Food Novels Focused Purely on Cooking, No Random Plotlines! 美食小说，单纯写美食，不要乱七八糟的剧情！

1. 1 绑 Bound to a Gourmet System, I Become the God of Food by Opening a Restaurant 绑定美食系统，我靠开店成食神 Dean Xiang香院长Urban829k WordsOngoing The rating just came out! Feel free to start reading~ (Food + no romance + System + lighthearted comedy + everyday healing) Boss Xie will never get a partner!! Your System and my System don’t seem to be the same~ Other people’s food Systems: max level with one click, instant culinary godhood, become the God of Food without lifting a finger! Xie Yan’s food System: start from scratch and unlock things one step at a time. Xie Yan spread his hands. It’s fine, it’s fine. Having one is better than hav 24kReads8.1Score2.2kShelves

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   There are no messy plots, just a pure food story.

2. 2 大 A Meal at a Song Dynasty Ferry, and You Serve Up the Soul of Hunan Cuisine? 大宋渡头吃个饭，你端出湘菜魂？ Deep in the Clouds云深Historical487k WordsOngoing [Food and Business, Ancient-Era Commerce, Daily Life, Raising Kids, Farming, System] Song Qiao transmigrates to the fourth year of Dazhong Xiangfu in the Northern Song dynasty, and from the start takes over Wangxiang Tower, a restaurant on the verge of closing. In early Song-era Tanzhou, where supplies are far from abundant, he brings the culinary skills of Hunan cuisine from a later age to delight travelers with a taste sensation spanning a thousand years! Pork stir-fried with chili peppers, fi 80.2kReads8.5Score10.9kShelves

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   Four food-themed novels. I highly recommend the first and third ones; they're all about everyday life in the city, light and easy! [Kissing emoji]

3. 3 跟 I Returned to the City with My Top-Student Wife and Became a Chef God at Jing University 跟学霸妻子回城，我在京大当厨神 Liu Er Liu Er六二六二Urban601k WordsOngoing [Period] [One heroine] [Dad life] [Gourmet] [Top student] [No System] In his previous life, in the summer of 1979, his top-student wife was accepted to Peking University, but she couldn't bear to leave her family behind, so she hid her admission letter and never enrolled. Then, during a terrible disaster, she and their daughter both died while trying to save her parents. When his in-laws came to pay their respects, they t 9.6kReads6.5Score622Shelves
4. 4 开 Inheriting a Distillery from the Start: I Am the Greatest Master Distiller 开局继承酒厂：我是最强酿酒师 On Ink, People Are Like People墨上人如人Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Brewing + Comedy + Everyday Leisure + Lighthearted + Massage] After graduating from college, Chen Dong spent five years being worked like a dog in a big city. After losing his job and his relationship, he left the city and returned to the town where he grew up, inheriting his grandfather’s distillery. Away from the 996 grind, he settled into a slower-paced life. Before he knew it, his little workshop had steadily grown into a much bigger business! The rating just came out! It’ll go up later! 61.6kReads7.3Score5.1kShelves
5. 5 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 127.7kReads9.3Score13.1kShelves

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   This is a food-themed novel without a romantic pairing. It's not just about listing dishes; every food described looks delicious, and every story is incredibly touching. It's truly a wonderful read! Highly recommended! Highly recommended! Highly recommended! I can't stress this enough!

6. 6 谢 I’m a Grade-Schooler, and I’ve Become a Culinary God! 谢邀，我，小学生，已成厨神！ Selling Egg Burgers!卖鸡蛋汉堡咯Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Gourmet]+ [Slice of Life]+ [No Romance]+ [Heartwarming]+ [Healing]+ [Comedy] “The only thing an elementary school student should be doing is studying hard... But I think Master Fang going to school is neglecting his proper work.” “I’ve finally made it to the front of the line... Master Fang, can we put your homework aside for a bit? Could you fry me some rice first?” “You think I’m waiting outside the elementary school to pick up my own kid? I’m actually here to pick up Master Fang after schoo 24.5kReads8.8Score2.4kShelves

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   Great! It's Lin Zhou's new book! We're saved! [Admiration][Admiration]

