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1. 101 八 After Rejecting the Match in the 1980s, I Opened a Canteen at a State-Owned Factory 八零拒婚后，我在国营厂开饭馆 Fairy Pond Koi仙池锦鲤Modern Romance500k WordsCompleted [Reborn] + [The 1980s] + [Gourmet] + [Building a business] Shen Qingyue returned to the 1980s. In her previous life, her family drained her dry, and all three sisters were cheated by their grandparents. Reborn, she refuses to be a sucker again. She takes on the unreasonable troublemakers, and whoever picks a fight with her gets crushed underfoot. After splitting from the family, she starts a business with her sisters, opening a restaurant at a state-owned factory. The troublemakers fail to get t 3.1kReads9.0Score248Shelves

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   My mouth is watering! The first two books are simply amazing; I'm so drooling I want to chew on my pillow all night. [Admiration]

2. 102 绑 Bound to a Food System, My Little Shop Is Packed Every Day 绑定美食系统，我的小店天天爆满 Who Will I Love All My Life?一生醉爱谁Urban647k WordsOngoing [No CP + daily life + food + opening a shop + street vending + entirely handmade, no AI] After binding to a System, Peng Jie hopes to get rich by cooking and reach the pinnacle of life. But it turns out every dish he’s rewarded with must be practiced, and his cooking mentor is a senior administrator at KK Park. Every time he receives a new dish, he’s bound to get electrocuted. After making the whole street a hit, his greedy landlord raises the rent and forces him to leave South Street. Back in h 24.7kReads8.1Score2kShelves

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   If you don't read my books, you'll be incredibly audacious.

3. 103 七 The 1970s: A Sweet Island Life for a Cannon-Fodder Supporting Female Character 七零之炮灰女配的海岛甜宠日常 Glories Unspoken不言盛景Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Period setting + marriage first, love later + cozy life raising children + entrepreneurship] Lin Xia gets into a car accident on her way to a matchmaking date and unexpectedly transmigrates into a period romance novel full of angst, becoming the foolish cannon-fodder woman who brings about her own doom. The original Lin Xia sabotages the male and female leads at every turn, so the male lead takes revenge by sending her to the countryside, where she eventually meets a tragic end. After reading a 15.9kReads9.1Score1.5kShelves
4. 104 穿 Transmigrating to a Picturesque Countryside Home of Fine Cuisine 穿越田园美食人家 Su Muyi苏木衣Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted When chef Xia Dong wakes up, she finds herself transformed into Xia Dong'er, a pitiful little bean sprout of a girl. Her gambling-addicted father wants to sell her, her greedy mother wants a divorce, and she has an adorable little brother. She lands straight in survival mode on the highest difficulty. Xia Dong'er says, “Wait, let me eat some meat first and catch my breath!” Sweet osmanthus fills the walnut-stuffed pastries, while pearl-like glutinous rice is rinsed in well water. A lifetime of f 1kReads8.6Score146Shelves

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   My mouth is watering! The first and second books are simply amazing; I'm so hungry I want to chew on my pillow tonight. 🥰

5. 105 重 Back to 1985: My Self-Serve Porridge Stall Is a Hit 重回八五，自助粥摊火爆了 Meng Xiaocha蒙小茶Modern Romance1.7M WordsCompleted (Her Own Woman) To escape her stepfather's clutches, Su Miao falls from the 13th floor and travels back to the day her parents divorced when she was a child. She sees through her mother's cold, indifferent nature and her habit of endlessly spoiling her younger brother. This time, she chooses without hesitation to go with her father. When her uncle tries to secure a permanent job, he blocks the door and raises a huge ruckus. Su Miao leans close to her father's ear and whispers a few words. Her fa 22.6kReads9.2Score2.2kShelves
6. 106 团 The Beloved Little Lucky Star: Seven Big Brothers Spoil Her 团宠小福宝：七个哥哥宠上天 Wind Quenches Flowers风熄花Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Everyone’s favorite + farming + sign-in golden finger + delicious food + lots of sweetness + scoundrels have bad luck whenever they run into the little dumpling] The Zheng family has been hoping for a daughter for more than a decade. At last, they have a little girl. Zheng Dahu: “Heh heh heh, I have a daughter!” Her seven older brothers: “Our little sister is so pretty. Will she look at her big brothers?” Little farm girl Zheng Fumian: “My dad, mom, and seven brothers dote on me, and even my si 3.8kReads9.3Score446Shelves
7. 107 穿 Transmigrated with a Department Store: The Farmer Girl Becomes a Billionaire 穿越带百货大楼，农女翻身变首富 The Cat in the Book Alley书巷的猫Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Transmigration + department store + food + opening shops + mutual devotion Main plot: building a business | Side plot: a little romance This is a feel-good story with a pocket dimension. The heroine will casually bring out modern-day goods, so read at your own risk if that bothers you! She starts making her fortune by selling instant noodles! She opens barbecue restaurants, hot pot restaurants, dessert shops, claw machine arcades, beauty salons, and more, working hard to build an entire commerci 4kReads8.6Score378Shelves

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   Just look at the table of contents and you'll see—lighthearted and humorous food articles!

