There Are Hardly Any Good Foodie Stories These Days. I Dare You to Prove Me Wrong 现在能打的美食文几乎没有，不服来辩

1. 1 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 10kReads9.4Score879Shelves

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   These two are pretty good. I'm quite picky, and not many books survive on my shelf. 1. "Plainclothes Street Vendor" - the author's skills are truly amazing. The metaphors are masterful; even ignoring the food, it's on par with a perfect college entrance exam essay. [Learned something!] Don't read this at night!!! Don't read it when you're hungry!!! The more you read, the hungrier you'll get!!! 2. A humorous food-themed novel set in a cultivation genre. It's lighthearted and entertaining; the readers are all judges of "Little Chef" (a popular Chinese cooking show) haha~ It's perfect for relaxing~ Again, I don't recommend reading it at night or when you're hungry!!! This stuff will really make you hungry!

2. 2 修 A Great War in the Cultivation World, All for a Bite to Eat?! 修仙界大战，只为抢口饭？！ Red Carp, Donkey, Green Crucian Carp红鲤鱼驴绿鲫鱼Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted [Gourmet cooking + immortal cultivation + scheming sect disciple + lighthearted comedy + goofy daily life + no female lead or harem] Zhu Fan transmigrated to the cultivation world and became a disciple of a sect. Just as he was about to receive his golden finger, something unexpected happened Zhu Fan: Anyone else know this feeling? I was about to become a tycoon in the immortal realm! Once my divine pill was ready, I’d ascend to immortality! But someone suddenly cut in and bound me to the wrong 14.7kReads9.2Score1.7kShelves
3. 3 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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   These three books are good; I just finished reading one, and I'm currently following another. The first one is about a protagonist who transmigrates into a primary school student. Because of schoolwork, he can only cook on weekends. Customers, eager to eat his food, rush to the school to pick him up, only to be misunderstood as having kidnapped the student. The second one involves a con artist chef who discovers his apprentices were just trying to scam their tuition. His apprentices' cooking is so bad they get attacked online, so to prove himself, he revisits all his apprentices' restaurants. The third one grants him a system that allows him to randomly set up a stall and sell snacks each week. Customers search for him every week, and only those who find him first can buy unlimited amounts.

4. 4 骗 A Fake Cooking God Goes on a Show and Accidentally Becomes the Real Deal 骗子厨神上节目，一不小心成真了 Give Me an Egg Burger来个鸡蛋汉堡Urban1.0M WordsCompleted I transmigrated. Good news: I’m famous and hailed as the God of Cooking. Bad news: The whole thing is fake. I only got here through hype, rigged competitions, and bribed judges. Being famous despite having no skill would be bad enough, but Jiang Zhou discovers that his former self used his reputation to fleece people, too. Charging sky-high fees for apprenticeships, building restaurant chains, and doing whatever it took to make money. With the whole internet cursing him and his reputation in tat 21kReads8.9Score1.7kShelves
5. 5 这 This Boss Is So Sneaky, He Takes His Street Stall Everywhere 这老板真苟，摆个地摊还到处走 Selling Egg Burgers!卖鸡蛋汉堡咯Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [The print edition of Random Gourmet Stall is now available on major platforms] [Gourmet] [No romance] [Everyday life] [Comedy] [Comfort food] [Cozy] [Healing] After transmigrating to a parallel world, Lin Zhou unexpectedly binds himself to a Random Gourmet System. Every week brings a random location, random food, and different customers. He sells buns at the park entrance, century egg and lean pork congee on a mountaintop, and candied hawthorns outside a school. Every dish is mouthwatering and 84.2kReads9.5Score8.3kShelves
6. 6 红 A Feast of Delicacies: Dream of the Red Chamber Cuisine Meets the Tang Dynasty 红楼美食适配大唐，饕餮盛宴 The Sugar in Toffee酥糖的糖Fantastical Romance738k WordsOngoing [Handcrafted Cultivation, Farming, and Food] [Supernatural Tales] [Sweet Everyday Life] [Vivid Characters] [Building a City] [Claiming Land as Immortal Territory] [Running a Cultivation Sanctuary] [No System] Wu Qingwen, a transmigrator with a Red Chamber space, always thought she was following the script of an ancient food-business story. Until one day, she saw a dragon in a well. * Steamed pork head meat with rice flour makes spring water gush from a dried-up sweet-water well. Honeyed Eight-Tr 2.2kReads8.8Score258Shelves

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   Food + Tang Dynasty supernatural tales + time travel and cultivation. The female protagonist travels through time with a kitchen space from the Dream of the Red Chamber, building her career through cooking. The author's writing is excellent, the imagery is superb, and the food descriptions are amazing—the aroma is intoxicating!