7. 7 随 Random Food Stall: The Boss Is Here, and the Customers Are Going Crazy with Cravings 随机美食摊：老板快来食客馋疯了 Stay Calm in Any Situation Z遇事不慌ZUrban107k WordsOngoing [Food] [System] [No Female Lead] [Daily Life] [Cozy and Healing] [Comedy] Xu Yang, a recent graduate, was laid off by his unscrupulous company just before his probation period ended. After two months of desperately sending out resumes, he found that the company interviewing him wanted to exploit him too. Xu Yang stormed out in anger, only to unexpectedly bind himself to the Food Stall King System. The System never gives clear instructions about the dishes, locations, times, or quantities. It jus 979Reads—Score176Shelves

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   No romantic pairings, no random stuff. I've just eaten three-delicacy wontons, shepherd's purse wontons, perilla crab, spicy stir-fried chicken feet, garlic stir-fried chicken feet, thirteen-spice stir-fried chicken feet, fruity spicy and sour stir-fried chicken feet... I can't take it anymore, it smells so good, I need to hurry up and cook!

8. 8 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Urban1.5M 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 152.7kReads8.7Score15.4kShelves

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   It's really good; the plots are all interesting, and there's no unnecessary rambling.

9. 9 全 Server-Wide Food Announcement: You Can Trade Orange Gear for Fried Chicken! 全服美食公告：橙武可换炸鸡了！ A Glimmer of Light一点幽芒Two Male Leads969k WordsOngoing [The rating just came out, it'll go up!][Two male leads + food + cozy everyday life + a catboy bottom who loves stockpiling and is an ace cook VS a laid-back, do-nothing gluttonous silver dragon top whose genes have awakened] Lou Wangyue survived alone for three years in a disaster-ravaged world, but in the end, he still starved to death, drooling two li before he passed. When he opens his eyes again, he's in a beastfolk interstellar world 3,000 years in the future, having become a timid, scrawn 15.6kReads8.5Score1.9kShelves
10. 10 随 Random Street Stalls: I Use Food to Lure Snakes Out of Their Holes 随机摆摊：我用美食引蛇出洞 AAAA Prosperous BloomsAAAA花开富贵Urban889k WordsOngoing [Food + undercover work + comedy + catching criminals + System + no heroine + no romance] Also known as Food: The Undercover Cop Sets Up a Street Stall, and Fugitives Beg Him to Get Back to Work Xiao Lan transmigrated into the body of a police officer in a parallel world and was assigned to pose as a street-food vendor while keeping an eye on a suspect. As it happened, he’d been a cooking genius in his previous life. This was right up his alley. The next day, a tricycle loaded with top-tier food 9.9kReads9.4Score869Shelves
11. 11 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 8.8kReads8.6Score926Shelves
12. 12 我 Opening a Little Restaurant in Shengjing 我在盛京开小馆 Four Bayberries四颗杨梅Ancient Romance381k WordsCompleted [Alternate world, slow burn, not a wish-fulfillment novel, food + court intrigue + transmigration. Read with caution if that’s not your thing.] Miss Li’s Changhuan Eatery, tucked away on Qingxing Alley, serves delicious food at affordable prices. The officials who get up early for roll call tug at their increasingly tight uniforms, but still can’t help ordering another bowl of fresh pork wontons. Pei Hongzhi happened to eat there once and discovered that Miss Li didn’t just make excellent breakf 27.9kReads9.4Score3.7kShelves

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    These are must-read food-themed novels, especially the first one, which is my current favorite. I absolutely adore the female lead. I don't want to spoil the reading experience, but you'll definitely be captivated by her charm as you read on. The food descriptions in the second book are fantastic; reading it in bed last night made me incredibly hungry. The romance between the male and female leads is very delicate and natural. The third book is a time-travel story set in the past, a bit funny and silly, but quite interesting. If you like this type of story, give it a try. The fourth book is a heartwarming modern novel, incredibly healing, full of life, with a gentle, flowing romance that reveals happiness in its ordinariness.

