reading the first one, and it seems alright. I've finished the second one; it's great, the food descriptions are fantastic, and the male lead is a really good character! I haven't read the other three yet, but judging from the summaries, they seem promising!

14. 64 成 Growth-Type Chef God: My Proficiency Rises Every Day 成长系厨神：我的熟练度每日上涨 Leg-Day Slacker练腿摸鱼仔Urban1.4M WordsOngoing [Food] [System] [Everyday Life] [Leveling Up] [No Female Lead] [Lighthearted] (The animated series is now out, and the print edition has been signed. Feel free to dive in!) Song Yan was tricked into coming home by his father to inherit the breakfast shop, but unexpectedly activated the God of Cooking System. [Host]: Song Yan Seasoning (Beginner): 165/1000 (Not enough to kill anyone) …Collapsed… Knife Skills (Beginner): 0/1000 (You should worry more about cutting your hand than cutting vegetables 155.1kReads8.7Score15.9kShelves

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    Two food-themed novels I'm currently following

15. 65 大 Tang Dynasty Restaurant: The Culinary God Dad's Leisurely Life 大唐饭店：厨神奶爸的悠闲生活 Happy Little Crawler幸福的爬爬虫Historical655k WordsCompleted In Chang'an of the Tang Dynasty, there was a legendary chef and doting dad. The moment his mapo tofu and Dongpo pork made their debut, they stunned the taste buds of everyone in the empire. His very first customer was none other than Li Shimin, the greatest man of the High Tang. His restaurant was always packed, and whenever he introduced a new dish, it became the talk of the town. The shopkeeper also had a daughter named Yaya, and his reputation as an over-the-top doting father was entirely des 1.9kReads8.2Score101Shelves
16. 66 让 I Asked You to Open a Restaurant, Not Make It the Top Must-Eat Spot! 让你开餐馆，你整成必吃榜榜首？ Old Piggy Cat Foodie猪咪老吃家Urban137k WordsOngoing [Gourmet] + [System] + [Everyday Life] + [Restaurant Management] + [No Female Lead] After three years of culinary training, Xie An returned home to take over his family's humble eatery. But the mess waiting for him gave him a headache. His father had been hospitalized from overwork, the restaurant was short a head chef, and they were buried in debt. To make matters worse, a new food market had opened on the next street, packed with trendy restaurants, and customers were leaving in droves. Most 17.3kReads—Score2.2kShelves
17. 67 让 You Want Me to Open a Breakfast Shop? I Only Open in the Afternoon 让我开早餐店？我下午才营业 I'm the Behind-the-Scenes Shit Cook我是幕后煮屎人Urban1.1M WordsOngoing [System] [Gourmet Food] [Healing] [Lighthearted Comedy] No heartburn while reading! Enjoy without worry! Fan Li used to manage livestream operations. Under pressure, he developed insomnia, showed up late, and was fired. Then he unexpectedly obtained a God-Tier Breakfast System. But his old daily routine had nothing in common with the schedule of selling breakfast. Customer 1: What! In this godforsaken place, he dares to charge eighty-eight yuan for a steamer of soup dumplings? Customer 2: When i 224.2kReads8.5Score16.3kShelves

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    This book is quite interesting. The owner is very laid-back and enjoys a leisurely lifestyle, and his descriptions of food are quite good.