7. 7 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 8.8kReads8.6Score921Shelves

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   [System + Dual Male Leads 1v1 + Overseas Study Life + Food + Live Stream] [CP: Xu Ye] Yang Chuan ate in the cafeteria for a month straight, his soul almost leaving his body. Just when he couldn't take it anymore, the [Chef God System] descended from the sky! Using the recipes provided by the system, Yang Chuan cooked a pot of salted pork and vegetable rice. The moment he opened the lid, the rich aroma hit him like a ton of bricks. Students from other schools flocked to him, tears welling in their eyes, saying, "Dad! Give me another bite!" The foreigner next door held up his fork and asked earnestly, "Is this magic from the East?" Sweet and sour pork ribs earned him free tutoring from a top student, cola chicken wings prompted the department head to help revise his thesis, and spicy hot pot caused a frenzy, turning the dormitory into a massive "food chase scene." Even students from other schools came running, using every means possible to freeload a meal.

8. 8 大 Tang Dynasty Restaurant: The Culinary God Dad's Leisurely Life 大唐饭店：厨神奶爸的悠闲生活 Happy Little Crawler幸福的爬爬虫Historical655k WordsCompleted In Chang'an of the Tang Dynasty, there was a legendary chef and doting dad. The moment his mapo tofu and Dongpo pork made their debut, they stunned the taste buds of everyone in the empire. His very first customer was none other than Li Shimin, the greatest man of the High Tang. His restaurant was always packed, and whenever he introduced a new dish, it became the talk of the town. The shopkeeper also had a daughter named Yaya, and his reputation as an over-the-top doting father was entirely des 1.9kReads8.2Score101Shelves

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   The first book was alright, but the second one was really tough.

9. 9 桃 At the Source of the Peach Blossom Spring 桃花源头 Yicang, Who Loves Microraptors喜欢小盗龙的矢仓Rural Life558k WordsOngoing As Old Zhou Nian lay dying, he took Zhou Liye by the hand and told him, “Xiaoye, it's up to you to carry on the Zhou family line. If you trace our family back far enough, we go all the way to the Zhou dynasty, to King Wen of Zhou, King Wu of Zhou, Ji Chang, and Ji Fa. Our ancestors were once members of the imperial family, and our original surname was Ji. It was only after the dynasties changed that our family took the surname Zhou! Here's our ancestral genealogy and the family heirloom, this ja 118.7kReads7.7Score9.7kShelves

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   Everyone should check out this wonderful novel; I'm sure you'll love it!

10. 10 漂 The Lovely Deaf Boy Is the White Tiger Marshal's Most Beloved 漂亮小聋子是白虎元帅的心尖宠 Sweet Watermelon清甜西瓜Two Male Leads332k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + adorable pet + sweet romance + timid cutie] Qi Nuo unexpectedly transmigrated to a futuristic interstellar age. Here, humanity was an endangered species, and reproduction depended on technology. Humans born naturally had long since vanished into the annals of history. Because humans could soothe the mental instability of beastmen, everyone had to be matched with a caretaker on the day they came of age. But Qi Nuo’s congenital hearing loss left him with a soothing ability rating 5.7kReads9.1Score751Shelves

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    This book is really great! The main character is a food blogger who livestreams himself cooking.

11. 11 手 With the System in Hand, the Poor Simpleminded Girl Makes Her People Rich and Her Country Strong 手握系统，贫家傻女使民富国强 Ancient Great Chun上古大椿Ancient Romance557k WordsCompleted [No Romance + Farming + System + Shop + Pocket Dimension + More] A doctor who saves lives transmigrates in her sleep after a night shift, only to become the eldest sister in a family so poor they can't even afford to eat. She'd also spent years acting like a fool. Why are there so many little radishes crowding around me? One, two, three, four, five, six, seven... Good heavens, how many little brothers and sisters do I have?! The children are clamoring to be fed, but luckily, I have a System. Unl 608Reads8.9Score110Shelves

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    Highly recommended! [Not AI-generated, purely hand-written! Completed] The female lead has no romantic partner; she's a strong and beautiful woman on her own! Hunting, mushroom picking, cooking, clearing land, farming, building houses, vaccination against smallpox, making ice, salt, and brewing liquor, planting potatoes, peppers, sesame, peanuts, corn... Crabs, lobsters, coconut crabs... Toilets, fire pits, glass, mirrors, bicycles... It's amazing!!

