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. 201 开 Divorced from the Start: Returning to the Village to Fish for Treasure 开局离婚：回村赶海捕鱼捞宝藏 Siren Is a Fish塞壬是条鱼Modern Romance2.7M WordsCompleted (Beachcombing + fishing + taking down scumbags + family life) Fu Wan, a fisherwoman, has been reborn! In her previous life, after she was thrown out, her daughter was sold into the mountains. Her father went out to sea and was caught in a storm, his fate unknown. Her brother, whose leg had been pierced by a stingray and left him bedridden, killed himself. Her mother couldn’t bear the shock and took rat poison. But Heaven treated her kindly: not only was she reborn just before her divorce, but th 112kReads9.1Score5.1kShelves

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   [Food-themed Historical Fiction with a Rating of 9.3 Or Higher] 🍑 Highly Recommended ②: The female lead is a master chef. The author has put a lot of effort into making the food details realistic, including seasons and customs. It's very engaging. 🍉 The male and female leads, as well as the villains, are all intelligent, and the plot is also very watchable!

2. 202 人 Starting Out as a Street Vendor in the World of Gourmet Food 人在美食，从摆地摊开始变强 Middle Finger竖中指Anime Fanfiction510k WordsCompleted [Gourmet] + [Street vending] + [Cooking] + [Special abilities] + [Feel-good story] After transmigrating into Toriko, he gains the golden finger “Mobile Food Stall.” Popularity points can be used to draw prizes. [ Ding! Perfectly prepared Puffer Whale: 100,000 popularity points. ] [ Ding! Perfectly prepared Light Mouse: 1,000,000 popularity points. ] [ Ding! Perfectly prepared Million-Ton Tomato: 10,000,000 popularity points. ] [ ... ] Lin Fei draws prizes until his hands are numb. His strength k 5.7kReads8.8Score465Shelves

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   The Toriko trilogy, except for the second book which is still getting better ratings, all have scores of 9+. The first book is a new variety show about food, focusing on the protagonist and his apprentices, with no explicit plot points. The greatness of slice-of-life variety shows needs no further explanation; it roughly describes various factions revolving around the protagonist's food, with no other chefs present.

3. 203 六 The 1970s: The True Heiress Is a Culinary Goddess with a Pocket Dimension 六零：厨神真千金有空间 Cream Commune奶油公社Modern Romance415k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + pocket dimension + food + stockpiling + real and fake heiresses] Food blogger Zeng Yanni transmigrates into a period novel after an accident, becoming a fifteen-year-old girl abused by her family in a seaside fishing village. With her true identity shrouded in mystery, Zeng Yanni promptly splits from the family. Along with the livestream she brought with her, she stocks up on seafood: horse dung sea urchins, giant abalone, clams, razor clams, sea snails, sea cucumbers 3.2kReads9.4Score405Shelves
4. 204 零 A Post-2000s Graduate Opens a Kindergarten: The Students Are Too Busy to Cry 零零后开幼儿园：学生忙得没空哭 Little Bird Chirp Chirp小鸟啾啾子Urban500k WordsCompleted Ye Chen transmigrated to Blue Star and discovered he was taking part in a live reality show called Little Kids, Big Dreams, where the guests were four kindergarten principals. As the principal of Apple Kindergarten, Ye Chen awakened the Slacker System from the start. He could exchange collected emotion points for rewards. Reporter: “Mr. Ye, as the only post-2000s guest here, what do you hope for the children's future?” Ye Chen: “That they eat well, drink well, poop well, and sleep well.” Reporte 392Reads8.8Score102Shelves
5. 205 综 Anime Crossover Cuisine: Starting With Glowing Dishes 综漫美食：从发光料理开始 China's Best中华一番Anime Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted [Jashin-chan Dropkick] + [Tokyo Ghoul] + [Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid] Lu Ping'an, who had spent two and a half years working as a chef after graduating from New East Cuisine School, is summoned by Jashin-chan to a crossover world. He gets a golden finger called “Trait Extraction,” and his first draw is guaranteed to be gold. He obtains the golden ability trait “Glowing Cuisine”! [Glowing Cuisine (Gold)] Effect: Your understanding of and intuition for cooking improve dramatically! Any dish you 10.9kReads8.8Score765Shelves
6. 206 恶 The Wicked Ex-Wife's Second Career: Bianjing's Number One Wonder Chef 恶毒前妻再就业，汴京第一妙厨娘 Blessed by the Meow-Meow God喵喵神眷顾Ancient Romance977k WordsOngoing [1v1, devoted couple, transmigrate into a book, food, business, slice of life] The moment she opened her eyes, Ye Zhaozhao had transmigrated into a book as the vicious ex-wife of the male lead in a powerful minister novel. In the story, the original owner dreamed of becoming an official's wife. She did everything she could to marry the male lead, but after he was stripped of his official post, she ignored his and their child's pleas, divorced him, and returned to her hometown of Yangzhou. There, 30.8kReads8.0Score9.5kShelves