8. 108 睁 She Woke Up Clutching a Medicine Jar, and Her Whole Family Dotes on Her Like She's Made of Glass 睁眼抱着药罐，全家萌哭了怕化了 Ling Fei Yan凌菲烟Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted A doted-on family favorite + food + farming and business + sweet romance (a warm family with no awful relatives) Su Yinyin, a young woman who has never dated and is clueless about romance, transmigrates to another world. There, she has good fortune, wealth, and luck. Isn't she the legendary lucky koi? Her eldest brother isn't much of a scholar, but he loves cooking? Perfect! She has countless recipes and can turn him into a restaurant tycoon in no time! Her second and third brothers love studyin 3.7kReads9.2Score390Shelves
9. 109 我 My Cooking God System Is Acting Up 我的厨神系统不对劲 Little Wu Yu小乌彧Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted A cultivation-world massacre sparked by egg fried rice, and a bowl of black sesame paste that fools people into founding a “sacred Buddhist lineage.” Lin Xian, a chef who transmigrates to the cultivation world, is bound to the “Ancient Food Cultivation System.” He thinks he can reach the pinnacle of life by cooking, until he makes a bowl of egg fried rice. Everyone who eats it sees their cultivation surge. It has just one “tiny drawback”: their hair falls out. Overnight, everyone in Radiant Sec 604Reads5.7Score100Shelves

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   Lin Xian transmigrated to the world of cultivation and bound himself to an ancient food cultivation system, turning everyday dishes into supreme cultivation treasures. His cultivation skyrocketed after eating fried rice with egg, but at the cost of losing his hair. Overnight, the entire Guangyao Sect went bald, enraging Sect Master Zhao Yuanji, who vowed to search the entire Immortal Realm to capture him.

10. 110 穿 I Landed in a Fairytale World, and My Little Tavern Became a Hit 穿进童话世界，我的小酒馆爆火了 Graceful as a Swimming Fish婉若游鱼Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Healing + food + another world + fairy-tale characters appear + a little farming] While passing through a little fountain square in another world, Jiang Jiang came across an absolute beauty in a tattered dress. The beautiful older sister was leaning against the fountain, sobbing miserably. Jiang Jiang, a true lover of pretty faces, was heartbroken for her. With a grand wave of her hand, she brought the woman home and served her a steaming cup of milk tea and a sweet-and-sour berry tart. The 9kReads8.8Score1.4kShelves

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    This is a really heartwarming and slice-of-life story. I wonder which author used this pseudonym.

11. 111 兽 Beast World: Are All You Big Tigers This Clingy? 兽世：你们大老虎都那么粘人吗 Rong Yu榕榆Two Male Leads898k WordsCompleted [One-on-one + two male leads + beast world + transmigrate + sweet romance + System + happy ending] Veterinarian Jiang Sui'an died in an incident involving an angry patient, and when he opened his eyes again, he was dangling in midair above an enormous fluffy creature. Jiang Sui'an: “???!!!!” Where the heck have I ended up? Hu Bai was overjoyed. Not only had he completed his adult hunting trial ahead of schedule, he had also found an incredibly beautiful demi-beast. Luckily, now that he was an ad 7.9kReads9.1Score962Shelves

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    It's so good, I love watching it. I watch it every day when I don't know what to eat, and it makes my mouth water! [Shy]

12. 112 说 Whatever Happened to the Prince Who Couldn’t Eat? Now He Eats Everything I Make 说好的厌食王爷呢？怎么做啥吃啥 All-Sugar Hand-Torn Bread全糖手撕面包Ancient Romance646k WordsCompleted The short drama of the same name is now streaming. “A cheerful, outgoing apocalypse survivor who transmigrates into a book and flirts without realizing it × a reserved, aloof, picky-eating, scrawny mute prince” “A foodie story in a sweet romance, and a sweet romance in a foodie story.” Tang Zhixia, whose brains had been eaten by zombies, transmigrated into a book. She landed in an old-fashioned romance novel she had read shortly before she died. She wasn’t the heroine or even a supporting charac 3.6kReads8.6Score493Shelves

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    These are all food-themed novels. If you're reading late at night, it's best to have some snacks on hand. I highly recommend [Sparrow's Divine Work].