12. 12 我 I Used One Bowl of Noodles to Put a City on the Map 我靠一碗面，带动一座城 Fiery Cabbage火爆的白菜Urban1.2M WordsOngoing [Food + Scenic Area Management, No Stressful Shopkeeping, Well-Plotted, No Stupid Characters] From the start, he quit his job and headed home to take over his father's noodle shop. He turned the little shop into a countywide tourism sensation, putting the county's cultural tourism industry on the map. The Bureau of Culture and Tourism, the Transportation Bureau, the Market Regulation Bureau, and even the county magistrate all begged to get on his good side. He even took over a bankrupt A-grade s 71.1kReads8.3Score7.8kShelves

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    Just read this one, you'll be completely silent once you start. A true breath of fresh air. [Thumbs up][Thumbs up] The male protagonist runs a food shop, doesn't run around aimlessly, and doesn't create unnecessary loops. He attracts countless tourists, directly boosting the county's tourism industry. The government-related plots are particularly engaging; all policies and procedures are traceable, a book that truly respects every reader. Moreover, the plot is absolutely original, without repetitive scenes of him setting up his stall in different locations every day. There are no absurdly funny or ridiculous moments, no messy food competitions or similar plots.

13. 13 美 Gourmet: My Snack Stall Has Caught the Eye of Universities Across the Country 美食：我小吃摊被全国高校盯上了 Chicken Breast Hunter鸡胸肉猎人Urban903k WordsCompleted [Lighthearted everyday life + warm and funny + perfect mealtime reading + super genius] Other people's kids studied hard from a young age, hoping for a bright future. Li Ang, on the other hand, grilled goose legs as a child, and somewhere along the way, grilled his way to the peak of life... Li Ang was reborn and discovered that he had become the eight-year-old son of a barbecue stall owner outside Qingbei University. In his previous life, Li Ang had achieved financial freedom by making snac 58.8kReads9.2Score11.1kShelves

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    I've read all three of these books, completely finished them. They're all incredibly good, practically the essence of the series. There's also another one, "I Just Sell Pig Trotters, I forgot the last few words," which I'm currently reading. The main character is named Xiao Ye, but he's probably on hiatus, so I can't find the book and add it. Waaaah! Author, please come back soon, I'm almost finished reading this book!

14. 14 穿EN After Becoming the Villainess, I Clear My Name Every Day 穿成恶女后每天都在洗白 Gathering Vetch, Gathering Vetch采薇采薇Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [Everyone’s Darling + Adorable Kids + Laugh-Out-Loud Comedy]: Transmigrating into a lovesick woman, Tang Zhuyun wakes up in the middle of a scene where she’s climbing into a man’s bed. She turns around and runs. Forget this bed, she’s not getting in! Who needs a man when her father is the top scholar, her brother is the top scholar, and even her son will be the top scholar? They’ll protect her, so she can do whatever she wants! As a master physician, she’ll focus on her career, save lives, and k 33.9kReads9.3Score4.7kShelves

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    Food is forever a part of life, and food-themed novels are absolutely divine! Here are two super-enjoyable food-themed books~ ① The female lead cooks for her father, and then he takes it to court~ The first day he brought a domineering Mao Xue Wang (a spicy Sichuan 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~

15. 15 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. 15.7kReads8.9Score1.3kShelves
16. 16 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 155.1kReads8.7Score15.9kShelves

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    The first book has amazing food descriptions, very vivid! The second book is quite heartwarming; I finished it, and it's still being serialized. The third book is a very interesting slice-of-life story. The fourth book is pretty good, but I saw a short drama adaptation where the male lead was changed to a woman, and she seemed to be paired with the previous CEO, so I didn't read it. 😓😓😓

17. 17 让 You Asked Me to Cook Vegetarian Meals, So Why Is My Incense Offering Exploding? 让你做斋饭，我香火怎么被干爆了 Can't Be Bothered to Name It不想起名了Urban678k WordsOngoing [The rating has just been posted and is sure to rise] (System) (Food) (Everyday Life) (Lighthearted Comedy) Lu Chen used to be an overworked corporate drone, but after being diagnosed with terminal cancer, he was fired. Just as he was waiting to die, he unexpectedly obtained a Divine Incense System and bonded with Tianlin Temple. As long as the temple receives incense offerings, Lu Chen's lifespan increases. But Tianlin Temple is about to go under! Lu Chen can only use the divine cooking skills 7.7kReads6.7Score610Shelves
18. 18 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 82.5kReads9.3Score8.5kShelves
19. 19 在 My Carefree Life Raising a Leopard in the Detective Conan World 在柯南世界佛系养豹的我 Heart to Heart, Betrayed by Heart心心负心心Two Male Leads1.4M WordsCompleted Shen Yuan is a graduate student from China who transmigrates into the world of Detective Conan. At first, he has no idea he's landed in the world of Conan. It isn't until he arrives in Tokyo as a year-long exchange student at the University of Tokyo that he notices how easily people end up dead. Any trivial excuse is enough to make someone kill. Tokyo is one big stage, so come on in if you've got a life to spare. Not only are murder cases happening constantly, but the seasons are all out of orde 14.4kReads9.1Score1.8kShelves

