Looking for a Food Novel About Simply Cooking, Opening a Shop, and Everyday Family Life, With No Scheming 求美食文没有攻心斗角单纯的做美食开店的家长里短

1. 1 农 Country Chef at the Wok, Villagers Want a Feast Every Day! 农村掌大勺，村民天天想吃席！ The Lonely Master孤寡大师Urban611k WordsCompleted Gu Ze transmigrates to a parallel world and binds himself to the top chef System. Other people who transmigrate get a food System that appears and disappears without a trace, and customers chase it down the street. But his System has just one task: cater banquets and earn ten thousand yuan a month. After Gu Ze caters a harvest feast for an entire village, his name spreads through the little town. The villagers spend every day plotting how to get a seat at a banquet. “You say you don’t know me? F 4.8kReads8.8Score385Shelves

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   This novel is making my mouth water! The food the main character makes is absolutely delicious. The braised pork knuckle is especially memorable. I feel like everything the main character makes is amazing. The grand feast he prepared even attracted the flower girls from the wedding next door!

2. 2 架 Alternate Ancient China: Building a Fortune in Jiangnan 架空古代：江南人家经营致富日常 Rain on Riverside Flowers汀花雨Ancient Romance2.4M WordsOngoing [Ancient-Style Business and Wealth-Building] + [A Jiangnan Family] + [Everyday Family Life] + [Lighthearted, Sweet, and Satisfying] A lighthearted, stress-relieving story about the everyday business and family life of a small household in peaceful Jiangnan, filled with warmth, joy, kindness, and ordinary domestic moments. It tells the story of common people in ancient times. The main characters are not princes or ministers, nor are they members of noble or aristocratic families. From the very st 73kReads9.3Score7.4kShelves

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   What kind of scheming protagonists do food novels need? What kind of green beans? Of course, it has to be potato stew with green beans, and green beans stew with pork ribs. (Xiang Mihu)

3. 3 精 Diary of an Elf Potion Shop [Western Fantasy] 精灵药剂店经营日记【西幻】 Room-Temperature Barley Tea常温大麦茶Modern Romance1.1M WordsOngoing The main story is complete and ready to binge. Bonus chapters are updating slowly~ [Food, daily life, slow living, another world] In one sentence: A food-filled journey of eating, drinking, and having fun in another world. Reincarnated in another world as an elf, Nora enjoys a carefree childhood and thrilling adventures, taking in the wondrous sights of her new world. After all her travels, she settles in a peaceful, prosperous city and opens a potion shop. Juicy bacon sandwiches, crisp and sav 2kReads8.0Score309Shelves
4. 4 漂 The Beautiful Army Wife Is So Alluring, Even the Ice-Cold Commander Has Fallen for Her 漂亮军嫂太撩人，冷面首长沦陷了 Jia He Yue嘉禾岄Modern Romance465k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Military Marriage + Face-Slapping + Sweet Romance + Heroine's Entrepreneurship] When Fu Xueyao wakes up, she discovers that she has transmigrated to the 1980s. Here, she's a lazy girl who's willful, spoiled, rude, and crude, and even her newlywed soldier husband was tricked into marrying her. Since she's here, she might as well make the best of it. Fu Xueyao, who has been single her whole life, thinks this bargain husband isn't bad at all. A slim waist, long legs, a great figur 2.3kReads9.0Score186Shelves

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   The female lead first sells crayfish, then plum juice and braised pork rice, opening a small restaurant. Later, she even accompanies the male lead to the army. The female lead, a food blogger, travels back to ancient times. She first uses hot pot to win over the anorexic prince, then eats snail rice noodles and stinky tofu until he nods in approval. Later, wanting to leave the capital with her family, she opens a restaurant, serving duck neck, crayfish, milk tea, and more. Along the way, she overcomes countless difficulties, with the male lead secretly helping her. Happy!

