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. 201 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 3kReads8.3Score295Shelves
2. 202 我 My Whole Family Cooks in a Giant Pot and Goes Viral in the Western Han 我全家炒大锅饭，爆红西汉 A Fish from the South南边一只鱼Ancient Romance544k WordsCompleted [The whole family transmigrates + ordinary people + food and business + everyday family life + an alternate Western Han dynasty] The rating was just posted, so it’s a little low right now~ No contrived drama, and there’s a romantic pairing (the male lead barely appears, so feel free to ignore him; the heroine and her family are focused on building their business). A slice-of-life tale about ordinary people in a frontier town. The three members of the Lin family, village-feast chefs, transmigrate 2.1kReads8.4Score282Shelves
3. 203 胡 Nonsense! How Could the Little One I Raised Be a Villain? 胡说！我养的崽怎么可能是反派 The Moon Behind Spring Mountains春山负月Two Male Leads1.8M WordsCompleted Other people transmigrate with a golden finger to protect them, becoming invincible dragons among men without lifting a finger. Xu Lingguang transmigrates badly injured, with creditors everywhere and danger waiting the moment he steps outside. Xu Lingguang: I might as well find a rope and hang myself! But dying is out of the question. All he can do is somehow muddle through. To escape his enemies, Xu Lingguang hides in Ailao Mountain. They say the Chenghuang clan lives in Ailao Mountain. The Ch 16.1kReads9.4Score2.2kShelves

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   When it comes to food-themed novels, these are the only three I know, no exaggeration, and the writing is excellent. Don't be fooled by the low ratings; the plots are all great, I didn't find any major flaws, and the food preparation processes are very detailed. [Heart emoji] You won't regret reading them!

4. 204 穿 I Returned to Ancient Times and Reached the Top with My Cooking 穿回古代靠厨艺走上人生巅峰 Xun Chuyu寻初羽Ancient Romance149k WordsOngoing [Food + Everyday Life + Business Management + Farming] He wakes up in ancient times. Watch a master chef show off his skills! What surprises will come from the collision of culinary cultures from different eras? After being hit by a car, chef Cheng Yu travels back a thousand years. From the start, all he has is a thatched hut. How can he use his skills to improve his life? Selling wraps, making braised meat, cooking noodles in an iron pot and clay-pot rice, mooncakes and spicy crab for the M 230Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This book! It started as a street stall selling rolled pancakes and braised meat, then opened a shop selling barbecue, braised duck, crab roe soup dumplings, shredded chicken cold noodles, sweet and sour pork, salted egg yolk meat dumplings, crab stew, iron pot braised noodles, dumpling soup, and flower cakes...

5. 205 A The AI Big Shot Has Its Eye on the Private Chef's Wife AI大佬盯上了私厨老板娘 Being Shallow Isn't Wrong肤浅不是错Urban75k WordsOngoing One disastrous meal cost Yang Zhe 30 million in funding and made him see one thing clearly: the restaurant industry doesn't lack data. It lacks the people behind the data. To save his home and company, he stakes everything he owns and joins forces with Lin Manman, a private chef and restaurant owner being coerced by an anonymous person. Together, they bring AI out of spreadsheets and into the kitchen. With a day's sales, a new dish, and a birthday banquet, they put a working business model to th 23Reads—Score—Shelves

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   I only recommend this one book. Please let me know if you found it helpful!

6. 206 修 A Great War in the Cultivation World, All for a Bite to Eat?! 修仙界大战，只为抢口饭？！ Red Carp, Donkey, Green Crucian Carp红鲤鱼驴绿鲫鱼Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted [Gourmet cooking + immortal cultivation + scheming sect disciple + lighthearted comedy + goofy daily life + no female lead or harem] Zhu Fan transmigrated to the cultivation world and became a disciple of a sect. Just as he was about to receive his golden finger, something unexpected happened Zhu Fan: Anyone else know this feeling? I was about to become a tycoon in the immortal realm! Once my divine pill was ready, I’d ascend to immortality! But someone suddenly cut in and bound me to the wrong 14.7kReads9.2Score1.7kShelves

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   The protagonist transmigrates to a cultivation world and is destined to become a Pill God. However, a Chef God System suddenly appears and binds him to the system. He can use food to heal his injuries and gain spiritual power. The disciples are astonished, amazed that such delicious food exists in the world, and they go crazy fighting for it.

7. 207 只 All I Can Do Is Grow Vegetables and Cook, Yet I Became Cultivation World's Top-Tier Star 只会种菜做饭，却成了修真界顶流 Mr. Impenetrable不透君Modern Romance637k WordsCompleted [Hilarious and Heartwarming + Food + Farming + A Touch of Modern Cultivation] She inherited a cultivation legacy, and her innate talents were cooking and growing vegetables. She became the leader of a sect, but living in poverty was the norm. From the start, all she had was a ramshackle building, a patch of wasteland, and half a mountain forest. A leader with no great ambitions and four idle disciples. Sect leader Jiang Tingyun said, “In modern society, spiritual energy has dried up. Cul 23.9kReads9.5Score3.4kShelves
8. 208 穿 After Reincarnating as a Foolish Girl, I Used My Cooking to Help the Whole Family Thrive 穿成傻女后，我靠美食养旺了全家 A Dazed Little Rice Ball一只呆圆子Ancient Romance559k WordsOngoing [Transmigration] [Food] [Farming] [Healing] [Sweet Romance] [Family Life] [Romance] Su Yuan was once a top imperial banquet chef in the industry. After an accident, she transmigrated into Su Yuan, the foolish youngest daughter everyone in Creekside Village mocked. Fortunately, everyone in the Su family cherished her. Her grandmother and parents treated her like the apple of their eye, while her four older brothers protected her at every turn and would never let anyone bully her. Su Yuan immediat 55.1kReads8.8Score8.1kShelves