18. 68 说 I Was Promised a Gourmet System, So Why Am I Possessed by a Ghost? 说好的美食系统，怎么是鬼上身 Guess, Guess, Guess, I Can't Figure You Out, Sir猜猜猜不透君Modern Romance314k WordsOngoing Lighthearted comedy + food + running a business + rural revitalization + fake System (No suspense or horror, just everyday life and food.) When Xiang Yunduan was broke and about to sleep on the street, a voice appeared in her mind, claiming to be a “System.” System: Go bow three times in front of the “I Miss You So Much at xx” road sign, and I’ll make you rich! Xiang Yunduan: Are you nuts? The next second, Xiang Yunduan dropped to her knees. “Are three enough? If not, I’ll do thirty. System, ple 30.1kReads9.2Score5kShelves
19. 69 I An Introvert Runs a Stall Everywhere, and the Customers Lose It I人摆摊到处跑，顾客崩溃了 Meowblade喵刃Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted (Completed) [Food + healing + System + no romance] The ups and downs between food-loving customers and a heroine who loves to run away from her delicious food. (Not romance, just foodies’ pure love of good food.) The finest cuisine calls for the best ingredients and outstanding technique, brought together with customers’ ravenous stares, mouths watering, and an overwhelming craving to create a truly exquisite feast. Zhou Lin is an independent woman with exceptionally strong boundaries. Thanks to 4.2kReads8.2Score362Shelves
20. 70 烟 Cloudflavor Inn by the Misty River 烟波河畔云味居 Nine Lives, Eight Pastries九命八饼Ancient Romance284k WordsCompleted [Handmade Cooking All the Way! Slow-Burn, Healing, Not a Power Fantasy; Food and Business; Alternate World; Female Lead with No CP; Light System] [Over 80% food content; stress-free business growth; no irredeemably evil villains] [A few minor side plots appear as the story requires ♡] [Shen Xingyun was originally from another world. Carrying the memories of ten years as the head chef of a private restaurant in her previous life, she wakes up in the country of “Yueze.” She becomes a nineteen-year 162Reads—Score160Shelves

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    I'm recommending two slow-paced, but beautifully written food-themed novels. The first one has a romantic pairing, but the romance feels very natural; the food descriptions are excellent, and although the setting is a post-apocalyptic world with scarce resources, it creates a sense of self-sufficiency and delightful surprises! The supporting characters are also very well-developed; the later parts even brought me to tears. The second one is a newly recommended modern-to-ancient transmigration novel with a system. It's a new book, so I'm not sure if it has a romantic pairing. Although it's the author's first book, the author doesn't seem like a newcomer. It features a lot of detailed descriptions of food, and the supporting characters' stories are quite heartwarming.

21. 71 假 The Fake Heiress Falls on Hard Times? The Powerful Flock to Her Restaurant 假千金落魄？权贵挤满她酒楼 Also Known as Dui Dui别名怼怼Ancient Romance481k WordsCompleted [Food + 1v1, mutually devoted, System missions, building a career, ensemble cast] (A quick heads-up: There are many couples in this story, so please steer clear if that's not your thing. It mixes romance with BL, so please steer clear if you dislike that. This is a light, wholesome food-themed romance with multiple pairings, and its overall tone is warm and cozy. It is not a strong-female-lead story, so please steer clear if that's not your thing.) Synopsis: ↓ Yun Zhiyue, the president of a ca 1.9kReads8.8Score205Shelves
22. 72 都 Urban: The God-Tier Gourmet System 都市：神级美食系统 A Lump of Fatty Goo一坨肥嘎嘎Urban589k WordsCompleted What? You think eating at my little shop is too expensive? Sorry, our prices are clearly posted, and we have plenty of customers! You’re asking about my goal for the future? Nothing too ambitious. I’ll just make a few hundred billion first, then take Chinese cuisine restaurants worldwide! 194Reads7.7Score—Shelves

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    The second and last books are highly recommended! The others are alright too.

23. 73 疯 Are You Crazy? I Just Opened a Restaurant, and the Campus Belle Shows Up With a Child 疯了吧！刚开餐厅校花带娃找上门 Half a Popsicle半根雪糕Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Adorable Kids + Food + Campus Beauty + System + Everyday Life Running a Restaurant] Also known as: “Gourmet Cooking Starts with a Bowl of Egg Noodles,” “The Late-Night Diner: A Foodie’s Paradise,” “A Delicious Diner for Dad,” and “You Told Me to Be a Couch Potato, but I’m Determined to Be a Master Chef!” Su Feng chose to live as a couch potato, but somehow ended up bound to the “Universe’s Number One Cooking Master” System and became the owner of a little restaurant! From that moment on, his co 17.6kReads9.0Score1.1kShelves

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    Each one is a classic of food literature.