13. 13 带 Bringing a Tiny Kitchen to Cook for an Entire Ancient Army Camp 带小厨房在古代军营做大锅饭 Xiao Mihu小迷胡Ancient Romance201k WordsCompleted Yun Shu, a modern food blogger, had finally worked hard for years to buy an apartment in the big city. But on the very first day after moving into her new home, she inexplicably transmigrated to a dynasty called Great Yan. The food here was plain. People only knew how to boil or steam their ingredients, making it a veritable culinary desert. Having grown up immersed in Chinese food culture, Yun Shu had no choice but to cook for herself and make sure she had enough to eat. To survive, she found a 4.9kReads8.2Score343Shelves
14. 14 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 30.8kReads9.6Score3.7kShelves
15. 15 给 A Little Taste of Chinese Cuisine to Spice Up Food Wars! 给食戟之灵来点小小的中餐震撼 Zhongxi仲系Anime Fanfiction1.3M WordsOngoing [Food Wars! fanfic + No romance + Serious cooking + Lighthearted] Shen Mo, a somewhat well-known Chinese chef, transmigrates by accident. In this world, it seems that cooking skills can determine just about everything? I’ll try to keep all the recipes grounded in reality, and describe the cooking process in fairly complete detail. This is a free platform, after all, so feel free to use them as recipes if you like. If not, you can just skip those parts. 3.6kReads9.3Score254Shelves

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    This is the story of the protagonist transmigrating into the anime "Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma," and it's quite serious 😎. The protagonist's alterations to the plot weren't particularly objectionable, and at the beginning, the protagonist's strength was greater than the main character's in the anime. The book also describes the cooking process. I really like this novel 🥰 Everyone is welcome to check it out!

16. 16 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 15kReads9.2Score1.7kShelves

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    (First book) Long live the King of Pig Trotters! The descriptions of food are very detailed, and some passages are quite funny. It made me hungry in the middle of the night while reading it. It currently has over 230 chapters. (Second book) A completed novel, it's also quite funny. The reason there's no romantic pairing is because the author doesn't have a lover. It made me hungry too! How annoying! I read both of these books at night, and I even got up in the middle of the night to braise pig trotters and make soup. It's so annoying! I advise everyone to read them during the day, otherwise you'll get hungry easily (this is just my personal opinion, maybe because I'm a bit of a glutton).

17. 17 系 After the System Woke Up, I Started Selling Snacks at My Stall! 系统苏醒后，我摆摊卖上小吃了！ Shengsheng Shushu生生疏Urban879k WordsOngoing [System + local specialties from all over + easygoing comfort read + no heroine] The System wakes up after nearly a year of slumber. The good news: a galactic undocumented immigrant has become a street-food cook and now has an identity. The bad news: after the System spent the Host’s money and went through a whole series of operations, Lin Su is now over 280,000 yuan in debt. Fortunately, the System delivers. It knows exactly what our ancestors would choose, and serves up hulutou, fish-shaped do 8.3kReads8.7Score1.2kShelves

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    The first book seems to be about street food stalls, with the protagonist being a pure foodie, which is quite interesting. The second book is a typical street food stall story with a few fresh twists. The third book doesn't have a system; it's a time-travel story with a comfortable pace and a main plot, so you can read it at your own pace. The fourth book also doesn't have a system; it's a clean, simple food novel? I finished it in a very easy-to-read way, but it's a story that leaves you wanting more, not a typical street food novel. The fifth book seems to be a story about saving and healing street food stalls? It even includes a cross-world map. All five books have good descriptions of food, not the traditional kind that starts with fried rice. Each has its own unique cuisine.

18. 18 异 A Long Journey in Another World 异界旅途漫漫 The Mountain Moon Knows Not of You山月不知君Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsOngoing [No System + Original Story + Ensemble Cast + No Brain-Dead Characters + Fast-Paced + Pure Romance] I’m dedicated to creating a different kind of world and bringing everyone a fresh new thrill, along with a more realistic experience! The rain fell without letup, day after gloomy day. Beneath the curtain of rain... Travelers from another world, I’d like you to finish this terrible game of chess for me. Anyone can be a chess piece, anyone can be sacrificed. All living beings are players in this ga 5.8kReads—Score334Shelves

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    How about giving this a try? It's absolutely divine! The more you read, the more captivating it becomes! Every beginning and character introduction is intricately connected by a powerful causal system. I highly recommend this isekai (another world) novel to my family—a truly amazing read. The thrilling plot, logically sound plot twists, and exquisite aesthetics make it an absolute must-read this year.