5. 5 太 Crown Prince, Your Crown Princess Says Hot Pot Is Ready! 太子，太子妃喊你吃火锅了！ Sea Salt Pineapple Beer海盐味菠萝啤Ancient Romance523k WordsCompleted Food blogger Tang Xiao transmigrated into the daughter of an imperial chef in the Great Xia Kingdom. That day, the Crown Prince's eating disorder worsened. The Emperor flew into a rage and threatened to execute the imperial chef's entire clan. In a desperate move, Tang Xiao grabbed two copper pots and charged straight into the palace. The aroma of hotpot wafted through the palace, and the Crown Prince's carefully cultivated image completely fell apart. A servant came to report, "Miss, the Cr 2.5kReads6.9Score321Shelves
6. 6 首 Chief Minister, Your Wife Has Opened a Snack Stall Outside the Academy 首辅，你老婆在书院门口开小吃摊 I Just Want to Get Off Work我只想下班Ancient Romance408k WordsCompleted (Also known as: I Transmigrated to Ancient Times to Make Money from Students) Xu Nuo, a mukbang blogger, transmigrated into a book and became the wife of the male lead, Shangguan Ziqian. A poor scholar who rose to greatness, Shangguan Ziqian passed the imperial exams with top honors at all three levels. He became a scholar at the Hanlin Academy, destined to become a Hanlin academician. Since she was here, she might as well make the best of it. First, she’d latch onto this future big shot and lea 3.1kReads8.5Score272Shelves
7. 7 假 Fake Heiress? I Farm and Raise Five Powerful Brothers 假千金？我种田养出五个大佬哥哥 Bai Yi Yi柏一意Ancient Romance347k WordsOngoing [Beloved by the Whole Family] [Farming] [Mountain Foraging and Treasure Hunting] [Five Powerful Older Brothers] [Cute Pet, Da Huang] [Business and Prosperity] [Food] Shen Qinghuan transmigrated into a book, becoming the fake daughter and supporting female character in a story about a real and fake heiress. The landlord's family sent her back to a poor, remote village. Her parents were honest folk, and her five older brothers were tall and burly, but they were starving! No problem. In her previou 15.6kReads8.2Score2.1kShelves

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   Hongguo Short Drama is now online, a complete story of over a million words! It's a farming and food-themed novel about running a food shop: cold-cooked rabbit, Zhou Hei Ya (a type of braised duck), hot pot, and milk tea. The parents are loving, there are five older brothers, the family is adored and has a special space, and there are no awful characters in the family. It's very heartwarming and super good!

8. 8 带 Fleeing Famine with My Family and a Space Full of Grain 带着全家去逃荒，我有空间满仓粮 Bai Yi Yi柏一意Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Fleeing Famine] [Space] [Everyone's Darling] [Feel-Good Story] [Making a Fortune] [Later: Nation-Building] Du Youling was originally a three-and-a-half-year-old girl from a farming village in ancient times. Born with extraordinary good fortune, she was nevertheless killed in her previous life after her cousin stole her luck. In this life, she has returned with a max-level System! The story opens with a drought, forcing her family to flee. Whether it's drought, locusts, or snow, this lucky littl 6.9kReads9.0Score625Shelves
9. 9 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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   She makes pastries, but they're really beautiful.

10. 10 八 Pretty Eighties Stepmom Marries a Factory Director and Raises the Kids 八零漂亮后妈，嫁个厂长养崽崽 Huo Beishan霍北山Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Short drama: I Became a Stepmother in the 1980s] The 1980s, stepmother, raising kids, everyday life, love after marriage The moment she opens her eyes, Si Nian finds herself in a period novel as a fake heiress. She’s sent back to the countryside to marry a twice-married man in place of the real heiress, and has to raise a whole brood of children. To make matters worse, she runs into the real heiress, who has been reborn. In her previous life, Lin Sisi was pressured by her family into marrying a 56.1kReads9.4Score7.3kShelves

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    A food-themed novel about raising a child; the female lead's cooking is so delicious that the neighbor's kid comes over for meals every day. [Laughing]