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   The writing is incredibly delicate!! This book is about a female protagonist who transmigrates to ancient times and can even enter her modern house, refreshing the ingredients in her modern room every day! She even replicates modern snail rice noodles and instant noodles for the people in ancient times! The interactions between the female protagonist and her family are also very heartwarming! Everyone, come and read this! There are so few readers, I'm afraid the author will stop updating, sob sob 🥺 It's a slow-paced, long-lasting story. There's a male lead, but he doesn't appear much. Highly recommended!

9. 209 宠 Dotting-Dad: From the Start, I Own a Restaurant 宠妻奶爸：开局一家美食餐厅 The Great Gourmet大美食家Urban817k WordsCompleted P.S. This is a sweet story about a devoted dad, food, and everyday life. No brainless showing off and face-slapping, and no mindless tycoon antics. After getting drunk over his failed startup, Su Feng unexpectedly met a treasure of a woman who looked like a goddess! When they met again, she brought him two adorable twin baby girls, and he gained a magical Super Dad Cooking System. Su Feng: “Make a fortune? Open a chain of restaurants? No need. I just want to provide for Youchu and my two preciou 1.8kReads9.2Score127Shelves

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   ①② Both feature a food-themed "nanny" system. ① Starts with a noodle shop, then moves on to braised meat and hot pot. ② Begins with a street stall selling spicy hot pot, then moves to a barbecue restaurant, etc. ③ There's also a food stall system, starting with stir-fried instant noodles, braised meat, grilled cold noodles, stinky tofu, mochi, and pomelo tea, etc. All three books have a single female lead.

10. 210 穿 Transmigrated as a Kitchen Maid, I Win Over the Devil Prince with Viral Dishes 穿成厨丫，网红美食拿捏魔鬼殿下 Wasabi Seed Squid芥末籽鱿鱼Ancient Romance312k WordsOngoing A food blogger transmigrates and becomes an obscure kitchen maid in the Third Prince’s household! Her immediate superior is the notoriously fussy and difficult Third Prince, a devil who beats and berates the staff whenever a dish fails to please him. No problem! This modern food blogger’s skills are the real deal! Milk tea, cream-filled pastries, and creative snacks make their way to the table one after another, and before long she has the icy Third Prince completely wrapped around her finger. H 20Reads—Score182Shelves

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    This, this, this!

11. 211 宠 The Dotting Dad: The Goddess Teacher Falls for Me 宠妻奶爸：女神老师爱上我 The Great Gourmet大美食家Urban1.6M WordsCompleted (PS: Sweet romance, one female lead, a dad-and-baby story, and food. Come on in and take a look!) Just before graduating from college, Su Tian meets his goddess, teacher Lin Weier. After the two, who once had a crush on each other, have three adorable babies, what kind of sparks will fly between them? How will they raise three kids? Luckily, Su Tian binds himself to the Perfect Dad System, and all kinds of rewards come pouring in. From then on, he rises to the pinnacle of life! This story begins 4.7kReads8.9Score312Shelves
12. 212 我 I Was Just Running a Street Stall, So Why Is the Female CEO Chasing After Me? 我就摆个摊，女总裁怎么追着跑？ Pluck the Moon with One Hand一手摘月Urban779k WordsCompleted [System + food + one female lead + street stall + lighthearted + healing + no transmigration or rebirth] After a wonderful chance encounter, Cheng Yan obtains a top-tier food System. “Is fried instant noodles really that good? How does a street vendor end up with people buying it for others and scalpers reselling it?” “What kind of xiaolongbao is this? College students from the neighboring city ride hundreds of miles at night just to get a bite!” “Dry-fried beef ho fun? You know it's the same ki 5.4kReads8.7Score389Shelves
13. 213 山 My Mountain Villa Connects to Another World, and Ancient People Come to Work 山庄通异界古人来打工 Wang Buhui王不悔Modern Romance1.9M WordsOngoing After graduating from university, Jian Xingxia inherits her grandmother’s farm. But the farm lies deep in the mountains, overgrown with weeds and surrounded by leaky buildings. After pulling weeds until she’s questioning her life choices, Jian Xingxia wails, “Can’t someone come help me pull weeds and fix the roof?” The next second, a twelve-year-old girl from ancient times emerges from the mountains. “Pull weeds? Easy. Just give me the wild greens.” A skinny old man with a face that looks fifty- 107.2kReads9.0Score9.8kShelves

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    Food, business, relatively relaxing, a good way to clear your head.

14. 214 完 Oh No, Even the Great Sage, Sun Wukong, Wants to Eat Tang Monk! 完蛋了，齐天大圣孙悟空也想吃唐僧肉 The World's Mightiest Little Fox宇宙无敌小狐狸Male-Channel Fanfiction6k WordsCompleted Oh no, even the Great Sage Equal to Heaven, Sun Wukong, wants to eat Tang Monk's flesh. 160Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is interesting.