24. 74 美 Gourmet: The Truth Is, I'm a Max-Level Chef 美食：摊牌了，其实我是满级厨师 Sili Yangjiang四里阳江Urban1.9M WordsCompleted [Completed] [Illustrated throughout] Xu Lai was a max-level chef who transmigrated to a parallel world, only to end up as a one-star vegetable washer. The restaurant got shut down? No big deal! My cooking is out of this world. I can make it anywhere. Worst comes to worst, I’ll open another restaurant! Buried in debt? No big deal! Win a cooking competition and you get a ten-million-yuan prize! Lost my sense of taste? No big deal... Wait, what? You’ve got to be kidding me. How can a chef lose his 3.5kReads9.1Score335Shelves
25. 75 混 Running a Restaurant in Ancient Times: All Tricks and No Shortcuts 混在古代搞餐饮，全是科技与狠活 Bookish Cat本本猫Historical1.3M WordsCompleted What do you do when you accidentally get a kitchen that can travel between ancient and modern times, but you can’t cook? No problem! We crooked cultivators run our restaurant with nothing but technology and additives! Open the fridge, take out some scissors, snip open the package, pour it into a bowl, and put it in the microwave. Defrost for thirty seconds, heat for three minutes. Ding! Your kung pao chicken is ready, honored guest. What? You want a bowl of chicken soup? Coming right up! I’ll ad 24.7kReads7.8Score3kShelves

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    Immersed in books for ten years, accumulating over 3000 hours of reading! 📚 No genre bias, enjoys both male and female readers. Every book I put on my shelf is a high-quality masterpiece, carefully selected! Follow with confidence and you won't be disappointed. If you don't like it, feel free to come back and "settle the score" with me!

26. 76 世 Everyone Avoids the Troublemaking Girls, but I Take Them All In 世人皆避精神小妹我尽数收留 Mo Mi莫羋Urban400k WordsOngoing Spiritual little sisters, yoga pants: which one can make you stop in your tracks? ...Stop looking, this is the one! To give everyone a good show, I spent 6,000 yuan to live with a spiritual little sister for a month, together around the clock. What? You say that's still not enough? Then how about adding a System, too!? Gu Xingchen transmigrates back ten years and uses his System to turn his life around. Every spiritual little sister in the county follows him... Their world is on guard against th 44.1kReads6.1Score2.8kShelves

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    The first book is a system-driven, fast-paced novel with multiple female leads and no drawn-out plot twists... The second book is a angst-filled novel that's already finished; I read it all the way to the end...

27. 77 偷 After They Heard My Thoughts, the Country’s Biggest Foodies Were Shocked 偷听我心声后，惊动全国吃货大佬 Yu Shengsheng余苼升Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Mind Reading + Beloved by the Whole Family + Food + Heartwarming + Feel-Good + Intangible Cultural Heritage Cuisine + Distinctively Regional Dishes] Shen Huazheng transmigrates into the beloved darling of the Shen family. She has no System, no medical skills, and can’t turn out elegant prose, so she might as well lie flat and be a pampered little couch potato who spends every day eating and drinking. Shen Huazheng watches her father, Minister Shen, prepare to go out to a banquet. [What a shame. 15.9kReads8.9Score1.3kShelves

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    The eldest son of the Shen family went out on business, and Shen Huazheng looked at his overflowing luggage. "Brother's luggage is completely full. I'm afraid there won't be room for the sandwiches, hamburgers, cured meat, mushroom sauce, satay sauce, and chili sauce I prepared." The eldest son immediately emptied his luggage, leaving only a few clothes. "Little sister, look, there's still plenty of room in my luggage."

28. 78 女 Women, Don't Go to Northern Myanmar. There's No One There. 女人不要去缅北那里没有人 Mo Mi莫羋Urban323k WordsCompleted The world is beautiful. I won't be coming back in my next life. Bailu (a pseudonym) said something after returning from northern Myanmar that I still can't forget. She said: "When Heaven was taking me apart, it got the balance just right. Any harder, and I'd have died. Any gentler, and I might have had a decent life." My so-called best friend tricked me into going to northern Myanmar. That's when I learned that women here aren't even treated as human beings. Beatings, imprisonment, being drained 21kReads7.4Score1.2kShelves
29. 79 我 I’m a Farm Owner in the Interstellar Era 我在星际当农场主 Sanyue Yuqing三月玉晴Two Male Leads344k WordsCompleted After zombies in the apocalypse chewed on her like a head of cabbage, Su Qing was reborn in the interstellar age. A broken engagement? What a great deal! A kid to raise? No problem, I can afford to look after one! An entire planet is mine? I'm rich! 4.9kReads9.0Score540Shelves