19. 19 身 Why Would a God of Cooking Need a System? 身为厨神的我要什么系统？ Bubble Peak泡泡峰Urban236k WordsOngoing Liu Nian, a top modern chef, transmigrates to a parallel world. He's bound to a useless System. His beginner quest: sell 300 grilled chicken legs. But he slacks off and grills only half a chicken a day. Then a new quest forces him to open for business. The whole scene changes. A surge of customers floods the snack street. Just as everyone is raving about how delicious the food is, the owner disappears in the second week. Is this what you call setting up a stall at random? Who made this roujiamo? 8Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 20 厨 God of Cooking: A Little Restaurant from the Start, Making the Cultivation World Drool 厨神：开局小食肆，馋哭修真界 Qi Muzi栖木子Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted Gourmet, healing, no System, no romance, raising a daughter. After transmigrating from the apocalypse to the Cultivation Realm, Yang Feng runs a small eatery. Despite its humble size, the place is packed with big shots from every realm. The Demon Clan's holy maiden: “Waaah, mapo tofu is so delicious! I accidentally ate three more buckets of rice.” A sect leader: “The giant pork knuckle is the best! I can polish off ten in one go!” A celestial master: “I’ve read the signs, and today is a good day 3.8kReads8.7Score350Shelves
21. 21 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 1.9kReads9.1Score231Shelves
22. 22 万 Setting Up Stalls Across the Multiverse: Every Race Deserves a Good Meal 万界随机摆摊，无论种族好好吃饭 Meow Bubble喵呜泡Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [Gourmet] [No Romance] [Everyday Life] [Comedy] [Cozy] [Healing] [Perfect with a Meal] Cheng Ran passed away peacefully at the end of a fulfilling life, with no regrets. Suddenly, a System popped up, wailing: “Master, could you work a little overtime? It’s urgent!!” Cheng Ran hesitated, so the System randomly picked a spot for a food stall. After the first customer showed up... What was there to think about? The customer is king, and eating comes first! A bowl of wontons in a narrow alley, h 874Reads8.1Score114Shelves
23. 23 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 28.8kReads9.2Score4.8kShelves

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    It's not specifically about food, but it's very engaging.

24. 24 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 228.2kReads8.5Score16.7kShelves

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    I personally really like the first book; I'm still studying the second one.

25. 25 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Urban969k 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 144.4kReads8.6Score10.3kShelves
26. 26 被 Bought Home by a Rough Country Man, the Sweet Wife Brings Him Endless Luck 被糙汉买回家，娇软媳妇超旺夫 This Cutie Is Called Guagua本萌叫呱呱Ancient Romance400k WordsCompleted [Sweet romance + devoted to each other + marriage first, love later + no awful relatives] [Cozy farming + adorable child + alternate world + pocket dimension] Luo Ge, a petite and soft-hearted food blogger who blushed easily, unexpectedly transmigrated. As an unregistered nobody, she found it impossible to get by in this unfamiliar ancient world. To survive in this era, she found herself a husband on the cheap. She only meant to stay alive, but never expected to gain an unexpected happiness. Who 10.3kReads9.3Score1kShelves

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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.

27. 27 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... 4.1kReads9.0Score374Shelves
28. 28 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 46.1kReads8.7Score2.2kShelves
29. 29 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 5.2kReads8.0Score410Shelves

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    Both are about food, and the female lead's cooking skills are absolutely amazing, driving all the foodies crazy with envy! ① The first one is a modern street food novel, with a different location every week. The 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 bunch of gluttons. Even nobles in the palace can shake hands and make peace just to eat the food at the street stalls. Court 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 too.

30. 30 食 The God of Food Is Here 食神来了 Fermented Rice Radish Skin酒酿萝卜皮Urban1.3M WordsCompleted Three years after hanging up his cleaver, Ye Gui, head chef of the state banquet kitchen, makes his comeback. This time, he’s returning by livestreaming visits to restaurants. The book is also known as: “Death Has Arrived,” “The God of Food Livestreams Restaurant Visits, and Chefs Around the World Panic,” “The Food Safety Act,” “A Chef Must Stay True to His Principles,” “The Streamer Says You’re Going to Jail, So You’re Really Going to Jail,” and “Fact-Checkers, This Is What Real Fact-Checking L 1kReads8.7Score100Shelves

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    Fishy's here to recommend some books! [Kiss][Kiss][Kiss] ① No romance, the protagonist is a chef specializing in state banquets, possesses a Food God System, and livestreams his restaurant reviews. "I'm just a streamer who enjoys exploring restaurants, sending people to court, and educating people about the Food Safety Law!" ② Single female lead, the protagonist has a food system, starts from a small stall, takes over the canteen, contracts it, and reaches the pinnacle. ③ No romance, the protagonist starts unemployed, selling boxed lunches with a cheat-like ability.