13. 113 红 A Feast of Delicacies: Dream of the Red Chamber Cuisine Meets the Tang Dynasty 红楼美食适配大唐，饕餮盛宴 The Sugar in Toffee酥糖的糖Fantastical Romance738k WordsOngoing [Handcrafted Cultivation, Farming, and Food] [Supernatural Tales] [Sweet Everyday Life] [Vivid Characters] [Building a City] [Claiming Land as Immortal Territory] [Running a Cultivation Sanctuary] [No System] Wu Qingwen, a transmigrator with a Red Chamber space, always thought she was following the script of an ancient food-business story. Until one day, she saw a dragon in a well. * Steamed pork head meat with rice flour makes spring water gush from a dried-up sweet-water well. Honeyed Eight-Tr 2.2kReads8.8Score258Shelves

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    Everyday life amidst fireworks × Supernatural tales and cultivation × Cooking and delicious food. Cooking can summon rain, and offering food can communicate with spirits; even foxes are so attracted by the aroma that they willingly offer gifts. This is truly interesting! Fans of ancient Chinese food-themed stories shouldn't miss it! [Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up]

14. 114 星 After Farming in Space, the Entire Internet Begged Me to Feed Them 星际种田后，全网跪求我投喂 Moon Glides Over the Green Shore月掠过青芜岸Modern Romance158k WordsOngoing [Transmigration] [Interstellar Farming] [Comfort Food] [Building Wealth] [A Reserved Male Lead Who Loves Food] [Cute Little Robot] How outrageous can a starting situation be? She's the real heiress, abandoned by the Ning clan after they drained her of everything, struck her from the household register, and dumped her on a radioactive wasteland planet to die. He's the commander of the Empire's Seventh Fleet, suffering from severe anorexia, with his mental sea on the verge of collapse, and strand 1.8kReads—Score361Shelves

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    This one!! It has a storyline about cooking, the subject matter is great, and it won't give you heartburn while reading.

15. 115 开 I Opened a Restaurant, Then Got Called Up to Cook at the State Banquet 开餐饮店，被叫去担任国宴主厨 Round-Faced Fat Chicken圆脸肥鸡Urban819k WordsCompleted Synopsis: Food + System + doting dad + everyday life Shen Yi divorces Jiang Ruoyun, the CEO of a publicly listed company, and leaves with nothing but the custody of their daughter. To his surprise, he awakens the most powerful food System! Earn money, and you get to draw prizes! From then on, a Shen's Restaurant opens at No. 14 Fuhua Road. He wins god-tier bun-making skills in a prize draw! Soft and springy, bursting with savory flavor with every bite! A passing schoolgirl is so tempted that tea 2.4kReads8.7Score218Shelves

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    I personally think all of these books are very good, especially "Refusing Michelin Three Stars," which is full of food culture knowledge and is excellent. "The Chef's Handbook" and "Otherworldly Chef" are both time-travel stories; the former leans towards science fiction, while the latter leans towards fantasy (the former has BL (Boys' Love) elements later on, so if you don't like that, don't read it (I only discovered this towards the end, and had to finish it anyway), but overall they're both quite good. "Liu Zi" is a new book, and I think it has no flaws except for being too short.

16. 116 我 My Online Dating Match Is Definitely Not a Dog 我网恋对象才不是狗 Year After Year, No Fish年年不吃鱼Modern Romance323k WordsOngoing Zhou Suiren found love online. Her partner was Nie Yi, a young man from the mountains with no parents, who earned a living selling vegetables and fruit while raising his younger siblings. Nie Yi had a cool voice but loved to talk. Videos of him picking fruit on his social media always came with his earnest, pleasant-sounding commentary. Add in those stunning hands, and Zhou Suiren, who was eating a peach, got so excited that she tapped out a message: Hey, want to date online? After starting an 303Reads8.4Score124Shelves

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    It features food, and the ingredients are all mailed to the female lead by the male lead—very healthy and delicious. The female lead is a great cook and makes very tasty dishes. Their relationship is online, and the male lead is very generous to the female lead, while the female lead is also very good to the male lead.

17. 117 拒 The Three-Star Hole-in-the-Wall That Refused a Michelin Rating 拒绝米其林评级的三星小店 I'm a Bubble我是泡泡Urban2.1M WordsCompleted After the internet influencer Liu Dao visited the shop, the breakfast restaurant the Chen family had painstakingly run for over a decade teetered on the brink of closing. After binding with a System, Chen Yang quit his white-collar job in the city and took over the little shop. Newbie gift pack: an ingredient identification and rating feature. The fresh pork belly from a free-range mountain pig that swims regularly has three distinct layers of fat and lean meat. After roaming the hills, its fles 3.9kReads8.8Score386Shelves

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    The first book is about setting up a street stall, while the second and third are about opening a shop. These three are among the best I've seen on Tomato Book. If you prefer a slower, more idyllic lifestyle, you can pick the second and third books, which focus on family gatherings and tea parties. If you prefer something more interesting, you can read the first book.