11. 11 八 Fiery Military Romance in the 1980s: The Fake Heiress Becomes a Stepmom and Raises the Kids 八零热辣军婚，假千金当后妈养崽 Charcoal-Grilled Mandarin Duck炭烧鸳鸯Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting + stepmother + raising children + adorable kids + everyday family life + fake and real heiresses + spatial powers + contrasting characters] Fang Xiaoluo transmigrates into the 1980s as a fake heiress and becomes the apple of her military officer husband's eye. With a space containing a spiritual spring, Fang Xiaoluo can raise children, make money, and farm with ease. Her life is so happy it feels like she has a cheat code. Xu Yaqiu is reborn. In her previous life, she married a m 8.6kReads9.2Score1.1kShelves
12. 12 白 The Army Wife and Her Child Join the Troops: Her Cooking Takes the Compound by Storm 白月光带娃随军：靠美食风靡大院 Xiaobai Sells Xiaoxin小白卖小新Modern Romance594k WordsCompleted [Delicate Beauty + Tough Military Officer] (Alternate History + Food + Military Wife + Raising Kids + Reborn + First Love + Family Life) When Cheng Yuewan opened her eyes, she had returned to the day in her previous life when she abandoned her children and ran away. In her previous life, she resented Song Huaisheng for ruining her life, and disliked their two children because of him. Only at the end of her life did she realize she had blamed the wrong person. Given another chance at life, all sh 2.8kReads7.2Score199Shelves
13. 13 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

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    The first three are all food-themed novels with two male leads, without any scheming or intrigue, focusing instead on heartwarming everyday moments. The third one features a cross-dressing male lead! On the stove, a soup of fresh bamboo shoots simmers, the cured pork glowing red, the bamboo shoots a pale green, steaming gently, its savory aroma drifting with the smoke towards the village at the foot of the mountain. Two people in one house, three meals a day, four seasons a year—a simple yet happy rural life!

14. 14 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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    These are the food-themed books I've been reading recently.

15. 15 仙 Immortal Isle City 仙岛城 Immortal Demon妖上仙Fantastical Romance279k WordsOngoing Zhang Mei, 27, a copywriter at an advertising agency, had been working overtime for 38 days straight. While binge-watching dramas all night, her heart stopped. She died. When she opened her eyes, she had become Wei Qinghe, an 18-year-old village girl who had just been sold for ten taels of silver by her gambling-addict parents. She tried to escape by jumping into a river, but drowned. Zhang Mei cursed and died once more, then sank to the bottom of the sea, where a chatty dolphin named Moniu, wh 72Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Delicious food and adorable pets galore!

16. 16 我 I'm Just a Chef, Director, Stop Adding Drama! 我只是个厨子啊，导演别加戏了吧 Give Me an Egg Burger来个鸡蛋汉堡Urban161k WordsCompleted [Food + film sets + everyday life + comfort food + warmth + healing + comedy + fun] Lin Zhou joins a casting call for extras and unexpectedly gets bound to a Gourmet System. From then on, he only ever plays cooks. He can be a five-star chef in a domineering CEO drama, or the head cook at a country banquet in a rural drama. He can whip up roadside restaurant dishes so fragrant they fill the air for miles, or make stall food so delicious you'll savor every bite. Whatever the role calls for, he'll 1.9kReads7.5Score146Shelves

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    There were no conspiracies or schemes, just pure food making. The protagonist's food was incredibly delicious, so delicious that you'd want to swallow your tongue. Who would have thought that everyone would fight over a single bite of food? It's all because the protagonist's food was just too good!

17. 17 厨 The God of Cooking and the Demon Beasts: Oh No, We're the Ingredients! 厨神，妖兽：不好，我们成食材了 Jiu Yu九语Eastern Fantasy6.8M WordsOngoing A chef transmigrates to a fantasy world and awakens the strongest Chef God System. Whenever someone praises a dish he makes, his talent, physique, and insight improve. Well, this is an instant takeoff. What's more, his dishes have special effects: they can strengthen the body, nourish one's health, and clear away hidden injuries… The entire sect goes wild. From the Ancestor, Supreme Elders, and Sect Master to the servant disciples, everyone goes crazy for a taste. The Sect Master say 66.6kReads9.1Score4.7kShelves

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    Trust me, for food-themed novels, I highly recommend the first two, and the others are also good. [Added to bookshelf][Added to bookshelf][I also strongly recommend][Sparrow's Delight is a masterpiece]

18. 18 厨 The Day the Chef Left, the Diners Wept Until Their Tears Ran Dry 厨子跑的那一天，食客老泪都流干 A Flower of Pork Knuckle一朵肘子花Urban1.1M WordsCompleted Xu Yuan never expected that, as a recent college graduate, he would one day get bound to a System. The System said, “As a chef, your job is to let diners experience delicious food.” Then it added, “But as the creator of delicious food, how can you let work tie you down?” And so... “Ding! This month’s mission: Apply for a job as a restaurant chef, then quit after working for half a month to claim your System reward...” Xu Yuan: “You little schemer!” And so it went. Restaurant owner: “I’m not brag 8.8kReads8.5Score802Shelves

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    These books are all super good! The first one is hilarious and a satisfying face-slapping story, and the second one is also amazing. Highly recommend them!