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    The first book, although a Conan fanfiction, features a protagonist who is an amazing cook, and the descriptions of the tasting scenes are incredibly delicious. The second book is about a post-apocalyptic world where the protagonist transmigrates to a beast world, finding a baby and raising it with culinary delights. The third book is about a powerful cultivator who transmigrates to a post-apocalyptic world solely to savor delicious food. The last book is purely a food-themed novel. Although the first three books don't have a food tag, they are all perfect for watching while eating.

20. 20 荷 The Fragrance and Flavor of Lotus 荷香食味 A Qiu Never Sleeps At Night阿秋不秋夜Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The day she was divorced, Ye Hexiang took only two acres of barren land and the cookbook her grandmother had left her. Her rundown house leaked in the wind. She had no money to her name and carried a secret she couldn't tell anyone. She thought her life was over. Then she sold her first jar of pickled radish for a single coin. A bowl of hot soup, a little shop, and a taciturn but gentle man. She learned that life's greatest flavors come from turning bitter days into sweet ones. 7.7kReads8.2Score1.1kShelves

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    It's a good show; the female lead starts from scratch and opens a restaurant.

21. 21 变 After Turning into a Dire Wolf, I’m Carried Off by a Lion 变成恶狼后被狮子叼走了 Wei Nuo Time and Space薇诺时空Two Male Leads791k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + Beast World + Transmigration + Sweet Romance + Strong Couple + Struggling to Survive (Sort Of) + Pretend-Vicious Wolf Bottom x Domineering Lion King Top] Both pure, 1v1 Shen Wen transmigrates one day into a primitive beast world, becoming a vicious wolf with a notorious reputation, driven out of his pack after failing to challenge the Wolf King. The good news: With his survival smarts from the apocalypse, plus a little luck, he can still live comfortably in this perilous primit 15.9kReads9.3Score2.7kShelves
22. 22 都 It's the Apocalypse, So Having a Few Extra Powers Is Only Reasonable 都末世了，有亿点异能很合理吧 Lousy Uncle辣鸡的uncleSci-Fi & Apocalypse912k WordsCompleted [Apocalypse + Natural Disasters + Powerful Protagonist + Satisfying Read with No Logic + No Romance + Word Spirit] Ling Ran, a powerful word-spirit master, unexpectedly transmigrated into a book set in an apocalypse, and she found the new world fascinating. When surrounded by zombies, Ling Ran: “God says I can fly.” The ability users watched as she rose into the air, despite having no wings, and slowly dropped their jaws. When they needed to retrieve research materials but the ability users were 27.2kReads8.9Score2.5kShelves
23. 23 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 29.8kReads9.6Score3.4kShelves
24. 24 为 The Immortal Emperor Begs to Join My Sect Just to Eat My Cooking 为了吃我做的饭，仙帝求入我宗门 A Gap in the Wings羽翼之隙Eastern Fantasy742k WordsOngoing Cultivation, food, laid-back, comedy, everyday life, farming Wen Wushuang was a humble chef who unexpectedly inherited the God of Cookery's legacy, only to transmigrate to the cultivation world. He soon discovered that people here knew next to nothing about food. He became the cook at a down-and-out little sect. Every day, he prepared delicious meals that made the sect's name famous far and wide. Leaders from every sect came to pay visits. The Immortal Emperor, the Empress, the Demon Venerable, 594Reads9.0Score100Shelves

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    My absolute favorite food article, bar none.

25. 25 服 Good Grief, I’ve Been Making Baby Food for a Lifetime 服了这宝宝饭一做就是一辈子 Mid-Lane Mage King中单法王Two Male Leads413k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + Food + Period Setting + Golden Finger + Sweet Romance + Size Difference + Age Gap] Tang Zhou was sent to the First Alajin Machinery Factory with a letter of introduction from his grandfather... He got in through connections, only to be targeted and sent straight to the factory daycare center. The director was a kind, beautiful woman. Her picky child would only eat food that looked pretty. If the colors were even slightly unattractive or the ingredients were hard to identify, th 3.1kReads8.2Score340Shelves

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    Most of them are completed, with two male leads, except for the fourth one, which is really good!!!