31. 31 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. 15.4kReads8.9Score1.3kShelves

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    Food is the eternal theme, and this is the pinnacle of culinary literature! Absolutely amazing! ① The female lead can cook a multitude of dishes, even bringing meals to court for her father and brother, making all the officials and the emperor drool. She even opens a food street, and the three most powerful figures in the palace frequently sneak out to check it out… ② Don't be fooled by the title; this is a food-themed novel. The female lead can cook a wide variety of dishes, mostly snacks… ③ It's a quirky, randomly set-up story: selling stinky tofu outside a prince's gate, boxed lunches at a deserted dock, and snacks outside a coffin shop—all of which sell out instantly… ④ The female lead transmigrates into a 200-pound (100 kg) overweight woman, cooks diet meals, and brings meals to her father, who then gives her a huge food box… These four food-themed novels are highly recommended—each one a gem!

32. 32 穿 After Transmigrating Into a Shady Profession, I Lead Everyone to the Straight and Narrow 穿成不良从业者后我带全员从良 2 Chuan2川Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The second version of the animated series is now live. Search for "Yanhuo Fanlou". An alternate world + food + farming + the rise of a bankrupt brothel madam + female solidarity. (Slow-paced, not a power fantasy. Neither the male nor female characters are perfect; they're ordinary people with emotions and desires who eat, drink, and use the bathroom. If that's not your thing, don't read.) Lu Xinyi never imagined that simply wanting to celebrate her thirtieth birthday would send her into another 5.7kReads8.8Score701Shelves

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    Here it is 👀 A super normal food-themed story [Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up] Very good and novel setting [Masterpiece of Sparrow Food][Masterpiece of Sparrow Food][Masterpiece of Sparrow Food][Masterpiece of Sparrow Food][Masterpiece of Sparrow Food]

33. 33 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 1.7kReads8.3Score144Shelves

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    Paralyzed for twenty years, she is reborn, reversing her fate and restoring her shattered family from her previous life. Her unparalleled skill in making braised dishes is invincible; she possesses the wisdom of everyday life and the simple, honest social relationships of the countryside. Selling braised dishes is not just about the food itself, but also about human relationships and social graces.

34. 34 穿 After Transmigrating to a Year of Famine, I Became the Worst Mother-in-Law 穿到荒年后，我成了极品恶婆婆 Morning Clouds Purple朝云紫Ancient Romance1.9M WordsCompleted [Farming + feel-good wish fulfillment + System + adorable kids + no male lead] Cheng Wanqun woke up in the body of a 33-year-old farmer's wife in ancient Dahuang Village. Her four sons were kneeling by the bed, calling her Mother, and her daughter-in-law had another grandchild on the way. After being single her entire life for 33 years, she'd suddenly become a mother-in-law and grandmother. Raising four sons was already hard enough, but then disaster struck: locust plagues, droughts, snowstorms. 67.7kReads9.4Score7.6kShelves
35. 35 她 After She Died, the Coldhearted Powerful Official's Hair Turned White Overnight 她死后，冷冰冰的权臣一夜白头 Mu Mianmian慕绵绵Ancient Romance641k WordsCompleted [Not an angst novel + heartwarming + no logic + read it to see if it suits your taste] After transmigrating into a book, Hua Zhao had her memories erased and became a tool whose job was to give the heroine a golden finger. To top it off, she was also the infamous, short-lived first wife of the villainous minister. Luckily, she regained her memories and cut her losses in time. The heroine’s golden finger? Sorry, that’s a family heirloom that came with me when I transmigrated into the book! Her in 135.8kReads9.4Score10.5kShelves
36. 36 随 Random Stallkeeping: The Fake Legitimate Daughter Gets Tormented by a Rotten System 随机摆摊，假嫡女被烂系统坑惨了 The Kitten Doesn't Eat Oranges小猫不吃橙子Ancient Romance526k WordsCompleted (A very different random-stall story, with a funny and witty style and no angst at all.) Yu Zhizhi got horribly tricked by a terrible System. She closed her eyes and transmigrated into the body of a spoiled, domineering young noblewoman in ancient times. To top it off, she was a fake legitimate daughter. Things went badly from the start, but she was lucky enough to get a System. Then she realized it was a terrible System. Each time, the System only gave her a random location for setting up a sta 11.9kReads8.8Score801Shelves
37. 37 开 A Villainess from the Start? I'll Turn the Tables With Gourmet Food 开局恶毒女配？我靠美食逆风翻盘 Please Call Me Classmate Xiao He请叫我小何同学Ancient Romance979k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + rebirth + food + sweet romance + wish fulfillment + nation building] Shen Tianjiao wakes up one morning and gets slapped. What? She's the youngest daughter of a general's household, doted on since childhood. Why is she being hit? What? Her fiancé, Crown Prince Qi Chenyu, has just broken off their engagement in front of everyone? Fine, fine! So that's how you want to play it! From that day on, the mood in the capital changes. Shen Tianjiao gives up her lovesick-puppy act: Breaki 11.1kReads7.3Score861Shelves
38. 38 穿 I Was Reborn as a Fake Heiress of the Marquis's Household, and I Turned My Life Around with Food 穿成候府假千金，我靠美食翻身 Floral Paper and Ink Rhymes花笺墨韵Ancient Romance135k WordsOngoing [No Romance] [Food] [Building a Business] [Everyday Life] Top food blogger Lin Yanchu opens her eyes to find she has become the fake heiress of a marquis's household. A ruined temple, weeds, and hunger so bad she sees stars. At last, she finds her birth parents, but their leaky house, empty food jar, and her own rotten luck all make it clear that life won't be easy! Still, she's the apple of the whole family's eye. From her eighty-year-old mother to the baby who has just learned to crawl, everyo 690Reads—Score105Shelves