19. 19 美 Gourmet: I Sell Lunchboxes at a Kindergarten, and Everyone Craves Them 美食：幼儿园卖盒饭，全都馋哭了 A Little Baby Cabbage一颗娃娃菜Urban2.0M WordsCompleted After transmigrating to a parallel world, Su Haoze took in the little tyke left behind by his big brother and sister-in-law. To support the family, he opened a small lunch spot outside a kindergarten. Who would’ve thought he’d end up bound to a Gourmet System! Braised lion’s head meatballs, chicken tofu soup, Dongpo pork, sweet-and-sour ribs, cola chicken wings... Dish after delicious dish won over not only the children, but also a whole crowd of parents. “Boss, do you sell meal plans?” “I want 5.4kReads7.3Score411Shelves
20. 20 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

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    No romantic pairing, just a pure food-themed story; the characters aren't mindless.

21. 21 美 Gourmet: Taking Over the Bear’s Prison Canteen 美食：从承包毛熊监狱食堂开始 Quill Pen羽毛笔Urban1.3M WordsOngoing After a disastrous blind date, Tang Lei flees overnight, only to bind himself to a Chef God System that randomly assigns him a place to run: the cafeteria of a prison in a nation of tough fighters! Pork stewed with potatoes, red-braised pork, stuffed eight-treasure duck, sweet-and-sour ribs… Homestyle dishes! State-banquet cuisine! Every delicacy imaginable! Bring a taste of the culinary kingdom to Siberia, a barren wasteland of food! The vicious, unruly inmates: “Boss, do you need anyone to was 2.8kReads9.2Score309Shelves
22. 22 傻 Once the Silly Girl Smartens Up, the Wen Family’s Ancestors Must Be Smiling from Their Graves 傻女不傻后，老闻家的祖坟冒青烟 Ink-Dyed Green Wound Tears墨染圊殇泪Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate + food + farming + sweet romance + doted on by the whole family + devoted husband + badass heroine + no golden finger] In her previous life, Wen Zhenyi was a top chef in public and a bounty hunter in secret. After a car accident, she transmigrated into the body of a dim-witted young woman in an alternate dynasty. She thought she had transmigrated to another world, but it turned out her soul had simply returned to its rightful body. Her family had spent everything they had and pil 6.8kReads9.0Score643Shelves

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    ✨Baihuadong is a remote mountain village with nearly a hundred households. Everyone says it's a poor and desolate place. Only Su Ziling doesn't think so. Looking at the nut trees and lacquer trees covering the mountains, she rolls up her sleeves and picks camellia fruits and lacquer seeds. She wants to press oil! She wants stir-fries, she wants meat, boiled vegetables? Let whoever wants them eat them! So she leads her whole family to make "fairy tofu," pick mushrooms, dig cassava, dig fern roots, pick camellia fruits and lacquer seeds, open workshops, open restaurants, and plant camellia trees all over the mountains... Leading her fellow villagers out of poverty and into prosperity!

23. 23 王 The Princess Consort’s Snack Shop 王妃的零食铺子 The Kitten Doesn't Eat Oranges小猫不吃橙子Ancient Romance419k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Food + Princess Consort + Marriage First, Love Later + No Pocket Dimension + Heartwarming] Su Lele owns a snack shop. One day, she transmigrates to ancient times into the family of an official. With a harmonious family and a comfortable life, she decides to return to her old trade and start making snacks, beginning with retail sales. Her goal is to open snack shops all across the Great Yun Kingdom. Hawthorn rolls, potato chips, fish balls, grilled shrimp, little dried fish, pin 4.2kReads8.9Score322Shelves

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    These three books are all decent, without any palace intrigue or power struggles, making them easy and enjoyable to read. They primarily focus on food. The first book is a humorous and lighthearted story about a random street vendor, while the second and third are heartwarming tales about opening a food shop and achieving wealth. They feature a huge variety of snacks, teas, and other treats, all with detailed descriptions. All three are the kind of books that make you hungrier the more you read! [Sparrow Food Masterpiece]