18. 118 异 The God of Cooking in Another World 异世厨神 Foodie Kitty爱美食的喵Eastern Fantasy2.7M WordsCompleted In this fantasy world, where cultivators can split mountains with a raised hand and sever great rivers with a kick, he begins his path to godhood with a tiny restaurant! The most beautiful woman in the capital, the saintess of the Ice Spirit Palace, the enchanting demoness of the demonic cult, and the emperor who travels ten thousand miles a day all become his devoted foodies! Faced with the flood of customers, Qi Xiu declares, “Each person can order only one serving of each dish per day!” What? 1.5kReads8.0Score172Shelves
19. 119 穿 Transmigration: I Use My Cooking to Support the Chief Councilor 穿越：我用厨艺养首辅 Orange Soda ui橘子汽水uiTwo Male Leads172k WordsOngoing [Two male leads, pure romance, food] What do you do when you transmigrate into the body of a debt-ridden ancient-era hooligan with a terrible reputation? Xia Yuchuan says, “No problem. I have top-notch cooking skills!” He serves up pancakes, braised meat, and all kinds of delicious dishes, setting up a street stall and then opening a restaurant, driving the crooked villains back at every turn. He only meant to focus on making money and getting rich, but ended up bringing home an aloof scholar. 8Reads—Score301Shelves

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    Delicious food and the imperial examination system combine to slap various villains in the face...

20. 120 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! 17.3kReads8.0Score1.6kShelves

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    Highly recommended! (#^.^#)👍🏻 Food is essential to life, and this picture of chicken, shrimp, and prawns is so appetizing! The content is heartwarming, and the dishes look incredibly delicious. So tempting! ૮₍ᵔ⤙ᵔ ₎ა!

21. 121 全 The Whole Galaxy Is Waiting for Me to Cook 全星际都在等我做饭 Sesame Rice Cake芝麻年糕Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted After an ordinary chef, Lin Shuo, transmigrates into the body of a good-for-nothing from a prestigious family who was stabbed to death and dumped on a desolate planet, she gains a rare psychic ability and an incredibly powerful physique. From then on, she enjoys a wonderful life of gleefully hacking monsters apart and turning them into delicious food. Everyone who tries her cooking ends up surrendering to her spatula. The city lord of the desolate planet takes her as a disciple and entrusts the 711Reads8.9Score101Shelves
22. 122 末 Random Stalls in the Apocalypse, Snapped Up by Every Major Base 末世随机摆摊，我被各大基地疯抢 Sweet Peach Cheese Iced Tea甜桃芝芝冰茶Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.0M WordsCompleted [Female-oriented] [Apocalypse management + invincible, no romance + top-tier hotties + lighthearted] Natural disasters + zombies A food-focused business story. Not fully automated in the early stages! Not a superpowered heroine! * Xie Purou had just finished her last mission and hadn't even had a chance to enjoy herself when the System dumped her into the apocalypse. She has to draw cards just to unlock food? From the start, all she has is a run-down little inn and a food truck, and she has to g 19.6kReads8.8Score2.9kShelves
23. 123 团 The Cherished Koi Wife: My Blind Box System Makes Me Invincible 团宠锦鲤妻：我带着盲盒系统无敌了 Chasing the Wind Across the Galaxy星河逐风Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance + lucky koi + cozy, family-centered pampering] The orphan Gu Ran transmigrated into the body of a young farmer's wife. Ever since she arrived, the Su family's once-bare cupboards seemed blessed by a lucky koi: they ate fine white flour, built a new house, and had meat at every meal. Gu Ran herself had a blind-box System, and threw herself into selling blind boxes and growing longevity flowers to stay alive, never looking back. “Today's limited-edition pink lipstick blind-box 2.3kReads9.0Score198Shelves
24. 124 人 The Little Mermaid Chef: Spring Drunkenness, Begonias Bloom, and Dawn Goes Unnoticed 人鱼小厨娘【春酲海棠不觉晓】 The Star Who Picks Up Scrap xin拾荒的星星xinModern Romance254k WordsOngoing Mermaid landlady x a young marshal who says one thing but means another | Food entrepreneurship | A love story that begins in a coffin and makes you cry When Shen Haitang woke up inside a coffin, she had forgotten everything. She remembered only two things: First, she wasn’t human. Second, she was hungry. The man beside her, who was said to have been dead for three days, woke to the sound of her gobbling up the offerings. When he opened his eyes, she was holding up a huge chicken leg, crumbs 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Perfect for late-night viewing, incredibly heartwarming. The female lead is adorable, a clear-headed career-oriented woman. The male lead experiences a rollercoaster of pursuing her in the early stages, but later silently protects and respects her career, helping her grow from a small stall to a shop and finally a restaurant. The food descriptions are detailed, and the family and romantic relationships are both wonderfully touching ❤️ hehe ฅ՞•ﻌ•՞ฅ

25. 125 我 I’m a Culinary God, and My Seven Beautiful Masters Depend on Me 我厨神，七个美女师父靠我养活 The Salted Fish's Little Home咸鱼的小屋呀Eastern Fantasy234k WordsOngoing At the Myriad Flowers Palace, I start with a huge black cooking pot. The witches are all vicious, and they're waiting for their meal. Xu Tianxiu, a master chef, becomes everyone's favorite thanks to his trusty cooking pot. He recruits disciples from the sect as delivery boys and starts delivering food throughout the world of cultivation. Countless cultivators deliver food on flying swords. With his own strength, Xu Tianxiu makes the sect flourish. 37Reads6.1Score—Shelves

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    Can you look at me?