26. 26 前 My Ex Watches as the Beastman Chieftain Spoils Me Rotten 前夫在线看我被兽人族长宠成宝 Autumn Stores No Winter秋无冬藏Two Male Leads1.1M WordsCompleted Important note: This is a devoted, sweet romance with no cheating or angst. Set in an interstellar ABO beastman world. There are no women in the beastman world, only beastmen and females. Tang Yunhe was married to Fu Yao, who had been gravely injured and fallen into a coma. He cared for him for three years. At last, Fu Yao woke up, and Tang Yunhe thought his hardships were over. But instead, Fu Yao misunderstood him, hurt him, and gave him the cold shoulder. When Fu Yao prepared to bring his fir 1.7kReads9.1Score262Shelves
27. 27 末 From the Apocalypse to the Beast World: This Big White Tiger Is So Adorable 末世穿兽世，这只大白虎可爱的嘞 Xiao Xiao Yunshu萧萧云树Two Male Leads183k WordsCompleted Two male leads + both are each other's one and only + beast world + special abilities + happy ending Please take a look at the author's note or the first chapter. I've posted it all there, including the fact that I've read both of those books. They really aren't alike at all. ˋˏᰔᩚˎˊ˗ Xie Sui'an was one of countless ordinary people in the apocalypse. He relied on his wood-type ability to grow vegetables at the base, barely scraping by. He thought he'd spend the rest of his life that way, but one 2kReads8.7Score260Shelves
28. 28 全 Interstellar Cuisine: The All-Round Spirit Chef Who Went Viral on the Star Network 【星际美食】全能灵厨在星网火了 Lou Twenty楼二十Two Male Leads442k WordsCompleted [Complete] [Interstellar + Food + ABO + Zerg + Mecha] Couple: Cheerful spirit chef omega Lin An × S-rank military alpha, scheming seme Shi Xiao Lin An, a spirit chef from the twenty-first century, wakes up to find himself in an interstellar age where food has fallen into decline. He has also gone from being a chef with a job and a home to a penniless omega celebrity with no prospects. Hoping to get famous, his predecessor begged his agent to book him on a wilderness survival variety show fil 2.6kReads8.8Score379Shelves
29. 29 开 From the Start, I Lost My Job: Selling Lunchboxes on the Way Home 开局就失业：返乡途中卖盒饭 Wind Quenches Flowers风熄花Urban3.6M WordsCompleted [A System golden finger, food, fast meals and lunch boxes, a leisurely slice-of-life pace, no romance in the main story. At readers’ request, the bonus chapters have a male lead. Male-oriented, male-oriented, male-oriented, said three times.] After working hard for three years, he’d just been made a full-time employee when the restaurant he worked at shut down. Bai Ye drove home in the secondhand car his boss had given him in lieu of pay, a heap of junk piled in the back. He never expected a S 34.3kReads9.1Score2.9kShelves

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    When it comes to food-themed novels, you can't ignore the first one, right? As a pioneer in the tomato-themed genre, and with the author being a girl, the amount of donations this book received makes even a writer like myself envious. The rights to short drama adaptations alone have sold for a lot, and the author has also become popular on Douyin (TikTok). You can imagine how amazing this book is. The writing style is light and healing, without any messy sarcasm or mindless plots; it's just pure food preparation, a clean and comforting story. Highly recommended. I've seen quite a few recommendations for the second book, so I won't go into detail, but it's also a very good food-themed novel.

30. 30 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 9.8kReads9.0Score810Shelves

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    1. Super good-looking, overseas study life + food + live streaming, mainly focusing on career development, ensemble cast, two male leads. 2. No romance, heartwarming daily life of running a food shop. 3. Various dessert and food novels, two male leads. 4. Lighthearted and funny daily life food cultivation novel.

31. 31 年 Younger Men Know Just How Sweet Big Brother Is: Sweet Talk All Day Long 年下也知哥哥好甜言蜜语吃到饱 Mid-Lane Mage King中单法王Two Male Leads351k WordsCompleted [Two male leads, golden finger, food, sweet romance, slow burn] A prophetic dream sent Jiang Fan back to a poor, remote village, where he held his struggling family together and started selling food from a street stall. One person, one food cart, nimble fingers. Honey egg waffles, old-fashioned sponge cake, red bean bread, cream puffs, egg tarts, lava cakes, dirty chocolate pastries, red velvet cakes, glutinous rice balls, macarons, chocolate biscuits. Mango crepes, cloud souffles, pineapple bun 364Reads8.9Score111Shelves
32. 32 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. 67.1kReads9.4Score7.6kShelves

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    Of all the food-themed novels I've read, I've only finished these three. "The Whole Village Gnawing on Tree Bark During a Famine" is absolutely fantastic, flawless from beginning to end. The other two are also good, though slightly less so than the first, with somewhat rushed endings. Overall, though, they're all readable.