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    Does this count? It's newly written, and so far it only seems to focus on food.

39. 39 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 4kReads8.2Score340Shelves
40. 40 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 1.9kReads8.8Score203Shelves
41. 41 我 My Food Refreshes at Random, Leaving Customers Drooling 我的美食随机刷新，顾客馋哭了 Half-Sweet Iced Coffee, No Extra Ice冰咖半糖不加冰Urban1.7M WordsCompleted This book is also known as: Selling Extra-Spicy Grilled Wings Outside a Colorectal Hospital [Food + no female lead + everyday life + comedy + perfect with a meal] Lin Xuan didn't want to go to work, so he unexpectedly bound himself to a food System. Every week, it assigned a random location and a random dish. But the very first week's task left him dumbfounded. What? Sell extra-spicy grilled wings outside a colorectal hospital? What kind of devilish task was that? And that was only the beginnin 81.6kReads9.3Score8.4kShelves

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    These three books, number one and twenty, are the best; I read them all in one go.

42. 42 老 Boss, You're Running a Stall, So Why Do You Have a Roaming Skill? 老板摆个摊，怎么还带游走技能？ The Lonely Master孤寡大师Urban314k WordsCompleted [Food + No Romance + Lighthearted Comedy + Everyday Life + Heartwarming] Jiang Yiwen transmigrates to a parallel world. He had planned to lie flat, but who could have guessed he’d be bound to the Ultimate Delicious Food System? On his first day, his goal is to earn three hundred yuan to complete a mission and receive a mysterious reward. And so, a boss who leaves every customer utterly frustrated makes his debut. When the aroma of his food wafts for miles and keeps everyone coming back for more. 303Reads6.4Score111Shelves
43. 43 美 Gourmet: Boss, You're Bold to Run a Street Stall 美食：老板你摆摊真任性啊 Double Portions at Mealtime吃饭要双份Urban211k WordsOngoing [Everyday Life] [Gourmet] [No Female Lead] [Comedy] [Heartwarming] [Perfect with a Meal] Ming Xuan unexpectedly awakens a street-stall System, and from then on, starts a life of randomly slacking off, no, running a stall. He sells flatbread and fried dough sticks in front of the DD Building, noodles at a middle school gate, and zongzi outside a university. What? The reward is 996,000 yuan. Why is the number so oddly specific? Wait, something's not right. Why is it 996? Is there something cursed 8Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 44 美 Gourmet: Mr. Ye, Where Do You Think You'll Run This Time? 美食：叶先生，看你这次往哪跑 Born a Foolish Child天生笨小孩Urban1.6M WordsCompleted [Everyday Life] [No Romance] [Comedy] [Heartwarming] [A Good Read Over Meals] In his previous life, Ye Fan had an accident and was dragged to the underworld by Ox-Head and Horse-Face. With a wave of his hand, King Yama changed Ye Fan's fate. He is given a brand-new identity as a master chef. Watch him complete his missions while enjoying life. Random dishes, random street-stall locations, one thing always stays the same: everything tastes amazing! Selling buns beside a restroom, lobster outs 904Reads6.6Score100Shelves
45. 45 重 Reborn in the 1980s: Starting with Selling Noodles 重生80年代，从卖面条开始 Loves Coconut Water c爱喝椰子水cUrban189k WordsOngoing [Made Entirely by Hand] [Period Novel + Food + Cozy Everyday Life + System + Farming] Jiang Jue unexpectedly is reborn in 1989 and takes over his family’s restaurant from the start! In an era short on good food, he’ll give diners a taste of culinary wonders! Noodles with shredded pork and green peppers, noodles with fried pork, Yangzhou fried rice, sea cucumber braised with scallions, Wensi tofu, squirrel-shaped mandarin fish, mapo tofu, dry-fried rice noodles with beef, ginger duck... From nort 180Reads—Score105Shelves