26. 126 美 Gourmet Food: Serving Customers from My RV, I Had My Secret Identity Exposed 美食：房车摆摊，顾客扒我马甲 Second Miss Wang旺家二小姐Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The animated series is now live: [System] + [Gourmet] + [Warm and Healing] + [Main Character Has No Romance] + [A Few Secret Identities] + [Riches and Rewards] Original title: Gourmet: Food Truck Stalls, Customers Uncover My Secret Identity (Making friends through food and seeing the world with kindness. The main character sets up stalls at random all over the country, and loves to travel once a task is complete.) Wan Yi, a model from a minor agency, nearly starves to death at home while trying 3.5kReads8.8Score468Shelves

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    The first book features a female lead who is Shi Yi, a retired entertainer? If you find the first few chapters featuring male celebrities off-screen, you can skip them! There are no romantic pairings later on. It's a food-themed challenge game with random stalls, and the second and third books are also without romantic pairings. The fourth book has some stall and shop scenes? The female lead is Su Wan, teaching children how to cook, and there's no romantic pairing.

27. 127 穿 After Becoming a Dating Show Extra, I Cook Every Day 穿成恋综炮灰后我每天都在做饭 Pei Xi裴玺Two Male Leads147k WordsOngoing Sweet Romance #Transmigrate Into a Book #Dating Show #Livestream #Everyday Life #Happy Ending #Male-Male Romance #Underdog Comeback #Entertainment Industry #Food #Comedy # Overworked office worker Li Xing dies from working overtime and transmigrates into a dating-show novel, where he becomes a nameless extra who does nothing but cook in the kitchen. He accepts his fate and decides to lie flat, planning to quietly play the cook until the show ends. Who could have guessed that Shen Chi, the spoil 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [Sparrow's Masterpiece][Sparrow's Masterpiece][Sparrow's Masterpiece][Sparrow's Masterpiece]

28. 128 末 Apocalyptic Cuisine: A Little Restaurant from the Start 末世美食：开局一座小餐馆 anduuuuuSci-Fi & Apocalypse255k WordsOngoing [Food + Apocalypse + System + Business + Farming] Li Yue transmigrated into an apocalypse and obtained the [Apocalyptic Food Restaurant System], starting out with a little restaurant. She thought she’d never have to worry about food again, but it turned out she had to grow the crops herself and cook every dish herself. Even though her restaurant was in a business district, hardly anyone came by. She farmed, cooked, ground grain, and chewed on steamed buns. Little by little, she built things up, 157Reads—Score102Shelves

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    Try this book. What impressed me most was the recipe it gave for cooking: soy sauce and salt. That's really practical!

29. 129 美 Gourmet: I Take Over the Cafeteria, and Tsinghua and Peking University Fight Like Crazy to Hire Me 美食：承包食堂，清北抢我抢疯了 A Teacher for One Word一字之师Urban329k WordsOngoing [Gourmet, comedy, no romance, lighthearted, everyday life, recipes, tutorials] P.S. I'll use my ten years of experience as a chef to show you all the wonders of food. This is pure fiction. Please don't take it as reality! After transmigrating to a parallel world, Yang Yi awakened a Gourmet System. His mission was to take over a college cafeteria. From then on, the students of Qingbei began battling over him. Even the senior administrators of both universities got involved! Huaqing student: “Stud 426Reads8.3Score100Shelves

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    I've read the first three books and highly recommend them; there's nothing wrong with them, except the first two aren't finished. I've skimmed through a few chapters of the later ones, and personally, I think they're pretty good. [Smirking][Eating popcorn][Thinking]

30. 130 摆 Selling Egg Fried Rice at a Street Stall, Wielding My Spatula Until the Wok Smokes! 摆摊卖蛋炒饭，抡得锅铲都冒烟！ Riding a White Dog骑只白狗Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Food + Games + Challenges + Comfort Food + Heartwarming + Showbiz + No Romance After her contract expires, Shi Yi chooses to leave showbiz. By chance, she is selected by a food game, which requires her to take a little three-wheeled cart out to sell food every day. Level One: Sell ten-yuan boxed meals and throw in a bottle of water! The customers can’t believe what a bargain it is! “Boss Shi, I’ll have an order of braised ribs!” “Oh my gosh, you’ve even got king crab?!” “Boss Shi must be running 4kReads7.5Score420Shelves
31. 131 开 One Stall from the Start, Great Food All Thanks to the System 开局一个摊，美食全靠系统 Zi Shi Qi紫时栖Urban157k WordsOngoing Chen Fang had spent over half a year stir-frying rice noodles, yet he was so broke he couldn't even pay rent. Then the System arrived. A garden in a pocket dimension, a spirit spring, ingredient exchanges, recipe unlocks, cooking skill upgrades, and surprise prize draws. He thought he could finally turn his life around, but the System said: He had to get “genuine praise” from three special diners within a week, or it was goodbye. The first was the belle of S University. She devoured two portions 12Reads—Score118Shelves

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    Who would have thought that the down-on-his-luck stir-fry noodle guy actually possessed an incredible system? He unlocked top-tier ingredients by growing vegetables in a spiritual spring, garnered praise from three special diners in a week, received rave reviews from the school beauty, became a viral sensation online, and even wealthy female CEOs were lining up to buy his peaches!