15. 215 糕 The Pastry Queen’s Journey 糕点皇后养成记 Instant Noodles Are So Delicious, Independent泡面过于美味独立Ancient Romance289k WordsOngoing The biggest challenge of transmigrating to ancient times: no oven, no stand mixer. How can a modern baker survive? Jiang You calmly says, “No problem.” The earthen stove is too crude, so she builds a brick kiln and makes her own oven. With no proper tools, she ties bamboo strips together to make a whisk. She uses lard to create layer upon layer of flaky pastry, and cleverly packages her goods in bamboo baskets lined with oiled paper. Her Valentine's Day sushi amazes the townsfolk, her autumn-onl 29Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This food novel isn't mindless; it doesn't involve picking up pig offal or discarding other people's unwanted ingredients. The female protagonist figured out all the recipes herself through her own skills.

16. 216 穿 Transmigrating to the Great Song: My Fiancée Is a Transmigrator Too 穿越大宋：我的未婚妻也是穿越者 Big Big Big Rice Soup大大大米汤Historical201k WordsCompleted [Food + Soul Transmigration + Farming and Cooking] Being a rich second-generation heir reincarnated into the body of a poor young man in the Northern Song dynasty was already miserable enough, but one crisis after another came crashing down on him, while a vast conspiracy slowly began to surface... —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I'd like to recommend this new book. It's about a modern person who travels back to the Song Dynasty and makes delicious food. The synopsis even includes an interaction with Su Dongpo's braised pork. I'm really looking forward to it. It's a work by a new author.

17. 217 美 Gourmet: My Maxed-Out Cooking Skills Are Only for a Quiet Street Stall 美食：满级厨艺的我只想安静出摊 The Storyteller讲故事的人Urban775k WordsCompleted [The short drama of the same name is now available] (The protagonist never shows off. He's mild-mannered, humble, and hardworking. There is a female lead. Please don't read if that's not your thing, thanks.) A quiet, laid-back story about everyday food and cooking. The System is even lazier than the protagonist (it just lends a hand, it doesn't take charge). Xia Yu is a foodie who graduated from college not long ago. His dream is to be a lazy slacker. Then one day, a System drops out of nowhere 7.4kReads8.7Score508Shelves

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    You could check this out; it's quite well-written. It has a single female lead and a system, but the system isn't very prominent.

18. 218 灶 The Kitchen God's Daily Life as a Mortal Worker 灶君下凡的打工日常 Clear Little Pi清澈的小皮Urban471k WordsCompleted [Gourmet] [No Female Lead] After ascending from a small world, Jixiang served for three hundred years as the Divine Lord of Blessings, also known as the fourth-generation Kitchen God. As a newcomer, he found that the vast Heavenly Court had no place for him to stay. And this so-called post as Kitchen God involved far more than simply tending the fire and cooking. Did immortals really live on nothing but nectar and dew? Deeply puzzled, Jixiang gathered his things and returned to the trade he knew 1.9kReads9.1Score241Shelves

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    No romantic pairing, no clichéd plot twists. Honestly, it's better than the others on the list.

19. 219 摆 I Set Up a Stall and Make the Tragic-Novel Heroine Happy with My Food 摆摊，我靠美食让虐文女主幸福了 Yi San by the Water一三傍水Modern Romance559k WordsCompleted [Food] [No Romance] [Lighthearted] [Healing] [Funny] [Perfect with a Meal] Also known as: The Tortured Heroine Is Surrounded by a Bunch of Foodies Main plot: Food cures lovesickness In another universe, Lin Wei gazed at a certain heroine from her previous world. What? You'd chase someone across dimensions just for a meal? That doesn't seem very reasonable! Lin Wei was a top chef and a genius from China. Although she had transmigrated to take a job as a minor supporting character, a tool mean 10.8kReads9.0Score1.7kShelves
20. 220 是 It's Sesame. He Added Sesame 是芝麻，他在加了芝麻 Beef with Rice Noodles肠粉加头牛Eastern Fantasy469k WordsOngoing [Cultivation World + Food + Ensemble Cast + No Toxicity + Lighthearted Comedy + No Female Lead + No Harem + No Angst] After transmigrating into a cultivation world as a menial disciple of the Wudao Sect, he awakens the Culinary Dao System. The entire sect goes crazy competing for a taste of his cooking. From menial disciples and outer- and inner-sect disciples to personal disciples, elders, and ancestors, everyone gets involved. Their tricks are endless. No one is more shameless than the next. T 460Reads—Score102Shelves

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    This is a hilarious fantasy cultivation and food novel, with everyone being a bit of a goofball. Although the author only earns a few cents a day, he promises to update until completion, exceeding a million words, and he's a responsible writer. The author updates daily and reads his own work from beginning to end, correcting any mistakes. Have you ever seen a cultivator using Doraemon's bamboo copter? This book has it. Have you ever seen a cultivator playing a dance machine? This book has it. Everyone's a bit of a goofball, everyone's funny. The author gets more and more unrestrained as the story progresses, so read with confidence. Especially chapters 78, 87, and 88—the author laughed for two hours while writing them before he could stop himself from continuing. Imagine, even the author himself was amused; this book must be incredibly funny and a cure for all unhappiness.

21. 221 厨 The God of Cooking Takes Over, and I Turn My Sha County Restaurant into a Rip-Off! 厨神附体，我把沙县开成了黑店！ Jing Yao景媱Urban965k WordsOngoing [Food + System + No Romance + Lighthearted Comedy + Everyday Life + Great with a Meal + Cunning Protagonist] Original title: The God of Cooking Takes Over, and I Turn My Shaxian Snack Shop into a Scam! After his best friend stabbed him in the back, Li Zhibai somehow ended up taking over a Shaxian snack shop in the most expensive part of Jiangcheng, and piling up a mountain of debt in the process. Luckily, he bound himself to the God of Cooking System and awakened a bizarre talent: [Charge Based 141.4kReads8.6Score10.4kShelves

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    These two books are very good.