24. 24 我 The Top Chef in a Culinary Wasteland 我在美食荒漠当第一厨娘 Little Sakura Never Drops Her Novel小樱不弃坑Ancient Romance443k WordsCompleted Bai Qingwan, the owner of a private kitchen, was hit by a car while saving someone and transmigrated into the body of a farm girl with the same name in a fictional dynasty, whose surname was Yong. To her surprise, this place was a culinary wasteland that didn't even have soy sauce. Her family lived by the mountains and near the sea, yet what they ate was the sort of stuff even pigs wouldn't touch. Then she found herself bound to the Huaxia Cuisine System. To help her fulfill her mission of sprea 817Reads8.8Score109Shelves

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    The first four books are about farming and food, and the last one is a period drama.

25. 25 空 A Portable Space: Everyday Delicacies in the 1980s 空间之八零美食日常 Ye Xiu's Wife叶修老婆Modern Romance454k WordsCompleted [Period drama + space + food + male lead + dual rebirth + light fantasy + light sci-fi] Chen Manman is reborn, and now she knows that she was the spiteful, vain, doomed supporting character in a period drama about a stepmother, set up as a foil to the heroine. Now reborn, with a space and a golden finger, as well as excellent cooking skills, Chen Manman refuses to become anyone’s foil. Later... While the heroine tries to win over her husband, Chen Manman sets up a stall selling steamed buns and 953Reads8.6Score100Shelves
26. 26 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 484Reads—Score102Shelves

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    My bookshelf is unique, so feel free to browse. [Smirk]

27. 27 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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    I highly recommend this book; there's absolutely no scheming or backstabbing. It's a heartwarming and healing slice-of-life story where the stall owner enjoys cooking. It's rare to find books where everyone is a normal person, so it's not emotionally draining to read.

28. 28 丧 A Zombie Transmigrates and Gets Tricked by a Villain into Becoming a Stepmother 丧尸穿越后，被反派诓去当后娘 Mei Qianxun梅千寻Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted What should I do after transmigrating? Chu Chi held her head in her hands and thought for ages. A zombie's brain has only just grown in, so she has to make good use of it. When in doubt, sleep on it first. After Lin You'an woke up, the first thing she did was grab her little sister and escape the wolf's den. Along the way, she also found herself a stepmother. “So, you’re saying you’re my son?” “Mm-hmm.” “How old am I?” “Eighteen?” “How old are you?” “Eight.” “I’ve read plenty of books, so don’t 24.8kReads9.5Score3kShelves

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    The first book features a female protagonist who is brainless but possesses martial arts skills. She's tricked into believing a young boy is her stepmother, leading her down the path of raising a child. Spoiled by the boy and the male protagonist, she believes herself to be a noblewoman but is actually the emperor's daughter. After recognizing her family, she treats the emperor and the palace as her relatives. The second book features a female protagonist who was originally from ancient times but was possessed by a modern person. She travels back to ancient times but is exiled and her family is raided. On her way back to her hometown, she relies on powerful connections and delicious food to rise again, eventually being granted the title of princess. Later, it's discovered that she is indeed the emperor's daughter, a typical example of a female protagonist born to the emperor's father in ancient Chinese novels.

29. 29 为 I Tried Too Hard to Turn My Life Around. What Do I Do Now? 为翻身，我努力过头了怎么办？ Big Fat Two, Broad-Minded and Plump心宽体胖的二胖Ancient Romance438k WordsCompleted [Alternate history + laugh-out-loud comedy + adorable child + mystery]: A grandfather accused of treason, a wastrel father, an aunt in the Cold Palace, and a girl plagued by bad luck! After finally returning from the “modern era” to her original body in “ancient times,” Yun Qianya discovers that her marquis’s household has been raided. She’s afraid to open her eyes, worried it’s all an illusion. She finds herself on the road to exile, with a three-year-old little brother she never had before. So 225Reads8.2Score—Shelves
30. 30 王 The Prince's Manor Has a Skilled Cook, and the Young Heir Is Wrapped Around Her Finger 王府厨娘手艺好，小小世子拿捏 Taro Round芋了个圆Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Sweet romance + food + heroine building her career + business management + a little melodrama] [Sweet, clever little chef vs. seemingly innocent but secretly calculating young lord] Ye Zhiwei had just competed in the national cooking championship. After overcoming every challenge, she finally won first place. Before she could even get home to brag to her father, she was hit by a car while helping an old lady cross the street. When she woke up, she had become a little kitchen maid tending the fi 2.8kReads8.4Score316Shelves