32. 132 满 A Master Chef in Ancient Times, Going on a Rampage with a Food System 满级大厨穿古代，携美食系统杀疯 Crispy-Crust Mo Xiaobao酥皮莫小宝Ancient Romance274k WordsOngoing Wen Congrong, executive chef at a modern five-star hotel, has a kitchen accident and wakes up in the Great Yin Dynasty as the hapless daughter of the proprietor of A Little Shop. From the start, she's in hell mode: her father fancies himself a "God of Cooking" but makes dark cuisine every day, the shop is on the verge of closing, and the neighbors go out of their way to avoid it. Luckily, the [God of Cooking System] awakens! To save the bankrupt mess, Wen Congrong has no choice but to set up a m 4.2kReads—Score496Shelves

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    Easy and comforting food articles

33. 133 妖 A Record of Eating Demons 妖食记 Cai Wangwang菜汪汪Ancient Romance632k WordsCompleted The Wuwei Inn flourishes because people in this world always have so many wishes. Birth, aging, sickness, death; resentment, hatred, love, and feuds; love and separation; life and death. The demons at the Wuwei Inn love to feast on these human joys and sorrows. Long Sanniang is stunningly beautiful. She's a shop owner, a fine cook, and a guide. Her life is long and dull, so she opens a restaurant to hear people's stories and, along the way, take in a handsome young general. Open the most distinc 3.9kReads9.4Score686Shelves

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    Just look at the ratings to know how good these two books are! From the same author, they're simply amazing! They have delicious food, a great plot, a compelling story, and heartwarming emotions! Just look at them! I've read "Chang Huan's Restaurant" three times already! It's so good, you won't want to say a word!

34. 134 美 Random Food Stalls: Boss, Don’t Run! 美食随机摆摊，老板不要跑！ What Candy Are You Hiding?揣什么糖Modern Romance341k WordsOngoing [Gourmet] [Great with a meal] [System] [Street vending] [Feel-good power fantasy] [Romance] Gu Muxi finally completes the System's ten-lifetime mission and earns the chance to return to the modern world. But the System unexpectedly malfunctions, trapping her in a black hole with no one to talk to. Then one day, she hears a voice calling her. It turns out to be the Main System. To make it up to her, the Main System binds her to a new System and gives her the chance to return to the modern world. 1.3kReads—Score104Shelves
35. 135 厨 The Little Chef: Daily Life Running a Shop in Ancient Times 厨神小娘子：古代开店日常 Little Bottle of Floral Water小瓶花露水Ancient Romance758k WordsCompleted After transmigrating to the Southern Song Dynasty, Ji Zhitang just wanted to lie flat in peace. But with her family dirt poor and creditors knocking at the door, what could she do? No big deal! Braised meat wraps, spicy shredded chicken frames, deep-fried baby crabs, stone-pot bibimbap, seafood feasts... Modern dishes were just what it took to win over ancient palates! From a roadside stall to a wildly popular fast-food shop, from Taoyuan Town to Lin'an's top-tier star, her food business flouris 5.9kReads8.4Score612Shelves
36. 136 绑 After I Bound Myself to a Gourmet Game, Diners Started Chasing Me Down 绑定美食游戏后食客狂狂追 Thousand-Strand Soul千丝魂Modern Romance158k WordsCompleted [Food System] + [Pop-Up Stalls in Random Locations] + [No Romance] + [Heartwarming] Xu Youyou had just graduated from college and was unemployed from day one. After striking out with company after company, she was at her wit's end and decided to post online looking for work. She wasn't expecting much. But to her surprise, she actually found a job. The other person said, “Type 1 and I'll give you a job that pays a million a month.” At first, she didn't believe it. She thought some elementary scho 352Reads—Score135Shelves
37. 137 原 Genshin Impact: Opening a Restaurant in Fontaine and Making Furina Drool 原神：枫丹开餐馆，馋哭芙宁娜 It's Zhouzhou, Middle-Aged and Proud是中年的周周呀Anime Fanfiction354k WordsOngoing [Genshin Impact] + [Gourmet] + [System] + [Everyday Life] Xiao Yang transmigrates to Teyvat and becomes the owner of a restaurant in Fontaine that's on the verge of closing. Just then, the Chinese Gourmet System activates. Using Chinese cuisine, Xiao Yang builds a thriving business in Fontaine and wins over all seven nations. Lynette: "Can you do magic? How did you turn noodles into strands as fine as silk?~" Navia: "This roast duck is incredible! I hereby declare this our new Spina di Rosula he 77Reads9.2Score—Shelves
38. 138 摊 My Stall Was Smashed, So I Climbed to the Top with a Gourmet System 摊子被砸，我靠美食系统踏巅峰 Instructor Wolf狼教官Urban1.8M WordsCompleted [System, food, lighthearted comedy, everyday city life, outlandish ideas, comeback, one heroine, slow-paced slice of life] After losing his job at thirty-six, Wang Ping’an can’t find work and returns to the small county town that’s both unfamiliar and familiar to him. There, he starts a new life running a food stall. With his cooking skills and a boost from the System, he earns titles like “Wok King” and “Beast Tamer”... Wang Ping’an: “How slow-paced is it? The System doesn’t show up until chapt 2.1kReads8.3Score159Shelves
39. 139 让 I Sent You to Kindergarten, and You Say You Can Cook Six Dishes? 让你上幼儿园，你说能炒六个菜？ Tinpot Guokui铁皮锅盔Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted Su Wan transmigrated in the most bizarre way imaginable. In her previous life, she was a chef. Now she's the director of a kindergarten on the verge of closing down. She also received a Food System, and from then on, the whole kindergarten's atmosphere changed completely. Mom: Son, what did you learn at kindergarten today? Son: I don't want to talk about work after I get home. Dad: Sweetie, did you have fun with your friends at school? Daughter: How should I put it? They don't know how to pitch 10.6kReads9.1Score1.1kShelves
40. 140 靠 Using My Cooking Skills to Put Meat on the Whole Family’s Table 靠厨艺让全家吃上肉 Gu Xiaoshi顾小施Ancient Romance303k WordsCompleted Food · pocket dimension · sweet romance Title: South Mountain Smoke Also known as: How I Used My Cooking to Put Meat on the Whole Family’s Table A cozy, sweet little story~ Companionship, growing together, and love that blossoms over time~ This story is set in a fictional world. Its place names, countries, and prices have no real-world equivalents. This is not a wish-fulfillment story. If you want an invincible heroine, please move along~ … Ahhh! The Heir of Prince Mingyang has finally returned 1.2kReads9.2Score172Shelves