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46. 46 美 Gourmet: My Little Shop Is Famous Around the World 美食：我的小店，名震全球 Sleeping Cat熟睡的猫Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [Gourmet] [Opening a Restaurant] [No Female Lead] [System] [Perfect with a Meal] [Heartwarming] [Everyday Life] [A Different Menu Every Day] [Affordable Prices] [Ensemble Cast] Lou Yuanzhou has eaten so many ready-made meal packs that he actually gains a Chef God Gourmet System! As long as he opens a restaurant and completes all kinds of bizarre missions, he can earn rewards! Steaming hot wontons, springy zhajiang noodles, and the legendary lamb stew... all made by Lou Yuanzhou himself! Once his 9.6kReads9.0Score796Shelves
47. 47 孤 Running a Food Stall Alone with My Little Sister, We Take the World by Storm 孤身带妹，我的小吃摊火爆全球 Big Whale Blowing Bubbles大鲸鱼吹泡泡Urban2.7M WordsCompleted Su Yang is raising his three-year-old younger sister all by himself when he unexpectedly binds to the Divine Snack Stall System. So he starts selling buns on a bridge late at night, roast chicken in the park at dawn, pork intestines outside a proctology hospital, and barbecue at a marathon… The food Su Yang makes leaves customers coming back for more, completely hooked. But to complete his missions, Su Yang can only set up his stall at random locations each time. Soon, his customers can’t take i 8kReads8.1Score900Shelves
48. 48 异 When an Alien Race Invaded, the Ingredients Started Fighting Back 异族入侵，作为食材居然还打人了 Spicy Little Crawfish劲爆小龙虾Urban1.6M WordsCompleted Jiang Tian has an unbeatable talent but wants to be a chef. After dying in battle, he arrives in a parallel world: Blue Star. Here, alien races are invading, and humanity is in decline. The aliens devour humans as food to enhance their spiritual power. Jiang Tian never wanted to fight again. He only wanted to pursue his dream of becoming a chef, until he discovers that the finest ingredients are these very aliens! And the strongest school beauty on his team has a special ability called the God's 16.5kReads9.1Score1.5kShelves

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    I highly recommend the first book; it's comparable to a slice-of-life game, but the author might not have spent money on it, hence the low rating. Is 7.8 Really the upper limit for a novel's rating?

49. 49 带 Running a Street Stall with My Daughter, I Have the Whole World Drooling! 带女儿摆地摊，全球被我馋哭了！ Loves Sliced Meat爱吃肉片Urban1.2M WordsCompleted (Food + comfort reads + devoted dad + urban slice of life + heartwarming comedy + System + no female lead) Su Chen binds himself to a food System and takes his daughter to set up a stall at a random location each week. He sells cold noodles outside a gym, leaving the trainers and their students drooling as they lament how hard it is to lose weight! He sells extra-spicy crayfish outside a hospital, where patients with hemorrhoids endure the agony just to take one more bite! He sells lemon chicken 1.6kReads8.6Score169Shelves
50. 50 只 As Long as the System Pays, I'll Work 996 to the End 只要系统出得起，996也干到底 The Last Gleam of a Dream梦尾流光Modern Romance524k WordsCompleted [Food-focused (not purely a food story) + a touch of interstellar flavor + no romance + extremely laid-back and ambition-free] Lu Wei graduated from a mediocre university and found a nine-to-nine, six-days-a-week job. After working overtime for far too long, she eventually died suddenly from exhaustion. When she opened her eyes again, she had arrived in a strange world and become bound to a peculiar thing called the Food System. “Starting today, Host must go to the area beside Hope Elementary Sc 1.2kReads8.7Score102Shelves

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