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   I guarantee you'll love it! I don't usually follow serialized novels, but this one is just too good to pass up. It's not the typical transmigration/body-possession story, and there's an adorable baby too—it's so sweet! I won't spoil it; just read it and you'll be completely silent.

7. 207 海 Island Survival: I Save All of Huaxia with My Cooking 海岛求生：我靠做美食拯救全华夏 Silly Chubby傻瓜肉肉Modern Romance526k WordsCompleted At a time when resources were scarcer than ever around the world, a game called “Ocean Survival 1.0” descended upon every country. The game has four seasons: spring, summer, autumn, and winter. The longer its players survive, the more of their country’s depleted resources will be restored. By contrast, those who die too soon will bring disaster upon their country, making an already bad situation worse. Shen Xingluo enters the game with a food System, and a cooking pot from the start. As long as 5.3kReads9.2Score586Shelves

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   I personally think these are all super good!! They're all ⭐ marks in my collection of classics. I'll update this list as I read more good ones~ The first one has a food system, and the food she makes basically has magical effects. The second one is about survival, but the female lead's skill is cooking. She's bound to a food system, and the food she makes can even be sent back to her country. It's also super good. The third one is an interstellar food novel. At first, the female lead runs a cafeteria at her school, and later she opens branches outside. Everyone thinks eating is a waste of time, not as convenient as nutrient solution, but they end up saying it's delicious!! And in order to get the limited-edition food, the first-year students and teachers keep it a secret from the second, third, and fourth-year students and teachers, and later they start keeping it a secret from other people. When the high school students come to the school, the university seniors give them nearly expired nutrient solution so they can study hard and not waste time in the cafeteria. The high school seniors are very touched at the time. It's so funny, it's super good. The fourth one is about a female lead who transmigrates to a foreign country and has a blind box system. It's related to food, but most of it is blind boxes. From a small shop at the beginning, it becomes more and more popular. It's also super good. The fifth book is a pure food novel. I've only read half of it so far, but it's incredibly good. The process of making the food is described in great detail, and there are no exaggerated versions. The female lead's family is very warm and loving. They start with a small shop and gradually expand it. It's really great, but you'll get hungry easily if you read it late at night! The sixth book is also good. The male lead is divorced and raising his daughter alone. He's connected to a system and makes money. There's a female lead in the story, and the old man in the neighborhood who starts out is actually a person of status. Later, his ex-wife regrets the divorce. The seventh book is about a male lead who starts with a small stall at a school. He eventually drives the cafeteria out of business, takes over the cafeteria, and even gets the principal and other leaders involved. At first, he tries to keep his food stall a secret, but he eventually gives up and participates in competitions. The principal and others even help out. Later, students from other schools come to eat there, and he opens a barbecue restaurant and a milk tea shop. It's super good! The eighth book is a food-themed novel about random street vending, and it's super engaging. Everyone becomes a fan after tasting Mr. Lin's food, following him around and asking him to set up his stall at a certain location every week. Highly recommended! The ninth book is one I recently finished reading, and of course, it's also about random street vending. The first stall he sets up is selling super spicy chicken wings at a proctology hospital—that scene immediately captivated me! Later, he sells garlic pork belly at a matchmaking event, and even recruits for a half-marathon, and so on—every single one is incredibly appealing! Highly recommended!

8. 208 穿 I Transmigrated to the Beast World to Cook Delicious Food 穿到兽世做美食 Sour Soup Fish酸汤鱼Ancient Romance741k WordsCompleted Xia Feng accidentally transmigrates to a world of beastfolk. This world is terribly backward. She can put up with the primitive clothes, housing, and transportation, but she absolutely cannot tolerate the food. The beastfolk here cook in a simple, brutal fashion: they roast whole chunks of meat until they’re still dripping blood; they throw everything into a pot to boil without even adding salt; and they call ginger, scallions, garlic, Sichuan peppercorns, and chili peppers “the devil’s food”!!! 836Reads8.0Score107Shelves