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    Both are excellent food and cooking novels. The first one is about a food blogger who transmigrates. The second one is about living off the land, with incredibly tempting descriptions of various regional delicacies.

41. 141 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 963Reads8.9Score101Shelves
42. 142 厨 The Chef and the Star 厨子和明星 Bei Ying贝迎Urban1.1M WordsCompleted In his previous life, he was a rising star in the restaurant industry, famous from a young age and immensely proud. He built his own brand, rose to the top, then plummeted just as quickly. In this life, after his parents pass away, he inherits the little shop his family left behind, all to protect the peace and her. 91.7kReads8.3Score11.9kShelves

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    The author's writing is good, the pacing is slow, and the single female lead makes it worth watching. [Admiration][Admiration][Admiration]

43. 143 种 Who Starts Farming by Sending Three Piglets as a Gift? 种田谁家男主开局送礼送三只猪崽 Green Robe青裳Ancient Romance1.7M WordsCompleted Completed. Dive in without worry! (Farming + No golden finger + Family life + Romance + Building a fortune + Cozy + No awful characters) No System! No pocket dimension!! No golden finger!!! No awful characters!!!! (We’ve said it three times because it’s important. The male lead appears late. The story focuses on building a career, with romance as a side plot x3.) Baihua Cave is a village deep in the mountains, home to nearly a hundred households. Everyone says it’s a poor and remote backwater. S 23.3kReads9.0Score2.5kShelves

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    Both are excellent food and cooking novels. The first one features a food blogger who transmigrates. The second one is about living off the land, with incredibly tempting descriptions of various regional delicacies.

44. 144 和 After Registering My Marriage to the Imperial Marshal, I Fled with My Family 和帝国元帅领证后我带家人跑路了 Drunk Bowl of Wind醉碗风Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Apocalypse Big Shot vs. Imperial Marshal] [Daily Life + Farming + Elves] Lu Wanqing was a max-level healer at an apocalypse base, with maxed-out healing and wood-element abilities. Just when victory was within reach, a max-level Zombie King appeared and targeted Lu Wanqing alone. In the end, Lu Wanqing and the Zombie King killed each other, and she was reborn in the interstellar age. Her new life was a disaster from the start. On the second day after her rebirth, she had to go to the Gene Sys 2.7kReads7.2Score244Shelves

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    😘[Added to bookshelf][Bump this post][Already hooked]😘😘😘😘

45. 145 成 After Becoming a Banquet Master, My Whole Family Knelt and Begged for My Forgiveness! 成国宴大师后，全家跪求我原谅！ Ouyang Zuiyue欧阳醉月Urban623k WordsCompleted [One Female Lead] [The Whole Family Begs for Forgiveness] [No Goody-Two-Shoes] [No Forgiveness] In his previous life, Shen Nanhan's life was like a fall into hell! His adopted son framed him and ruined his reputation. His girlfriend, who always put her brother first, sweet-talked and deceived him, draining his last savings until he was so hungry he could only eat leftovers every day. Later, when one of his adopted son's kidneys failed, his family forced him to donate one to save him. After squee 26Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A story of regret about food, and food that evokes regret [Already added to my wishlist][Added to my bookshelf]