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    Food-themed novels with two male leads are just so delicious 😋

30. 80 重 Reborn as a Food Lover 重生之美食爱好者 Cappuccino Rina Ice卡布奇诺瑞纳冰Two Male Leads722k WordsCompleted In his previous life, Ye Lan didn’t have many hobbies. He just liked cooking and reading novels. He’d been prepared from childhood to spend his whole life alone, but one day an accident happened on a plane. He thought his life was over, but when he opened his eyes, he discovered he had transmigrated to a world completely different from his own. This world was full of top-quality ingredients, and not only could he indulge his appetite, he also found himself a ridiculously powerful spirit pet. 1.4kReads8.9Score125Shelves
31. 81 盛 A Prosperous Era's Chef: Too Bad My Husband Lives to Eat 盛世厨娘：奈何夫君是吃货 Bearing the Boat载舟Ancient Romance453k WordsCompleted An accident sent Lin Jiu, a twenty-four-year-old Chinese chef, transmigrating into the body of a dim-witted fourteen-year-old girl in Jiangzhou City, Great Qi. It was a strange dynasty, but it was just as full of food lovers. So Lin Jiu drew on her excellent modern cooking skills to spark a food craze in Great Qi and lead an entirely new culinary trend. What Lin Jiu didn't expect was that as her fame grew, she would also catch the eye of a certain scheming foodie… 411Reads8.3Score106Shelves

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    🌴❶ The female protagonist transmigrates into the body of a very overweight person and starts making diet meals for herself. She also cooks for her father and brother to take to court. Her father, who has been engaged in heated debate in court all morning, brings out the spicy hot pot prepared by the female protagonist. The emperor, drooling with envy, keeps hinting to his father to give him some. However, the female protagonist's father pretends not to see this.

32. 82 厨 The Chef God’s Study Guide 厨神学习手册 Sponge Ball海绵球Two Male Leads1.3M WordsCompleted [Updated daily. Please subscribe, recommend, and comment! (ノ>▽<)ノ] The world is so big, you have to go see it! And then he arrived in a new world... To keep developing his skills as a chef, he had to start from scratch! New ingredients, new cookware, and a whole new family! The one thing that never changed was his devotion to delicious food. And so, Li Xiaomi became Li Xiaomi. Li Xiaomi: "I'm still a baby, really!" If you want to become a god, start when they're little! 1v1, slow burn, updated d 1.7kReads9.1Score157Shelves
33. 83 穿 Transmigrating to Conquer the Ancients with Food 穿越用美食征服古代人 Ru Yuyu如余余Two Male Leads222k WordsCompleted A sweet, capable little husband (the one who receives) and a doting, rugged hunter (the one who gives) A fluffy romance! A fluffy romance! Ye Zhiqiu transmigrates to ancient times. When he wakes up, he discovers that he's in the body of a boy who shares his name. This place is backward, and people don't have enough to eat or warm clothes to wear. Even their clothes are patched, and life is truly hard. To make sure they have enough to eat and wear, he rolls up his sleeves and starts cooking delic 293Reads8.6Score—Shelves
34. 84 重 Reborn in 1987: Hosting Banquets in the Countryside 重生八七：我在农村做大席 Foodie Who Never Gains Weight吃货不长肉Urban3.0M WordsOngoing I’m the best banquet chef in Rehe Township. Hire me for your feast and I’ll make you look good! A chef and food blogger in the age of big data, he returns to the 1980s to cook village banquets. In a word... nailed it! Don’t look down on village banquet chefs. There’s money to be made, meat to eat, and no end of lively happenings to watch. Li Chun is living a full and happy life. Don’t believe me? Then come on in and see for yourself... 43.7kReads8.7Score2kShelves

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    Overall, these three books are pretty good. They're not the kind with overly overpowered protagonists; the main characters put in effort and hone their skills through practice. The first book has no female lead and hasn't had any major plot holes yet. The second book also has no female lead and no romance; if you want to read something similar after finishing it, you can check out the slice-of-life game series next door. The third book is alright; it has a female lead and the romance isn't awkward. The fourth book is also very good! The family storyline is quite nice.