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   What's everyone's definition of a food-themed novel? The ones I'm recommending are primarily focused on food, with other settings secondary. Whether you like stories about cooking in another world, ancient times, the entertainment industry, or even surviving on a deserted island, there's something for everyone. There are countless novels in these genres, but I've only added these few to my bookshelf. My requirements for food-themed novels are that there can be a "golden finger" (a special ability or advantage), but it should be a supplementary feature, not a cheat code. For example, making someone who can't cook instantly become a master cook is too unrealistic. In most of the novels I read, the protagonist already knows how to cook, and the golden finger simply enhances that ability. Of course, such a setting tests the author's writing skills; if poorly written, it becomes a mindless wish-fulfillment novel. While it might be entertaining to read, it lacks logic, and I can't stand illogical food-themed novels. Because food-themed novels are generally based on reality, unless you create an alternate world yourself. Enough said. If you're interested, give it a try! I wonder how many people share my interests.

9. 209 农 After Her Mother Remarried, the Farmer’s Daughter Was Spoiled Rotten by Her Stepbrother 农家女随母改嫁后，被继兄宠疯 Jing Xiaoye静小夜Ancient Romance466k WordsCompleted The rating has just been posted and may rise. [Transmigration + System + food + medicine + making a fortune] After dying from radiation exposure in the interstellar age, Shen Qingli transmigrates! She lands in the body of a twelve-year-old farming girl in ancient times. The moment she opens her eyes, she sees that her older sister is about to be forced into an arranged marriage, while her mother is about to be divorced! Just as Shen Qingli is about to stand up to her scumbag father, who wants 3kReads8.1Score440Shelves

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   Food-themed articles, heartwarming, comforting, and relaxing—a beautiful read.

10. 210 人 In a Gourmet World, Eat Delicious Food and Evolve! 人在美食，吃美味，就进化！ Middle Finger竖中指Anime Fanfiction732k WordsCompleted [Gourmet] + [Cooking] + [Gourmet Cells] + [Gourmet Cell Demons] + [Special Abilities] + [Power Trip] No detailed fight scenes. (I can take you out with one move, so why waste time fighting you?) There's not much of a plot or romance. It's mainly about all kinds of incredible food! Enter at your own risk if this isn't your thing! After transmigrating into the world of Toriko, I activate the Eat Delicious Food to Evolve System. [Ding! You ate a chocolate caterpillar and gained Oil-Pan Fist!] [Ding 7.7kReads9.2Score614Shelves
11. 211 我 I’m Taking My Kindergarteners to the Front Lines of the Flood Fight 我带幼儿园小朋友冲向抗洪最前线 Dragon Crossing the River Noodles过江龙须面Urban361k WordsCompleted Song Yang wakes up to find that he has transmigrated to a parallel world and taken over a kindergarten called Golden Sun. The kindergarten, Little Treasure, is short on students and losing money. The cook and teachers have quit, and it's on the verge of closing down. Song Yang awakens the Infinite Skills System and leads the whole kindergarten through a complete transformation. Cooking and tailoring, haircuts and massages, weddings and funerals, dancing and swordsmanship, sports and the arts, cu 514Reads8.6Score113Shelves
12. 212 重 Reborn with the Ultimate System for Chinese Street Food 重生之，中华小吃最强系统 Chen Songzi Loves Boiled Rice Noodles爱吃煮米粉的陈松子Urban392k WordsCompleted A disastrous start: a programmer fresh out of school, reborn amid the cutthroat competition of the industry. By a stroke of luck, he gets bound to a System and sets out to revive China’s famous street snacks. Bowl after bowl of simple, unassuming food leaves countless customers overwhelmed, some even breaking down in tears. The Strongest System Missions By completing a series of System missions, the protagonist obtains recipes and preparation methods for every ingredient. After Li Long recreates 8Reads6.7Score—Shelves

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    I don't know if I'm qualified.