33. 33 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 835Reads8.8Score109Shelves
34. 34 逃 Fleeing Famine: My Whole Family Is Reborn 逃荒，我全家都是重生的 Mo Mo Is Master Mo墨墨是墨爷Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Dreams of the Future + Whole Family Reborn + No Romance] In her previous life, Su Yin, her mother, and her aunt were brutally killed by rioters. In the blink of an eye, the three of them were reborn together. Before the rioters stormed their village, they took refuge in Xinghua Village, where their uncle lived, and fled in advance. On the road as refugees, they ran into Su Yin’s abandoned, blindly filial father. They thought he’d be dead weight, but it turned out he could see the future, and hi 71.2kReads9.4Score8.5kShelves
35. 35 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 125.6kReads9.3Score12.9kShelves

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    Highly recommended! A seasoned bookworm says it's fantastic, the writing is superb, but it's just not enough! [Requesting more updates!]

36. 36 穿 After Reincarnating as a Foolish Girl, I Used My Cooking to Help the Whole Family Thrive 穿成傻女后，我靠美食养旺了全家 A Dazed Little Rice Ball一只呆圆子Ancient Romance559k WordsOngoing [Transmigration] [Food] [Farming] [Healing] [Sweet Romance] [Family Life] [Romance] Su Yuan was once a top imperial banquet chef in the industry. After an accident, she transmigrated into Su Yuan, the foolish youngest daughter everyone in Creekside Village mocked. Fortunately, everyone in the Su family cherished her. Her grandmother and parents treated her like the apple of their eye, while her four older brothers protected her at every turn and would never let anyone bully her. Su Yuan immediat 55.1kReads8.8Score8.1kShelves

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    I quite like both of these books, so I'll probably just read them without thinking.

37. 37 舌 A Hilarious Chronicle of Northern Song Cuisine 舌尖上的北宋爆笑录 The Storm Petrel in a Floral Shirt穿花衣的海燕Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted "My name is Su Xiaotuan, the most miserable butcher's heir in Bianliang. Ever since I discovered I could hear ingredients talk, I've suffered mental torment every day. Yesterday, the carp on my chopping board sobbed that some literati had stuffed love letters into its gills, making it taste unbearably salty with ink. Today, moldy tofu cursed me out and begged me to give it a dignified death. The craziest thing is our family heirloom cleaver. Ever since Dad disappeared, it has been manifesting re 28Reads—Score—Shelves

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    These five books are great!

38. 38 震 Shocking! The Entire Court Is Drooling Over My Cooking 震惊！满朝文武都被我馋哭了 Lemon with Sugar柠檬加糖Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Food + feel-good wish fulfillment + System + business + farming] Overnight, Shen Qing transmigrated into the only daughter of a restaurant owner. She thought she’d have a comfortable life, but the moment she opened her eyes, she found herself in hard mode. Her father had died in an accident, and with no sons in the family, her cousin had seized their vast estate. She and her mother were forced to live in a dilapidated house, while her scumbag fiancé broke his promise and went off to enjoy roman 31.9kReads7.9Score2.8kShelves

    Reader note

    The first book, while a bit exaggerated, was quite enjoyable; I read it all in one night. It doesn't focus too much on the female lead's interpersonal relationships. She's an honest and straightforward person who focuses on making delicious food, but she has her bottom line and will fight back—a true female-centric story. The second book was something I saw on another platform—a manga adaptation. It was very interesting, with a grand world that's unforgettable. The third book, like the second, has a great theme and is a heartwarming redemption story. The fourth book isn't a female-oriented novel, but it's also a good work with virtually no offensive language. As long as it's a good work, I can accept it. It depends on personal preference; those who don't read male-oriented novels can skip this one.