46. 146 侯 The Marquis's Wife's Culinary Journal 侯夫人美食手札 Gu Yue顾悦Ancient Romance809k WordsCompleted A once-popular food blogger transmigrates to ancient times and conquers the land with all kinds of delicious dishes. From the countryside to the county seat, she goes from having nothing to owning a modest fortune. From being taken in to having every aspect of her life neatly arranged for her, she finds the whole thing a little embarrassing. Lin Yushi believes there’s no problem in this world that a good meal can’t solve. And if one meal isn’t enough, make it two. 897Reads8.5Score104Shelves
47. 147 娇 The Sweet Military Wife Is on Top, and Her Officer Husband Can't Take It 娇娇军嫂在上，军官老公顶不住 First Frost霜初Modern Romance381k WordsCompleted The short drama adaptation, Sweet Years, is now streaming~ The second short drama adaptation, Let Me Dwell in Your Heart, is now streaming~ [Military marriage + food + supermarket space + devoted couple + everyday life + love after marriage] Ye Muqi had just become a seven-star chef when a car accident transported her to the 1980s. From the start, she was married, and her husband was a soldier with a slim waist and long legs. For Ye Muqi, who had been single for 29 years, that was a huge plus! T 9.7kReads9.1Score850Shelves

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    These two books feature amazing culinary skills, with a constant stream of delicious dishes! [Currently working on my manuscript][Currently working on my manuscript] Highly recommended! [Thumbs up][Thumbs up] 1. [Military marriage + Food + Daily life + Arranged marriage to love] ✔️🔥🔥 Ye Muqi, a newly promoted seven-star chef, is transported to the 1980s after a car accident. She starts married to a tall, slender soldier, which is extremely convenient for Ye Muqi, who has been single for 29 years! 2. 💦💦 Tang Xi died, but with the wordless book given to her by her master – "The World's Delicacies" – she returns to the age of fifteen. This time, Tang Xi doesn't want to stay with her adoptive parents anymore; she just wants to return to her biological parents' home as soon as possible, to be with them, and to help them live a prosperous and happy life. With a culinary system in hand and superb cooking skills, Tang Xi believes that even without becoming a state banquet chef, she can still make a bright future in the 1980s!

48. 148 国 The State Banquet Chef of the 1980s 国宴大厨在八零 A Glimmer of Light一叶微光Modern Romance3.2M WordsCompleted [Imperial banquet chef + unbeatable cuisine + satisfying wish fulfillment] Tang Xi died, then returned to age fifteen with the wordless book of secrets her master had given her: The World’s Finest Cuisine. That year, the Tang family’s biological daughter was finally found, and Tang Xi was left behind by her adoptive parents. Out of guilt toward the true daughter, Tang Xi gave in to her at every turn, but all she got in return was her adoptive parents’ dislike and her childhood sweetheart fiancé’ 904Reads8.2Score122Shelves
49. 149 都 We're Reborn, So Of Course We Should Break Up First! 都重生了，当然要先分手！ Liu Er Liu Er六二六二Urban688k WordsCompleted [Food + cooking + farming + reviving a time-honored brand] [No cultivation] [The System plays a very minor role] [Food, cooking, business, and realism take center stage] Feng Bin is reborn in the 1990s. After breaking up with his wife from his previous life, he chooses to ride the wave of the times and seek his fortune in a big city. By chance, he takes over a time-honored restaurant. It all begins with saving the old establishment. With his superb cooking skills, Feng Bin revives the venerable 2.2kReads8.7Score107Shelves

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    The first book is a food-themed novel about a reborn protagonist starting by running a time-honored brand. The cooking skills and dishes are described in great detail, and the system has a very low profile. The second book is a cooking novel about a stay-at-home dad.

50. 150 食 An Eatery Keeper's Journal 食肆经营手札 Chive Pocket Stuffed with White Rabbit白兔馅韭菜盒子Ancient Romance510k WordsOngoing The comic adaptation is out. If you're interested, check it out! [Food] [Business] [Everyday Life] [Romance] [One-on-One, Both Pure] Ji He transmigrates into another world, where both her parents are dead. All they leave her is a restaurant on a busy street and a clan full of relatives eyeing it greedily. With no one to rely on and barely a penny to her name, all she has is her cooking skill. She sets up a street stall and revives the old restaurant. With a stove and a pot, she brings every flav 11.1kReads8.8Score1.4kShelves

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    It's incredibly good! The author's writing is superb; you can tell the author put in a lot of effort before writing it. The food is meticulously researched, and the descriptions are excellent. It's better than many highly-rated food novels. The only downside is the suspiciously high viewership. Everyone should check it out!!!

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