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    This book basically has no scheming or backstabbing! It's simply about running a food business. The female protagonist visits many shops—milk tea, fried chicken, crayfish—and everything is described so deliciously! [Licking screen][licking screen] Later, she arrives in a place where she discovers her father has also come into this world and opened a shop there. It's a very heartwarming book! [Shy]

31. 31 清 Qingshui Village Farmstay 清水村农家乐 The Butterfly Bone Rings蝴蝶骨响Modern Romance463k WordsOngoing When you've reached a dead end, go home, back to the vast fields and farmland. Help your parents sell peaches, grow vegetables in greenhouses, and run a farmstay. Then lead the villagers of Qingshui Village to prosperity and forge your own path as a new-generation farmer! 2.5kReads—Score167Shelves

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    This is indeed very good.

32. 32 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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    🌟❶/Incomplete. Transmigrated into a primary school student?! Don't worry, watch me bind myself to the God of Cooking System and make delicious food every day to make my shop stronger and stronger! 😋 🌟❷/Completed. Transmigrated to the world of cultivation during a great war. Don't panic, watch me use food instead of elixirs to become a sensation! 🌟❸/Completed. Same author as the first book. Transmigrated to a parallel universe with the God of Cooking System, making different delicacies every week and randomly setting up a stall, making customers all over the world unable to resist my (food)!

33. 33 食EN Diners Say I’m a Show-Off, but They Still Devour My Food 食客说我装逼犯，但是还嗷嗷干饭 Give Me an Egg Burger来个鸡蛋汉堡Urban769k WordsOngoing [Transmigration + Urban Life + System + Food + No Romance + Showing Off] “I can't help it. I don't want to, either, but as the God of Cooking, I've got to show off!” After transmigrating to a parallel world, Shen Chuan binds himself to the God of Cooking System, gaining the ability to create every delicacy imaginable. Just thinking about using his culinary skills to reach the pinnacle of success and earn everyone's admiration, with diners clamoring for a taste, is enough to make him blush! But h 24.2kReads8.8Score2.2kShelves
34. 34 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
35. 35 拿 I Risk My Life to Make Gourmet Food, and My Customers Beg Me Through Tears Not to Die 拿命做美食，顾客哭着求我不要死 Don't Say Studying Is Too Hard别说读书太苦Urban297k WordsCompleted After being diagnosed with a terminal illness, Shen Xingyan has only half a month left to live when he gets a Food System. As long as his cooking brings people joy, Shen Xingyan can keep living. With the perfect cooking skills granted by the System, he attracts a loyal following as soon as he opens his stall. But because he's physically weak, Shen Xingyan can only make a small amount of food, drawing complaints: “Boss, can you manage any more than this? Why not make a little extra? Every time I 2.8kReads8.0Score322Shelves
36. 36 农 The Farmstay's Culinary God 农家乐的厨神 Nangong in August八月南宫Urban1.2M WordsOngoing After Cheng Liang returned to his hometown, he inherited his grandfather's farmhouse restaurant and gained a System. The farmhouse restaurant now serves fish with pickled cabbage, shredded pork with green peppers, dry-pot chicken, braised pork, twice-cooked pork, stir-fried beef, chicken giblets with pickled peppers, fish-fragrant shredded pork, steamed pork with rice flour, pork belly with preserved mustard greens, chicken stewed with mushrooms, old duck soup, and beer duck. 17.2kReads7.1Score1.3kShelves
37. 37 嘿 Hehe, I Might Not Be the Only System 嘿嘿，我可能不是只系统 Lailai Dada睐睐哒哒Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted “Ding! Congratulations, Host, you’ve bound the Tycoon System!” Fei Jing: “Wow, the legendary Tycoon System!” Xiao Yi: “Here’s your daily check-in task: collect fifty eggs from the chicken coop. The reward is an infinitely large storage space!” Fei Jing: “What kind of tycoon task is rummaging around in a chicken coop? But it did say I’d get a storage space…” Xiao Yi: “Xiao Yi has issued your daily check-in task: gather various vegetables and ingredients. For every item you collect, you’ll receive 407Reads8.6Score—Shelves

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    The heroine's culinary journey begins with collecting eggs.