39. 39 大 The Blacksmith and the Tofu Maker 大铁匠与豆腐娘 A Shark with One Hand一只鲨手Ancient Romance397k WordsCompleted [Farming story + everyday life + food + raising a child + cozy + no pocket dimension or System for the protagonist + seemingly fierce but actually endlessly worrying, devoted dad-like man x free-spirited pampered sweetheart + face-slapping satisfaction] (The leads are both natives. They'll keep living their own quiet lives and won't suddenly become marquises, prime ministers, or emperors.) Of the three hardest livelihoods, there's boat hauling, ironworking, and selling tofu. Mian, a tofu seller 13.7kReads9.3Score1.5kShelves
40. 40 让 You Opened a Restaurant, So Why Are You Serving Customers at Three in the Morning? 让你开美食店，你凌晨三点营业？ Spicy Pickled Fish辣椒酸菜鱼Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Gourmet]+ [Urban Fantasy]+ [Comedy]+ [Healing]+ [No Female Lead] Recently unemployed Lu Feng was planning to sell the little restaurant his parents left him, but unexpectedly activated the God of Cooking System. One quest each week, a random dish, and random opening hours. He turns ordinary dishes into peerless delicacies, and ravenous customers line up and scramble to get them. Customer One: Boss Lu, these soup dumplings are the best I've ever had in my life! Customer Two: I even threw out my 450Reads7.2Score105Shelves

    Reader note

    The first book is alright, but the rating isn't very high. It doesn't have a female lead. The second book is better; it has two male leads and a lot of food-related plot points. Those who are interested can check it out.

41. 41 攀 You Married Up, So I Married a General. What Do You Regret? 攀高枝另娶，我嫁将军你悔什么 Meme Yu么么愚Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Lighthearted]+ [Rival suitors]+ [A sunny, strong heroine who raises pigs and makes the impossible happen] After being a widow for eight years, Lu Qiniang buys a man to give her a child. Just as they enter the bridal chamber, her husband, who was supposedly killed in battle, suddenly returns home in triumph. Lu Qiniang: ... Looking at the two men ready to draw swords, she has a sudden idea: “The three of us should just make a good life together. That's better than anything else!” Xiao Yan & Zhan 35.5kReads9.3Score4.5kShelves
42. 42 做 My Cooking Is So Good, the Entire Cultivation World Treats Me Like a Treasure 做饭太好吃，被整个修仙界团宠了 Little Dog, Don't Always Get Caught in the Rain小狗别总淋雨Two Male Leads1.0M WordsCompleted [Two male leads + cultivation + farming + food + street vending + devoted to each other] In his previous life, Yun Ci was a poor student. His parents signed him up for the New Chinese Culinary School early on, and he studied there for three years. Once he graduated, he was ready to show off his skills, but a car accident put a stop to that. When he woke up again, Yun Ci found himself in a world of cultivation. He had no golden finger, no System, and was just an insignificant cannon-fodder charac 9.3kReads9.0Score1.3kShelves
43. 43 穿 Transmigrate to Ancient Times: Farming and Supporting My Family with Delicious Food 穿越古代我靠美食种田养家 Tidefall in the Mortal World汐落红尘Two Male Leads590k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + Food + Farming + Pocket Dimension + Raising Kids + Building a Career + Cozy Daily Life] Rich heir Gu Linchen transmigrates into another world, only to become a thug with a bare-walled home who is uneducated and beats his husband and children. Looking at his family, all skin and bones, Gu Linchen can only hold his forehead in dismay. Fortunately, the pocket dimension from his previous life came with him. But just as he rejoices, he learns that the luxury goods he had collected i 3kReads9.3Score283Shelves

    Reader note

    The first book focuses on food, while the second book has a lot of food in the first half, but the amount of food decreases in the latter half.