35. 85 厨 The God of Cooking, Starting with Breakfast 厨神，从早点开始 Meat Platter肉肉拼盘Urban545k WordsCompleted Gu Weirao was an ordinary architecture student who suddenly got a poison System one day. He set out on the path to becoming a chef, driven by the System every day, and eventually became a chef universally recognized as a culinary god. 28Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 86 四 A Pastry Chef Slacking Off in the Siheyuan 四合院里摸鱼的糕点师傅 Tomato Wonderfully Crispy Corn Sticks番茄妙妙妙脆角Male-Channel Fanfiction1.9M WordsOngoing A food blogger transmigrates to 1948. Does mentoring apprentices bring triple returns? “No Qin family, no Lou family, no hostility.” While everyone else who transmigrates into a siheyuan is busy fighting scoundrels and seizing opportunities, Shen Yan just wants to live like a lazy salted fish: as a pastry chef at a grocery store, he has little work and few worries. After work, he takes the homemade pastries from his pocket dimension, sits by the courtyard gate, cracks sunflower seeds, and watche 74.2kReads7.7Score4.3kShelves
37. 87 家 After My Family Fell on Hard Times, I Conquered the World with Chinese Cuisine 家道中落后，我用中餐征服全世界 Suddenly, Eh Ah突然诶啊Urban109k WordsOngoing [Food + System + comedy + heartwarming healing] Han Yuan, an outstanding business student at Imperial College London, is on the verge of graduating when his family suddenly goes bankrupt. After their fortunes take a turn for the worse, he's forced to remain in London. With no money and nowhere else to turn, he can only make ends meet by setting up a stall in his spare time. At his most desperate moment, the [Huaxia Cuisine Conquest System] activates! Make authentic Chinese dishes and win over di 8Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 88 美 Gourmet: My Snack Stall Has Caught the Eye of Universities Across the Country 美食：我小吃摊被全国高校盯上了 Chicken Breast Hunter鸡胸肉猎人Urban903k WordsCompleted [Lighthearted everyday life + warm and funny + perfect mealtime reading + super genius] Other people's kids studied hard from a young age, hoping for a bright future. Li Ang, on the other hand, grilled goose legs as a child, and somewhere along the way, grilled his way to the peak of life... Li Ang was reborn and discovered that he had become the eight-year-old son of a barbecue stall owner outside Qingbei University. In his previous life, Li Ang had achieved financial freedom by making snac 58.8kReads9.2Score11.1kShelves

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    See? I finished these a long time ago. I can't find any new ones right now.

39. 89 团 The Family's Little Darling Is a Tiny Chef 团宠福宝是个小厨娘 Lan Sejin兰瑟堇Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted After an accident, Ye Xiaoxin transmigrates. Looking at the thatched hut on the verge of collapse, Ye Xiaoxin vows to give her family a better life. Drawing on memories from her previous life, Ye Xiaoxin opens a restaurant and acquires property. In just four years, she has businesses in several provinces. She makes a fortune and marries into a general's household. Before her wedding, her family dotes on her; afterward, her husband's family does too. What? Her ancestors were high-ranking court of 71Reads7.3Score—Shelves

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    Ahhh, the first and third-to-last books are super good! You definitely won't regret buying them! [Please update more often!][Almost crying]

40. 90 穿 Transported to Prehistoric Times as an Oddity: I Stockpile Wild Greens to Feed the Whole Tribe 穿到远古当异类：我囤野菜养全族 Miaomiao Who Doesn't Eat Fish不吃鱼的妙妙Ancient Romance414k WordsOngoing [New Book, Unrated] [Ancient Farming · Tribe-Building · Stockpiling Wild Vegetables to Feed the Whole Tribe · 1v1 · Totem Warrior · The Whole Tribe Is Hooked] She takes care of feeding the whole tribe, and I take care of updating the story. Anyone here to pester me for an update, line up first to collect your wild vegetables. The whole tribe says Qing He is an oddball: she doesn't dress up, make friends, or eat meat. All she likes is stockpiling wild vegetables. When she came of age, she picked 3.1kReads—Score352Shelves

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    Good read, new book available.