22. 222 张 Zhang Sangou’s Get-Rich Journal 张三狗发财笔记 Wandering Immortal of the Northern Mountain北山浪荡仙Urban2.7M WordsCompleted A comedy novel with absolutely no pretensions. A poor boy from the mountains refuses to settle for an ordinary life and ventures out into the world, carving out a place for himself through his own efforts. The cast of bizarre characters will have you laughing out loud. It gets more and more exciting as it goes. San Gou grows more mature and more cunning, with more and more schemes brewing in his head. In the end, he makes it! He becomes a billionaire. His journey is a whirlwind of chaos and laug 58.4kReads8.7Score6kShelves

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    Don't watch it, you'll laugh so hard you'll roll on the floor.

23. 223 拒 After Rejecting the Rat Race, I Opened a Farm in the Cultivation World 拒绝开卷后，我在修仙界开农场 Loves Fried Rice Cakes爱吃炒米果Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a Book and Cultivate] [Funny Everyday Life] [A Touch of Ensemble Cast] [Running a Farm] [Feel-Good Growth Story with a Strong Female Lead] [No Romance] [Friendship] Yuan Wu is born into the world of a cultivation novel as an insignificant passerby. On the day she reaches Foundation Establishment at fifteen, the long-dormant System suddenly wakes up and demands that she open a farm in the cultivation world... Faced with this sudden assignment, Yuan Wu would much rather keep sla 2.5kReads9.0Score387Shelves

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    Recommendation 1: An interstellar food novel, perfect for late-night reading. In the interstellar food desert, a group of big shots are captivated by Chinese delicacies such as roast duck rice, pea noodles, and osmanthus-flavored rice balls. They become obsessed with food, even banging their heads against walls for it. The interstellar university cafeteria even single-handedly boosted its enrollment popularity. Recommendation 2: A cultivation farm novel with a small ensemble cast. The female protagonist has a huge advantage; she's lured by a system to create a sunny farm and happy sect, combining pure spiritual energy, a modern toilet-themed guesthouse, a rare animal park with blue rabbits, flame birds, redwood wolves, earth bears, and a rare plant garden. A highly talented heir who's irreversibly devoted to eating, a cold but impoverished sword cultivator, a drunken sword cultivator master, a sect leader who's been eaten out of poverty by his disciples, and a genius disciple poisoned by his master's disastrous cooking—all gather together for a legendary and hilarious farm work journey, determined to become outstanding employees. *Slurp* Recommendation 3: Beast Taming and Food Novels. Qian Manman awakens a beast-taming talent that others avoid. From being tamed to taming, all she needs is top-grade stinky tofu, spicy blue shrimp, fried rice... And ten-star reviews from the beasts. Oh, and there's also an SSS-rank fluffy ball that calls "Mama," a proud and invisible goose egg, and a lonely little bird. Not ten-star reviews? Heh, the fluffy balls will have friendly conversations with you. Recommendation 4: Cultivation and Food Novels. Scapegoat Fairy, give me a serving of all today's delicacies! My darlings, these books are really super good, highly recommended!

24. 224 不 A Chef Who Can’t Grow Vegetables Isn’t a Good Landlady 不会种菜的厨师不是好包租婆 Whispers from the Southern Mountain南山枝语Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted At the crucial moment of his training, Zhu Ganglie crashes into Jiang Qingxi. Her vision goes black, then white, and... closes again. When she opens her eyes, she’s back in her life before last? In that life, she had land, a house, and a car in the countryside, but insisted on heading to the big city to make her way in the world. Before she could get anywhere, she died and woke up in another world. Her master brought her into the trade, and after twenty years she was about to succeed. Who would 1.1kReads6.9Score104Shelves
25. 225 综 Anime Crossover Cuisine: Starting With Glowing Dishes 综漫美食：从发光料理开始 China's Best中华一番Anime Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted [Jashin-chan Dropkick] + [Tokyo Ghoul] + [Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid] Lu Ping'an, who had spent two and a half years working as a chef after graduating from New East Cuisine School, is summoned by Jashin-chan to a crossover world. He gets a golden finger called “Trait Extraction,” and his first draw is guaranteed to be gold. He obtains the golden ability trait “Glowing Cuisine”! [Glowing Cuisine (Gold)] Effect: Your understanding of and intuition for cooking improve dramatically! Any dish you 10.9kReads8.8Score765Shelves

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    A crossover anime/manga series featuring food, including elements from the world of "Little Evil God" and "Dragon Maid," among others. The descriptions of the food are unique, not only detailing the flavors but also depicting the hallucinations caused by eating the food, with vivid and evocative imagery, similar to the reactions in anime like "Cooking Master Boy" and "Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma." Tsk, nice.