44. 44 首 The Gentle, Soft-Spoken Husband of the Chief Minister 首辅家的温软小夫郎 Li Ming理鸣Two Male Leads856k WordsCompleted [Farming]+ [Gourmet]+ [Imperial Examinations]+ [Sweet Romance]+ [Face-Slapping and Taking Down Scumbags]+ [Building Wealth]+ [Infrastructure] After waking up from a car accident, Gu Yun finds himself transmigrated into the body of a poor little cabbage whose father doesn’t care for him and whose stepmother abuses him. His stepmother wants to marry him off for the bride price, setting him up with a degenerate gambler who once beat his wife to death. At their first meeting, Gu Yun coughs up blood, 3.9kReads9.0Score473Shelves
45. 45 重 Reborn as an O, I Spread Chinese Civilization Across the Stars 重生成O，我在星际传播华夏文明 Qing Tao清桃Two Male Leads502k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + ABO + two powerful leads + 1v1, both pure + sweet romance + light face-slapping and scum-trashing] A devoted, protective Alpha general on top × a composed Omega who is occasionally playful and silly, and just wants to take it easy [White wolf Alpha, mermaid Omega, with original worldbuilding] After traveling through dozens of worlds and completing every quick transmigration mission, Yu Heng received a chance at a new life with the System's help. Then he was sent to the inters 1.5kReads9.0Score277Shelves
46. 46 开 From the Start, I Quit My Job on the Spot, and My Food Stall Took the Whole City by Storm 开局裸辞，我的美食小摊火遍全城 Ruling the Streets市井横行Modern Romance370k WordsOngoing [Female lead with no romance] [Stalls all over town] [Lighthearted slice of life] Foodie at heart, absurd to the soul! Chen Jinyue, whose college major was a dead end, finally managed to find a job. But her boss took credit for her work and squeezed her dry with endless overtime every day. She’d had enough. After quitting without another job lined up, she unexpectedly bound herself to Food System 007. She thought it was a sure thing, but every mission turned out to be more outrageous than the la 958Reads—Score103Shelves
47. 47 灶 The Kitchen God's Daily Life as a Mortal Worker 灶君下凡的打工日常 Clear Little Pi清澈的小皮Urban471k WordsCompleted [Gourmet] [No Female Lead] After ascending from a small world, Jixiang served for three hundred years as the Divine Lord of Blessings, also known as the fourth-generation Kitchen God. As a newcomer, he found that the vast Heavenly Court had no place for him to stay. And this so-called post as Kitchen God involved far more than simply tending the fire and cooking. Did immortals really live on nothing but nectar and dew? Deeply puzzled, Jixiang gathered his things and returned to the trade he knew 1.9kReads9.1Score241Shelves

    Reader note

    This has to be it! It features all sorts of famous dishes and local delicacies. The creators have worked in school cafeterias, run roadside stalls, owned restaurants, and even catered state banquets. It has everything you've heard of and haven't heard of before. Every time I watch it, I'm constantly searching for food recipes at home! It's only recently started streaming, so the rating is low! It makes me incredibly hungry, and Pipi often adds pictures, making it even more tempting.

48. 48 收 Pack Up, Aze! The Special Task Force Can't Take It Anymore! 收摊吧阿泽！专案组扛不住啦！ Deep-Fried Golden Cicada油炸金蝉Urban443k WordsCompleted [Don't Be Fooled by the Low Rating, You'll Get Your Money Back If It's Not Good + Hilarious Street Food Stall + Unconventional Crime Solving + Disturbing Dishes + Interlocking Mysteries] Su Ze is bound to a food-stall System. He thinks he'll make a fortune selling food, but the System isn't quite right. It's great at cooking, yet obsessed with solving crimes and catching criminals. From the start, he sets up his stall in a residential compound late at night, alarming the local police station and 528Reads8.3Score100Shelves

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    The first book is about an undercover cop setting up a food stall, charming customers with his delicious food. No romantic pairing, but he's a foodie who's a crowd-pleaser, haha! [Eating melon emoji][eating melon emoji][eating melon emoji] The second book is about a stay-at-home dad [attention emoji][attention emoji] who encounters various incidents while setting up his stall. He even contacts the police to solve cases. The third book [smirking emoji][smirking emoji][smirking emoji] is about a primary school student taking over the cooking pot, leaving the chef out of the picture.

49. 49 让 You Told Me to Sell Fried Rice, and I Brought the Highway to a Standstill 让你摆摊卖炒饭，你把高速干瘫痪 Grand Preceptor of Immortal Qin仙秦太师Urban200k WordsCompleted Bai Ming transmigrates to Blue Star and becomes an unemployed young man. With his family fortune about to run dry, he is lucky enough to activate the Gourmet System and gain god-tier cooking skills and legendary kitchenware. It happens to be the Spring Festival rush, when everyone is returning to the cities and the highway is gridlocked. Living nearby, Bai Ming simply brings out his wok and stove and starts selling fried rice by the roadside. The drivers and passengers, already starving, are ins 1kReads8.7Score106Shelves

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    After reading the book about food

50. 50 玄 Xuanhuan: I’m the God of Food, and I’ve Made the Entire Cultivation World Drool 玄幻：我食神，馋哭了整个修仙界 Wen Liuxiang文留香Eastern Fantasy188k WordsCompleted [Also known as: “I Just Became a Peak Master, and You Want Me to Be a Chef?” and “Invincible God of Food: All My Disciples Have the Potential to Become Emperors”] Lu Qi transmigrates to the cultivation world and spends twenty years finally becoming a peak master of the Xuantian Sect, only to awaken the Invincible God of Food System. Damn System! I just became a peak master, and now you want me to be a chef? Luckily, all the dishes he makes have special effects: longevity noodles that extend your 181Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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