41. 91 神 The Godly Chef’s Madcap Princess: Your Highness, Behave Yourself 神厨狂妃：王爷，你要乖 Phoenix Maiden凰女Ancient Romance1.6M WordsCompleted She was a top chef of the 21st century, but transmigrated into the least favored legitimate daughter of the Xiang Kingdom, a useless nobody who nearly died on the spot when she first arrived... Luckily, she had the Culinary God System. With delicious food at her fingertips, she would build a fortune, start a business, take down scumbags, fight for the position of heir, and cook to her heart's content. Hot pot, barbecue, crawfish, Dongpo pork, sizzling squid, little cakes! Let's feast like there' 31Reads7.1Score—Shelves
42. 92 鸿 With the Primordial Space in Hand, I Rule the Otherworld 鸿蒙空间在手，异世横着走 Gao Tangyan, Who Loves Noodles with Kidney Beans爱吃芸豆拌面的高堂燕Fantastical Romance530k WordsOngoing A bomb exploded, and a top special forces soldier transmigrated into another world as a lone girl. Luckily, the jade pendant she carried awakened a max-level Primordial Space. There was a spirit spring that could heal every illness, spirit herbs growing everywhere, and a divine nine-tailed beast by her side. She cultivated peerless immortal arts, farmed ten thousand acres of fertile land, used her medical skills to help the world, and crushed everyone with her power. In this life, she traded 7.2kReads—Score851Shelves
43. 93 厨 The Happy Cook 厨娘有喜 Qi Yao Yao柒幺幺Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted She was a famous gourmet and top chef in her homeland, only to transmigrate into the body of a country girl. And now people are turning up their noses at her cooking? What a disgrace! An utter disgrace! She had to win back her pride! With a spatula in hand, the world was hers. Watch this country girl rise to become a master chef, build a fortune, and make a name for herself! Isn't it said that gentlemen should stay far from the kitchen? So why are all the noble young men of Nanyang Kingdom crowd 5Reads8.6Score—Shelves
44. 94 重 Reborn in the Apocalypse: I Stocked an Entire Building and Won with My Little Brother 重生末世：我囤满楼带弟躺赢 Miaomiao Who Doesn't Eat Fish不吃鱼的妙妙Sci-Fi & Apocalypse345k WordsOngoing (Strong Female Lead, Apocalypse, Adorable Younger Brother) In the third year of the apocalypse, natural and man-made disasters keep piling up. Su Nian'an had given her all to help her best friend, but that friend and her boyfriend teamed up to shove her into a horde of zombies. As she died, she watched them divide up her supplies, her hatred eating into her bones. When she opens her eyes again, she has returned to ten years before the apocalypse began. The billions in her bank account are still 7.6kReads—Score691Shelves
45. 95 我 I Won the Prince Over with Instant Noodles 我用泡面征服了王爷 The Wind Does Not Speak风不语Ancient Romance538k WordsCompleted A modern-day God of Cooking is reborn as the eldest daughter of the prime minister's household, only to discover that both her parents are villains. Even the prince who keeps pestering her to cook for him is a major villain. Luckily, Lin Xiaoxiao is an astonishingly good cook. She wins the prince over with a bowl of instant noodles, and from then on, all the villains are won over by her cooking. Before doing anything bad, they make sure to ask Lin Xiaoxiao for her opinion. With time on her hands 39Reads8.6Score—Shelves
46. 96 留 A Student Abroad Cooks Up a Storm, and the British Media Calls It Cultural Invasion 留子做点美食，英媒说我文化入侵 Mu Xiaoduo沐小朵Two Male Leads1.4M WordsCompleted [Female-oriented! This is a female-oriented novel!] [System + two male leads, one-on-one romance + everyday life studying abroad + food + livestreaming] [Xu Ye is the love interest] [Career-focused] [Ensemble cast] [Slow burn] “Some international students become chefs, while others go after chefs (not really).” Yang Chuan eats in the cafeteria for a whole month until his soul nearly leaves his body. Just when he can’t take it anymore, a [God of Cooking System] falls from the sky! Using a recipe 8.8kReads8.6Score921Shelves