26. 226 重 Reborn as a Simpleton, I Became a Billionaire by Collecting Scrap 重生二傻子，靠收破烂成亿万富豪 Wandering Immortal of the Northern Mountain北山浪荡仙Urban444k WordsCompleted A ninety-three-year-old man from another timeline transmigrates to 1982. His soul takes up residence in the body of a high school student nicknamed Ersha, or “Second Fool.” The student is known as the king of repeaters. At twenty-three, he is still in high school. The original owner of the body, Wu Dazhi, was nicknamed Gouzi as a child. Despite his towering build and weight of over two hundred pounds, he was timid by nature and afraid of trouble. People bullied him constantly, but he never dared 10.3kReads6.3Score819Shelves
27. 227 穿 I Became a Wicked Farm Girl, Won a Man, Raised Kids, and Brought Prosperity to the Whole Family 穿成农门恶女，撩汉养崽旺全家 Mu Muzhi木木枝Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Paralyzed husband + farming + food + raising children + pocket dimension] Shen Zhi transmigrated unexpectedly and became a vicious woman who abused her son and wanted to kill her paralyzed husband. Looking at her little boy, skinny and grimy, her older son, a born troublemaker, and her sickly, beautiful husband lying in bed, Shen Zhi sighed. With so many mouths to feed, she had no choice but to roll up her sleeves and get to work! Luckily, she had cooking skills and a pocket dimension, so she w 5.4kReads8.7Score512Shelves

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    I've read all three of these books myself, no kidding, or you can come and yell at me. The first one is a pure food-themed farming novel. The male and female leads don't hide their identities and support each other as they build their culinary businesses across the land. You might not like the first 30 chapters because the original owner had a lazy and malicious brat, but later the body is replaced with a poor, suffering child soldier. It's a story that makes you laugh and cry, and it gets really good later on. Every character has their own story, the author fills in every plot hole, and every supporting character's story is heart-wrenching. The second one features a female lead with plant-based abilities, also a farming and food novel. The first half focuses on the female lead's culinary career, but later, with national turmoil, the male lead's younger brother joins the army and rises to become a general, with the female lead providing significant support. Once things stabilize, the male and female leads return to their farming and food-themed lives. The third book, by the same author as the first, is absolutely amazing. The female lead's exterior is that of a transmigrator, but there's more to her story. She has a cheat-like spatial ability brought from the apocalypse. This is a pure farming and food novel. While developing her culinary business, the female protagonist redeems others and heals herself. The little boy in the story is pitiful; I always feel sorry for him and shed tears. In summary, I highly recommend it. Neither the male nor female protagonist has any special background, unlike some novels that claim to be about farming and food, but the male protagonist is either a general or a prince, and the female protagonist is either an orphaned legitimate daughter or a princess of noble birth. They use the guise of farming to engage in palace intrigue and domestic power struggles, which is exhausting to read. We love pure farming and food novels. The fourth book, which I've only recently started reading, is a food novel about national destiny. I won't comment on it until I finish it, but so far it's quite good. The fifth book is about a female protagonist who transmigrates to interstellar space. It's a farming and food novel, and the female protagonist has a cheat ability—she can grow any plant very well. There's no food in interstellar space, but her cooking is highly sought after throughout the galaxy. It also includes a survival livestream where she makes trusted teammates. Overall, it's alright, and it's one of the novels I recently finished reading. All of these are completed works, so feel free to jump in!

28. 228 吃 A Foodie Extraordinaire, She Conquers the Cultivation World with a Single Pot 吃货达人，她靠一口锅玩转修仙界 Retired Salted Fish养老的咸鱼Ancient Romance756k WordsCompleted Also known as: Gourmet Girl, She Conquers the Cultivation World with a Wok Shocking! The Sword Sect Has a Little Girl Who Carries a Wok [Transmigration] + [Cute Pets] + [Gourmet] + [Foodie] + [Everyone’s Favorite] + [No Romance] + [No System, Farming in the Cultivation World] Foodie Zhu Xiaomeng had just finished her college entrance exams and was ready to enjoy a good, long sleep. But when she woke up, she discovered she had transmigrated into the body of a little girl fleeing famine. The gi 2.6kReads8.9Score292Shelves
29. 229 我 I Rose from Disgraced Imperial Consort to Noble Consort by Cooking Sichuan Cuisine 我靠做川味美食，从冷宫废妃晋升成贵妃 Jiang Xunjiu江寻九Ancient Romance13k WordsCompleted I rise from a discarded concubine in the Cold Palace to a Noble Consort by cooking Sichuan cuisine. 648Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A delicious article about Sichuan cuisine! Your mouth will water after reading it!

30. 230 穿 Transmigrating as the Wicked Sister-in-Law in a Farming Novel 穿成种田文里的恶毒大嫂 Shiyu Yanran时雨嫣然Ancient Romance429k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a Book + Special Abilities + Farming + Raising Kids + Devoted Husband] Tian Xiaowei, a polished white-collar professional in the modern world, unexpectedly transmigrates into a farming novel she once read, becoming the wicked sister-in-law in a story aimed at male readers. The wicked sister-in-law has barely married into the family when her husband dies. She cruelly mistreats her two underage brothers-in-law and even sells off her only sister-in-law. She’s so vicious it’s unfo 428Reads8.7Score—Shelves
31. 231 美 The Gourmet Era: A Level-99 Gourmet Hunter from the Start 美食时代：开局九十九级美食猎人 Yun Quantian云泉天Eastern Fantasy413k WordsCompleted [Food + System + action] Ye Gu transmigrates to a vast, boundless world of food, just as the “Age of Food” begins. There are fragrant coffee-pork chops, crisp outside and tender inside; fruit wine trees with a rainbow of flavors; islands that heal injuries and illnesses; and sniper trees whose leaves turn into roast meat when they wither. There are even “mysterious ingredients” that can make you a god if you eat them. Capture a Kun fish as huge as a mountain, feast on an ethereal “dream menu” 655Reads8.6Score—Shelves

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    "Food Era" is a well-written book and worth reading.