38. 38 穿 Transmigrating to 1990s Hong Kong: The Underworld Heiress Clears Her Name Through Food 穿九零港城：黑道千金靠美食洗白 Jin Yangyu金洋宇Modern Romance221k WordsOngoing [Transmigrate to 1990s Hong Kong] [Daughter of a crime boss] [Food and business] [Turning gangsters into honest workers] Transmigrated as the daughter of a Hong Kong crime boss in the 1990s, she's got a gang of underlings who know nothing but fighting. While everyone else is fighting over territory, she picks up a spatula and gets into the food business! She trains street thugs to become food delivery riders and errand couriers. With the help of her cha chaan teng's delicious food, she gradually 1.9kReads—Score217Shelves

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    Try this one! Set in the 1990s, set in Hong Kong's entertainment circle, it's a period drama! A food-themed novel! No romantic pairing. The female protagonist, a food blogger and spiritual healer, transmigrates to 1990s Hong Kong. She's the daughter of a triad boss, and while she's not particularly career-driven, she can't afford to be idle—after all, she's not a triad leader! She can only try to lead her crew to open a fast-food restaurant, deliver food, and transport packages! A healer's background is a perfect match for the triads, so her transmigration wasn't entirely pointless. 🍉🍉

39. 39 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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    Foodies forever! This is an incredibly good food-themed novel. The female lead is an excellent cook; she cooks for her father, and he brings the food to court! The first day he brought a magnificent spicy blood curd dish. The second day, he brought spicy crayfish. The third day, he brought boiled fish. On the fourth day, he had blisters on his lips and finally brought some congee, side dishes, and steamed buns. But why were his steamed buns shaped like frogs and pigs? It's hilarious! The female lead's father probably showed off!

40. 40 绑 I Went Viral After Binding the Gourmet Check-In System! 绑定美食打卡系统后，我爆红了！ Sleeping Soundly in the Meadow浅草眠眠Modern Romance255k WordsCompleted System + Gourmet + Travel + Lighthearted (Warning: There's some family drama at the beginning. If that's not your thing, don't read.) Lin Xi is a seasoned homebody, with severe social anxiety and chronic procrastination. She tried taking the graduate school entrance exam and the civil service exam, but failed both. After working for half a year, she couldn't stand her idiot boss's abuse any longer, so she quit in a fit of anger and went home to live off her parents. She spent over a year lying a 213Reads—Score—Shelves

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    ✨A pure food story, without any scheming or intrigue. The female protagonist, a food blogger, transmigrates to ancient times and cooks for her father every day to take to court. Dishes include pickled fish, a whole crab feast, coconut chicken, and braised goose in an iron pot… The entire court becomes a foodie…

41. 41 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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    This is so... [Sending hearts][sending hearts]

42. 42 美 Food Stall Diaries: Call Me Boss Su 美食摆摊：请叫我苏老板 Lu Qiyao Guang鹿蹊爻光Modern Romance688k WordsCompleted A gas explosion kills Su Mo. Then Su Mo successfully transmigrates, and it turns out she’s transmigrated into a book, too. The good news: she isn’t the heroine or a supporting character, just an inconspicuous background character. The bad news: the background character’s mother is “crazy,” and the original owner has been emotionally manipulated all along. As transmigration stories go, Su Mo gets a Food System. And so begins her life running a food stall. Outside elementary schools, at hospital e 5.9kReads8.1Score766Shelves

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    It seems okay at the moment.

