Looking for Foodie Novels About Cooking, Snacks, and Restaurants 求美食小说，就那种做美食，小吃，饭馆的那种

1. 151 诸 Heavenly Realms Resort: From a Seaside Shack to a Master Chef 诸天度假村：从海边破院开始颠勺 Keke Is the GOAT柯柯yydsUrban540k WordsOngoing Overworked office drone Lin Du dies suddenly and is reborn as the manager of the only unfinished, rundown resort on a deserted island in the East Sea. There’s no running water or electricity, no guests, and only a ridiculous System bound to the stove. Others start out rich. Lin Du starts out grilling fish. Then his first guest, an Immortal Realm Emperor who came out to sea to clear his head, finishes a plate of scallops with scallions priced at 88 yuan and has his Dao heart shattered on the sp 23Reads—Score—14d adds

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   Recommend two food books

2. 152 山 Running a Mountain B&B, My Casual Cooking Leaves Michelin Chefs Stunned 山里开民宿，随手炒菜震碎米其林 Keke Is the GOAT柯柯yydsUrban703k WordsOngoing Shen Qi’s Cloud Perch Lodge has three rules: no guests who leave bad reviews, no repeating dishes, and no disturbances after ten at night. Tourists call him arrogant, until his “Jadeite and White Jade Soup,” made with spirit spring water and stir-fried over a fierce flame, comes out of the pot. Its fragrance carries for miles and cures a provincial TV host’s ten-year illness. The Michelin reviewers arrive with high expectations, only to find a bowl of plain noodles so delicious it makes them que 79Reads—Score—14d adds
3. 153 丹 Conquering the World with Elixir-Grilled Skewers 丹火烤串闯天下 Star Rain Q3星雨Q3Eastern Fantasy209k WordsCompleted “Good food, pretty girls, good food Pretty girls, good food, pretty girls Good food, pretty girls, good food 3Reads—Score—14d adds

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   It was beautiful to look at and beautiful to hear.

4. 154 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 22Reads—Score—14d adds

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   How can desserts not count? 😆

5. 155 世 World Capital of Cuisine: Eel Wars 世界美食之都·鳝战 Guanglin Tricycle广林三蹦子30k WordsCompleted The World’s Food Capital: Eel Wars 40Reads—Score—14d adds

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   Besides making delicious food, it's still about making delicious food.

6. 156 重 Reborn in the 1980s: The Marketing Queen Takes the Business World by Storm 重生八零：营销女王横扫商界 CPOModern Romance41k WordsCompleted Reborn in the 1980s: The Marketing Queen Conquers the Business World 77Reads—Score—14d adds

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   The female lead is skilled in baking and marketing, popularizing modern desserts and skincare products in the 1980s. She becomes a pragmatic businesswoman, achieving success in both her career and love life. If you enjoy realistic business dramas and strong female leads, don't miss this! ❤️❤️ [May you be blessed soon]

7. 157 从 From Tribal Cook to Supreme Shaman 从部落厨师到无上萨满 When Love Fades, Add Salt感情淡了就放盐Eastern Fantasy443k WordsOngoing I was born into the wolf tribe, the weakest tribe in the beastman lands, and the job I was assigned was chef. In this world of rampaging behemoths, gleaming magic, and totems, my talents are a spatula and salt. The shaman communes with ancestral spirits through the elements. I command delicious flavors with heat. Warriors tear enemy chiefs apart with their claws. I win hearts with a hearty soup. When the undead scourge swallows the land, the elves close their forests, and the human kingdoms quak —Reads—Score—14d adds

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   It's well-written, especially the characters' personalities and thoughts are clearly presented, and the human nature is vividly portrayed. The more you read, the more you want to read on.

8. 158 美 Gourmet: Cooking in Prison Made Me a Big Shot! 美食：去监狱做饭，当大佬！ Master of the Ink Bamboo Studio墨竹斋主Urban107k WordsOngoing Mo Zhu, a prodigy apprentice at a prestigious private kitchen, was suddenly left with nowhere to turn, and his life hit rock bottom. The [Craft of a Hundred Flavors System] activated, granting him the exclusive contract to run the cafeteria at Prison No. 6, a Gulag in the frozen wastelands of Boliya! This was a frozen hell, packed with dangerous criminals in separate men's and women's sections. Their murderous aura was so intense no one dared set foot there. The kitchen was run-down, the ingredi 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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   For my new book, I'll just make some food. If I run out of ingredients, I'll go hunting and cook.

9. 159 饥 In the Year of Famine, I Feed the Nation with My Buffet 饥荒年，我靠自助餐厅养全国 Meow Words and Meow Talk喵语喵言Modern Romance107k WordsOngoing [Gourmet + business management + farming + women supporting women] Jiang Yuxi, the fake heiress of a wealthy family, is thrown out and returns to her village to inherit the buffet restaurant her biological parents left her. The restaurant is in a remote mountain wilderness. With no money or customers, Jiang Yuxi also has to raise funds for her biological father’s surgery. Just as she’s about to despair, she accidentally activates the [Buffet Restaurant System]. The restaurant connects to an [anc —Reads—Score—14d adds

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   The ancestral buffet restaurant leads back to an ancient famine-stricken era. Hot pot, barbecue, desserts, drinks, and alcohol are all **free** and **unlimited**. The ancients went crazy. To complete tasks and gain the right to dine, even princes and nobles had to work alongside refugees to carry bricks and build infrastructure.

10. 160 流 The Exiled Minister's Daughter Finds Her Fortune in the Kitchen 流放罪臣女之厨运亨通 Yan Maimai燕麦麦Ancient Romance115k WordsOngoing From the start: exile + culinary delights + a slow-paced life + family drama + overturning a wrongful conviction + romance Modern chef Su Nianhe dies of an illness and wakes up as Su Nianhe, the daughter of a disgraced official being exiled. Her parents have been killed, the case that sent her entire family to prison is riddled with doubts, and she has a deadweight of a younger brother who wants to kill himself. In the bitter winter, the family is exiled with barely enough food or clothing. The —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    From the moment he was exiled, he used his skills to save himself and his family from dire straits. Then he went to the capital and started a food business from scratch. It was a steady and successful journey!

11. 161 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—Score18214d adds

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    A food blogger has traveled through time and can make all the popular internet-famous dishes.

12. 162 我 My Restaurant Connects to a Thousand Worlds 我的食肆通万界 The Wine-Sack Wanderer鸱夷客434k WordsOngoing Quick Transmigration + No Romance + Gourmet + Everyday Life + Shopkeeper Stories World One: Total War of Resistance (Complete) World Two: An Lushan Rebellion (Complete) World Three: Human Apocalypse (Ongoing) Xin Yi, a recent food science graduate, has always dreamed of opening a restaurant of her own. She unlocks all kinds of gourmet recipes and connects multiple parallel worlds. In every era and place, people suddenly discover a simple little shop that wasn’t there before, its air filled with 24Reads—Score—14d adds

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    A novel that is very particular about its materials and procedures.

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