32. 232 隔 The Glutton Next Door 隔壁那个饭桶 Jiu Xiaoqi酒小七Modern Romance258k WordsCompleted A beloved hit from bestselling author Jiu Xiao Qi! A gluttonous girl vs. a culinary genius professor: this couple is so sweet, you can't get enough of them! Qiao Feng is still single, and there are three impossible problems he can't overcome: one, he's too handsome; two, he's too rich; three, he's too smart. When Professor Qiao, whom every top student idolizes, decides he wants a girlfriend, heaven and earth are shaken, and winds and clouds surge. Legend has it that Qiao Feng has an insanely dif 4.2kReads9.5Score668Shelves

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    The first book is about a high-IQ, arrogant, genius chef professor versus a "gluttonous girl" who scored 0 on a test but unexpectedly became his girlfriend. It's a lighthearted read with no angst, perfect for relaxation. I read this a long time ago. The second book is about a heroine who transmigrates into the body of a tragic, early-death mother in a novel. She supports herself and her unborn child by selling boxed lunches, eventually reuniting with her loyal husband, Xiao Jun, and finding happiness. The descriptions of the dishes are very detailed and feel very realistic. This is considered a classic. The third book is about a heroine who wakes up one day to find herself a mother. With a special ability, she opens a magical food shop where the food she makes not only makes people beautiful but also cures insomnia. It's the daily life of a beautiful woman with a cute child running a shop—the kind of food-themed novel you read.

33. 233 男 A Chef at Your Door, Healing Countless Diners 男厨上门，治愈万千食客 Bean Bun Rations豆包干粮Modern Romance111k WordsOngoing After losing his job and running out of options, Lin Zhaonan unexpectedly binds to the “Record of a Hundred Flavors” culinary System. From then on, he sets out on a healing journey, soothing hearts with food and comforting ordinary lives with the warmth of home cooking. As he heals others, Lin Zhaonan heals himself too, and finds love as well as a restaurant famous far and wide. 44Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is a new book, not yet open for evaluation and verification, but it's incredibly heartwarming, with mouthwatering food descriptions. Highly recommended!

34. 234 穿 Transmigrate, Farm, Get Rich, and Raise the Kids 穿越之种田致富养崽崽 Mu Muzhi木木枝Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Jiang Wanwan transmigrates from the harsh apocalypse to an impoverished ancient era, only to find that life is just as difficult. The difference is that she now has an adorable little dumpling, a handsome and dependable husband, and a whole space full of crop seeds. With her superb cooking skills, she can raise her precious little one, feed her husband, and help the villagers grow rich along the way... 4.2kReads9.0Score377Shelves

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    Recommended rating: A wide variety of delicious foods, including roast chicken, roast pork belly, mooncakes, dried plums, Mapo tofu, boiled shrimp, pickled fish, mushroom and meat buns, braised offal, braised shrimp, dry pot potatoes, spicy boiled fish, braised pork trotters, braised pork belly, Sichuan peppercorn chicken, braised beef, crab hot pot, seafood feast, spicy crayfish, fried skewers, barbecue, hot pot, etc. Story synopsis: First book: Completed. Super good, a time-travel novel. The female lead travels to a time of famine and is bought by the male lead. She has a space-time ability, can cook many kinds of food, the couple is harmonious, and they have a very cute child. Second book: Completed. Ancient setting. The male and female leads have a very warm relationship. The male lead is very capable; through studying, he eventually enters the palace and takes office. The female lead can cook many dishes and develops her family's restaurant, which grows bigger and bigger. Third book: Completed. With ample space and exceptional culinary skills, she raises her husband and child, enjoying delicious food and a heartwarming story without any messy power struggles; Fourth book: Completed. A heartwarming food-themed story that leads readers to wealth and prosperity through cooking.

35. 235 辞 After Quitting My Job, I Inherited Grandma's Little Restaurant 辞职后，我继承了奶奶的小饭馆 Graceful as a Swimming Fish婉若游鱼Modern Romance437k WordsCompleted [Healing + food + a touch of farming + slow-paced + everyday life] Wen Nian's new life began with a resignation letter. A well-paid job in the big city, endless overtime, cold convenience-store rice balls... She suddenly realized it had been a long time since she'd tasted anything like happiness. Steaming hot soup dumplings in the morning mist, soft and chewy cloud cakes with Pu'er tea in the afternoon, little river shrimp roasted crisp and red by Grandpa... It all felt like a distant, different 3.1kReads8.8Score433Shelves

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    ✨A food-themed story: The female protagonist quits her job and returns to her hometown to inherit her grandmother's small restaurant. Spicy chicken, braised pork trotters, pork rib soup—simple home-style dishes—are so delicious they tantalize a group of foodies…

36. 236 美 Food App: The Adorable Mom's Shop Goes Viral 美食app，萌娃亲妈开店火了 Fresh Orange Cat清清橘猫Modern Romance153k WordsCompleted [Food + adorable kids + sweet romance] After getting drunk, Yu Fanfan wakes up to discover she’s somehow arrived four years in the future. She’s skipped straight past marriage and childbirth and become a mom overnight. After hitting a wall in her job search, she discovers a food-god app has suddenly appeared on her phone. By opening a shop and completing everyday cooking tasks, Yu Fanfan unlocks one delicious food picture after another. Diners discover a super-tasty little shop tucked away in an 229Reads8.2Score104Shelves
37. 237 中 Little Chef of China: The Path of the Culinary Dao 中华小当家：厨道食途 He KongmengHome何空濛HomeHistorical276k WordsOngoing [Gourmet] [The perfect dish to eat with rice] [Ancient-style setting] [Chinese Culinary Master] [Feel-good novel] The imperial kitchen inspector kicked over his stall. “You run a roadside stall, and you dare call yourself a chef?” With the few ingredients he had left, Cheng Xiaocai made a bowl of scallion oil noodles. An old Taoist watching the crowd finished a bite and immediately declared, “I'll take care of the authorities for you!” It turned out Cheng Xiaocai was descended from a famous chef 45Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It really has that "MasterChef Junior" vibe! It's so good with rice!