43. 43 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
44. 44 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 23.6kReads9.5Score3.3kShelves

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    I really enjoyed the first book. Personally, I felt it was a "no substitute" because while other books featured crayfish and hamburgers, this one described dishes like osmanthus-flavored lotus root, osmanthus-flavored pork intestines, mint ribs, lemongrass grilled fish, lotus root stir-fry, spicy houttuynia cordata, five-finger peach and lean pork soup, fermented rice wine braised dishes, toon and locust flower sauce, and even plum and lemon sauce – just the names sound delicious! In the summer, the female lead would be making mung bean soup and her own version of plum juice, while in the winter she'd be drinking mutton soup and tofu soup (red bean, honey, and even a hot and sour flavor? I haven't tried them). The supporting characters were also interesting, all endearing and not entirely bad, except for a few. Their personalities were quite well-developed, not just universally good; they might have some minor flaws. A funny example was when they ate mutton hotpot – there were no bones in front of the male lead, they just chewed them all up and ate them. Also, the female lead said she wanted to get a dog to guard the house, but the others said no, the male lead would be the dog. The second book was also good; it's a space-themed novel where the female lead runs a canteen, and the others scheme against each other for the food. Haha, it's quite funny, but the food is too ordinary, so it feels a bit plain. The third book is okay, but it doesn't focus on food much; it focuses more on the female lead's other things. The fourth book's only drawback is that it has too few chapters, but it's basically flawless. The fifth book is more of a fast-paced, enjoyable read; the female lead's system is very powerful, but I don't really like stories that rely entirely on systems. The last two books are so-so. I haven't finished the first book, so I'd give it five stars, and the others four stars. The main problem is that the other food-related stories devote a lot of space to how delicious hot pot is, how to make hot pot broth, and how delicious crayfish is. While they are indeed delicious, they lack originality and feel just average. Books 3 and 7 focus a lot on hot pot.

45. 45 我 I Run a Cafeteria in the Interstellar World to Feed My Whole Family 我靠在星际承包食堂养活全家 Qin Yuli秦鱼里Modern Romance343k WordsCompleted Setting: Interstellar. Social issue: The rat race. Theme: Food. Ingredient level: Moderate. This novel is complete, so feel free to enjoy! The Qin family’s parents were scammed into taking out a loan to run the unpopular cafeteria at Star University. The original owner was a lovesick fool, obsessed with chasing the Lu family’s young master, to whom she was betrothed as a child. She drank, smoked, and got a perm that made her hair stand on end. After her parents suddenly died, the person who woke 3.2kReads8.9Score295Shelves
46. 46 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! Lots of laughs!

47. 47 穿 Reborn as the Villain Cub's Paternal Aunt, I Go Viral Streaming My Cooking 穿成反派崽崽小姑后，我直播美食爆红了 The Wayfarer Who Knows and Acts知行客Modern Romance891k WordsCompleted Apocalypse powerhouse Meng Nanxu accidentally became bound to the Villain Rehabilitation System. After being reborn in the interstellar era, she somehow became the villain boss's aunt! Looking at the pitiful little villain, Number One, she decides to build a fortune and raise him through food livestreams. Thanks to the irresistible charm of Earth cuisine, Meng Nanxu becomes the top streamer on the Star Network. Meanwhile, she meets the parent of Villain Number Two. Weisheng Mo: My nephew and you 3.3kReads8.8Score366Shelves
48. 48 都 We're Reborn, So Of Course We Should Break Up First! 都重生了，当然要先分手！ Liu Er Liu Er六二六二Urban688k WordsCompleted [Food + cooking + farming + reviving a time-honored brand] [No cultivation] [The System plays a very minor role] [Food, cooking, business, and realism take center stage] Feng Bin is reborn in the 1990s. After breaking up with his wife from his previous life, he chooses to ride the wave of the times and seek his fortune in a big city. By chance, he takes over a time-honored restaurant. It all begins with saving the old establishment. With his superb cooking skills, Feng Bin revives the venerable 2kReads8.7Score107Shelves

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    My first book is about rebirth in the 1990s, taking over a long-established restaurant; my second is about a stay-at-home dad and his kids, both filled with culinary details.

49. 49 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
50. 50 这 This God of Cooking Really Wants to Teach Everyone 这个厨神真想教会大家 Liu Er Liu Er六二六二Urban695k WordsCompleted [Cooking + Dad Life + Technical Skills + No System] Feng Zheng only wanted to run his family’s little restaurant well, win back his first love, and give his daughter a warm, complete home. He never expected that livestreaming his cooking to attract customers would make him an internet sensation. His dish of eel in sizzling oil taught housewives across the country how to prepare eel at home. His delicate tofu soup became the standard for knife skills among the nation’s top chefs. His braised pork 183Reads7.3Score—Shelves

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