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    Watching this late at night made me hungry [crying][crying] and I kept swallowing my saliva [laughing crying][laughing crying]

47. 97 我 I Run a Cafeteria in the Interstellar World to Feed My Whole Family 我靠在星际承包食堂养活全家 Qin Yuli秦鱼里Modern Romance343k WordsCompleted Setting: Interstellar. Social issue: The rat race. Theme: Food. Ingredient level: Moderate. This novel is complete, so feel free to enjoy! The Qin family’s parents were scammed into taking out a loan to run the unpopular cafeteria at Star University. The original owner was a lovesick fool, obsessed with chasing the Lu family’s young master, to whom she was betrothed as a child. She drank, smoked, and got a perm that made her hair stand on end. After her parents suddenly died, the person who woke 3.2kReads8.9Score309Shelves

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    A must-read for anyone looking for something to read! There are stories where the protagonist accidentally travels to interstellar space and wins over interstellar diners with his roast duck rice; others feature a protagonist who opens a small canteen where the food is clean, hygienic, and delicious, earning rave reviews from customers. These heartwarming slice-of-life food stories are incredibly relatable and full of life – you won't regret reading them!

48. 98 收 Pack Up, Aze! The Special Task Force Can't Take It Anymore! 收摊吧阿泽！专案组扛不住啦！ Deep-Fried Golden Cicada油炸金蝉Urban443k WordsCompleted [Don't Be Fooled by the Low Rating, You'll Get Your Money Back If It's Not Good + Hilarious Street Food Stall + Unconventional Crime Solving + Disturbing Dishes + Interlocking Mysteries] Su Ze is bound to a food-stall System. He thinks he'll make a fortune selling food, but the System isn't quite right. It's great at cooking, yet obsessed with solving crimes and catching criminals. From the start, he sets up his stall in a residential compound late at night, alarming the local police station and 528Reads8.3Score100Shelves

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    The first book is about an undercover cop setting up a food stall, charming customers with his delicious food. No romantic pairing, but he's a foodie who's a heartthrob, haha! [Eating melon emoji] The second book is about a stay-at-home dad [attention emoji] who encounters various incidents while setting up his stall. He even contacts the police to solve cases. The third book [smirking emoji] When a primary school student takes over the cooking, the chef is no match for him. His culinary skills are unparalleled. The daily life is light and easy. The fourth book is about live streaming. His entrepreneurial journey begins with making fried pancakes, and then there's fortune telling. The protagonist's skills are maxed out, and he has a system.

49. 99 美 Gourmet: Why Is the Northern Wolf So Relentlessly Pursuing Me? 美食：北方饿狼为何对我死缠烂打 Sleeping Beauty of the East东方睡美人Modern Romance616k WordsCompleted [Devoted big bad wolf & sweet little white rabbit] Half food, half plot! Both leads are virgins, so read with confidence! Synopsis: Wen Zhiyi is a food vlog blogger. After working hard for a year, she finally fulfilled her childhood dream of taking her whole family on a trip together. Where should they go? The far north of China seemed like a pretty good choice. Later, she discovered that it wasn't just the country's beautiful scenery that was great. The men were, too... The man from China's n 6kReads8.8Score1.1kShelves

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    I'm so drooling! [Licking screen]

50. 100 我 I Just Sell Fried Pancakes, and You Say I'm a Spy? 我就卖个炒饼，你说我是间谍？ Little Flower Eats Cat Food小花吃猫粮Urban452k WordsCompleted [Lighthearted and fun, livestream jokes, comedic antics, no female lead] He transmigrated to a parallel world. Su Nan became the owner of a fried-pancake stall. At that moment, he was competing in a variety show called Startup Star. In his previous life, Su Nan had been a naive, clueless college student. How could he possibly know how to make fried pancakes? Luckily, his System awakened just in time. Except... [Ding! Congratulations, Host. You have successfully bound the God-Tier Spy System.] Su 2.9kReads9.0Score423Shelves

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