38. 238 克 I’ve Outlived Five Wives, and the Sickly Duke’s Uncle Says He Likes Me 克死五个妻子，病娇国舅说喜欢我 A Thought of Books一念书Ancient Romance513k WordsCompleted [Yandere + sweet romance + food + love that grows with time + both devoted to each other + happy ending] Empress Gu was worried sick, because her own younger brother, Gu Huaixian, was already twenty-seven and still single. The enormous Marquis An residence was so deserted it didn't even have a maid, let alone any women of the household. The emperor had a headache lately, too. His greatest fear was that Empress Gu would come crying and making a scene, just to ask him to arrange another marriage f 10.4kReads9.1Score1.3kShelves
39. 239 海 Island Survival: I Save All of Huaxia with My Cooking 海岛求生：我靠做美食拯救全华夏 Silly Chubby傻瓜肉肉Modern Romance526k WordsCompleted At a time when resources were scarcer than ever around the world, a game called “Ocean Survival 1.0” descended upon every country. The game has four seasons: spring, summer, autumn, and winter. The longer its players survive, the more of their country’s depleted resources will be restored. By contrast, those who die too soon will bring disaster upon their country, making an already bad situation worse. Shen Xingluo enters the game with a food System, and a cooking pot from the start. As long as 5.3kReads9.2Score586Shelves
40. 240 我 I Turn the Tide in the Cultivation World with My Cooking 我靠美食在修仙界逆风翻盘 Half a Durian半只榴莲Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Food + cultivation + slow-burn growth + lighthearted, witty style] [The heroine is clever and a bit of a goofball. The hero is obsessive and crazy, with a sharp tongue, a soft heart, and a haughty streak.] Living in the apocalypse, Yu Guiwan had imagined all kinds of ways she might die, but never that she, a celebrated chef, would be poisoned to death by a pot of mushroom soup! Humiliated, she realized she had transmigrated. Even more humiliatingly, the moment she came back to life, her husband 2.6kReads8.9Score334Shelves
41. 241 穿 I Transmigrated into a Commoner's Life, and My Wife Tried to Hang Herself from the Start 穿越当庶民，开局妻子就要上吊 Burning Like Embers如余烬燃Historical166k WordsOngoing [Transmigrate + build wealth + raise a child + rise from adversity] Shen Yan is a full-time web-novel author in the modern era, updating five books a day. His readers curse him until he drops dead on the spot. When he opens his eyes, he's become the son of a disgraced official, demoted to commoner status in the Great Zhao Kingdom. Less than two days after waking up, he catches his wife, Song Wanqing, trying to hang herself. The dilapidated house leaks wind, the rice jar is empty, and he doesn't 59Reads—Score109Shelves

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    This book is great! Highly recommended!

42. 242 我 Surviving the Future on Livestream 我在未来直播求生 Wooden Gate柴扉Modern Romance510k WordsCompleted Lin Shu never imagined that after rescuing a black cat and falling asleep, she would wake up in the future, three thousand years later! By then, humans have fused with animal genes and are no longer pure-blooded Earthlings! Faced with the huge debt left behind by the body’s previous owner, she is at her wits’ end. After learning about the most popular livestreaming show in the galaxy, she decides to go all in, spending all her savings on a secondhand nutrition pod and launching her career as an 897Reads9.1Score102Shelves
43. 243 美 Gourmet Delights: The Ancients Are Stunned by My Random Videos 美食：古人看我随机刷视频震惊了 Lishen礼神Urban92k WordsOngoing (Short videos + Food + No CP + People from the past + Lighthearted) Jiang Xiaolan lost her job. While queuing for buns at Shuilian Park, she fainted. Then, while eating a bun, she was unexpectedly bound to System 5439. She could make money just by scrolling through videos, but she had no idea System 5439 was showing those videos to people of the past. After watching them, the ancients were utterly shaken. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This food-themed novel is quite unique. The female protagonist's shop employees are all monsters, and the suppliers are a family of weasels. I've never seen this kind of setting before, it's very interesting. Besides the food, it also tells stories about these monsters; the plot is lighthearted and there's no scheming or intrigue. It just makes me hungry when I read it at night (¯¯ԅ)

44. 244 重 I Returned to College and Used a Gourmet System to Make the Whole Campus Drool 重回大学靠美食系统馋哭全校学生 Spicy Cabbage Chicken Wings辣白菜鸡翅Modern Romance253k WordsOngoing [System] [Food] [Rebirth] [Business] [Comedy] [Slice of Life] Reborn in her freshman year of college and bound to a Food System, Shi Sui uses her secret seasonings to make delicious, aromatic healthy meals in her dorm, driving her dieting roommates wild with hunger. The aroma wafts everywhere, and the whole campus comes rushing over. The calorie-conscious eaters are thrilled, students studying for exams feel fully recharged, and one bite soothes the heartbreak of a lovesick upperclasswoman. Even 965Reads—Score111Shelves

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    Promote my rebirth food novel

45. 245 穿 Transmigrating to the Northern Song Dynasty to Become a Cook, Make Money, and Lift the Whole Family Up 穿越北宋做厨娘，搞钱带飞全家 Jasmine Soup茉莉汤Ancient Romance146k WordsOngoing [Ordinary Folk] [A Slow-Building Story] [Cooking and Getting Rich] [Plot-Driven] [A Touch of Ensemble Cast] Xiangyu transmigrates to the Song Dynasty, but her family falls on hard times just days after she arrives. Their restaurant is seized, and her father jumps into a river. Thanks to her extraordinary talent for making anything delicious, she gets a job as a cook in the prime minister's household. By day, she learns from Tokyo's top female chef; by night, she sets up a stall selling late-nigh 124Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Ancient-style food, engaging storyline

46. 246 王 The King of Glory's Random Street Stall: Everyone Keeps Telling Me to Get Back to Work 王者随机摆摊，大家催我上班 Fair and Lovely Moonbeam白白净净的月芒Anime Fanfiction1.2M WordsOngoing [Food + the Continent of Kings + System + comedy + daily life + healing + multiple heroines] After transmigrating to the world of the Continent of Kings, Qin Tian, a genius chef, awakens a System. All he has to do is cook for his customers, and he’ll receive cultivation power in return. And so Qin Tian begins a life of selling street food across the Continent of Kings. Beef soup at Jixia Academy Cold noodles atop the Great Wall Hot pot in the Three Kingdoms Candied hawthorn sticks and milk tea i 1.8kReads8.8Score147Shelves

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    A food-themed story set against the backdrop of a game called "King of Glory," featuring a plethora of delicious and incredibly tempting dishes!

47. 247 神 God-Tier Gourmet 神级美食家 The Sword's Name剑之名Urban3.0M WordsCompleted The countryside is beautiful, and the food is delicious. Fry up some dishes, grow some crops, raise some fish, play with the dog, and make some babies. That’s the leisurely country life of Qin Feng, the God of Cooking. One day, Qin Feng sat lazily in the courtyard of his farmhouse restaurant and lifted his eyelids to glance at the three foreigners standing respectfully before him. “Boss Qin, this is the president of our country, who’s come especially to sample your cooking.” “Sorry, we’re sold o 1.8kReads8.3Score159Shelves
48. 248 退 After Breaking Off the Engagement, the Foolish Princess Marries the Ninth Lord with Her Four Maids 退婚后，傻妃携四大丫鬟嫁九千岁 Clingy Little Tomato粘人小番茄Ancient Romance1.8M WordsOngoing [Palace Intrigue + Household Intrigue + Historical Romance + Princess Consort + Legitimate Daughter + Medical Skills + Two Powerful Leads + Cunning + Playing the Fool + Reborn + Fiercely Protective + Political Scheming] 99% of the comments are positive! Read with confidence! Su Qian, once the leader of a special forces unit in the apocalypse, died unexpectedly while carrying out a mission. With her portable medical space, she transmigrated to ancient times and into the residence of a great gener 22.8kReads8.1Score3.8kShelves

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    The male and female leads team up: a pure battle of wits where misunderstandings are avoided, only tacit understandings of mutual exploitation prevail. The female lead's cheat ability is captivating: her medical space grants her modern-day superpowers, allowing her to heal and save lives while simultaneously committing murder and robbery. [Heart]

49. 249 救 Help! The Disciple I Picked Up in the Mortal Realm Turned Out to Be the Immortal Prince 救命！下凡捡的徒弟竟是仙界太子 Jiao Ya胶吖Fantastical Romance375k WordsOngoing A soft, adorable little lotus with no System and no golden finger scrapes by in the immortal realm with her excellent cooking. Even a trip down to the mortal world to buy ingredients leads her to take home a cool, aloof young boy as her disciple. Who could have guessed that this sweet, obedient disciple was actually the crown prince of the immortal realm, undergoing tribulation in the mortal world? The early chapters are a sugary-sweet, everyday tale of a master and her disciple in the mortal wo 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A sweet and adorable little lotus flower, without any system or cheat codes, survives in the immortal realm thanks to her superb culinary skills. While scavenging ingredients in the mortal world, she even manages to pick up a cool and aloof young man as her apprentice. Little did she know that this obedient and well-behaved apprentice was actually a celestial prince undergoing tribulation in the mortal realm. The early episodes of their daily life as master and apprentice in the mortal world are incredibly sweet and full of life; later, the revelation of their identities and their reunion in the divine realm bring heart-wrenching pain. Mutual obsession and a "wife-chasing" trope create a powerful sense of destiny pulling the reader apart. Daily updates with no filler content. If you love sweet and angsty fantasy novels, add this to your collection and bookshelf—you won't regret it!

50. 250 穿 Transmigrated to Ancient Times: A Food Blogger Builds a Fortune 穿越之美食博主在古代发家致富 Lin Family's Dou Xiao Dou林家豆小豆Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Food blogger Jiang Yue transmigrates into the Jiang family, a household of farmers. The Jiangs are dirt poor, with barely enough to eat or wear, and life is truly hard. Fortunately, the family is warm and easygoing, sincere and kind to others. Jiang Yue decides to rely on her own skills to help the whole family prosper, starting with a little shop, moving on to a small restaurant, and eventually opening a grand restaurant, until they achieve financial freedom. P.S. A pure food-focused story, set 47.2kReads8.7Score2.3kShelves

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