13. 213 团 The Cherished Koi Wife: My Blind Box System Makes Me Invincible 团宠锦鲤妻：我带着盲盒系统无敌了 Chasing the Wind Across the Galaxy星河逐风Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance + lucky koi + cozy, family-centered pampering] The orphan Gu Ran transmigrated into the body of a young farmer's wife. Ever since she arrived, the Su family's once-bare cupboards seemed blessed by a lucky koi: they ate fine white flour, built a new house, and had meat at every meal. Gu Ran herself had a blind-box System, and threw herself into selling blind boxes and growing longevity flowers to stay alive, never looking back. “Today's limited-edition pink lipstick blind-box 2.3kReads9.0Score198Shelves
14. 214 穿 Transmigrating to a Picturesque Countryside Home of Fine Cuisine 穿越田园美食人家 Su Muyi苏木衣Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted When chef Xia Dong wakes up, she finds herself transformed into Xia Dong'er, a pitiful little bean sprout of a girl. Her gambling-addicted father wants to sell her, her greedy mother wants a divorce, and she has an adorable little brother. She lands straight in survival mode on the highest difficulty. Xia Dong'er says, “Wait, let me eat some meat first and catch my breath!” Sweet osmanthus fills the walnut-stuffed pastries, while pearl-like glutinous rice is rinsed in well water. A lifetime of f 1kReads8.6Score146Shelves
15. 215 人 In the World of Gourmet Food, Eating Delicacies Makes Me Stronger 人在美食，吃美味就变强 Middle Finger竖中指Anime Fanfiction930k WordsCompleted [Gourmet]+ [Cooking]+ [Gourmet Cells]+ [Gourmet Cell Demons]+ [Special Abilities]+ [Power Fantasy] Transmigrating into the world of Toriko, Li Yuan activates the Gourmet Choice System. [Ding! Eat a Fat Eel. Task complete. Reward: telekinesis.] [Ding! Eat a Hankrila Bird. Task complete. Reward: spatula skills!] [Ding! Eat a Garara Gator. Task complete. Reward: a portable kitchen.] [...] By constantly eating delicious food and completing Gourmet Choice quests, Li Yuan grows stronger and stronger! 23.5kReads9.0Score2.8kShelves
16. 216 随 After My Mom Remarried, I Became the Beloved Little Darling of a General's Family 随妈改嫁：我成了首长家的小团宠 Feng Yi Jing Xi枫亦静兮Modern Romance500k WordsCompleted The rating has just been posted and will rise, so don’t let it put you off. [Transmigration] [1980s] [Military Marriage] [Doting Family] [Karma for the Wicked] [Food] [Building Wealth] Shen Qinghe transmigrates. And lands right in the middle of a caught-in-the-act affair. Her mother has raised three children through sheer hardship, and just as life starts getting easier, her scumbag father begins cheating on her. Faced with an ungrateful man, an arrogant mistress, and a horrid mother-in-law, She 4.8kReads8.4Score837Shelves
17. 217 我 I'm Li Long, and I've Got a Long Spear. Even Wolves Won't Stop Me 我李龙有一杆长枪，有狼也照打 Chen Songzi Loves Boiled Rice Noodles爱吃煮米粉的陈松子Urban1.6M WordsCompleted Li Long, the strongest soldier of the new century, dies a heroic death on a peacekeeping mission. By a twist of fate, he is reborn in the 1980s. In an age of famine when people can barely afford to eat, he puts his skills to use in the vast mountains, hunting bears, catching rabbits, and fishing. From then on, his family enjoys meat with every meal and fish every day. He also makes the acquaintance of a military leader, answers the call to enlist, and becomes a new-generation soldier king in thi 241Reads8.8Score103Shelves
18. 218 王 The Princess Consort Cooks, and the Prince Follows the Smell Right to Her 王妃做菜，王爷闻着味就找来了 Li You Ning狸呦凝Ancient Romance687k WordsCompleted [Food + Storage Space + Love After Marriage + Opening a Shop] I'm Mu Jianxi, a food blogger of the new generation, known as today's little chef, with over eighty million followers across the internet. I never imagined that transmigration could happen to me. If I want to become a rich woman, opening a shop is obviously the best way to make money. With delicious food in hand, the world is mine. I'll introduce the ancients to luosifen, stinky tofu, spicy crayfish... and more. I never expected that 8.7kReads8.5Score945Shelves

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    In the food story, the heroine can cook all kinds of food, and there are different fresh foods every day. Every time it is meal time, the prince, prince, emperor, miracle doctor, etc. Will come to eat.

19. 219 农 The Farmer's Eldest Daughter: My Cooking Grants Attributes 农女长姐：我做的美食能加属性 I Want to Be the Boss我要当霸霸Ancient Romance455k WordsCompleted [Farming and Food + No Official Couple + Spatial Storage + Character Growth] Song Ning, a beautiful chef in the 21st century, died in a car accident and transmigrated into the body of Song Changning, a country girl with a tragic past. She has one disabled elder brother who failed the imperial exams, and three younger siblings: two little sisters and a little brother. Song Changning's motto: Whatever happens, we've got to live. First, let's make sure we can afford to eat, then we'll improve our l 215Reads7.0Score—Shelves
20. 220 西 The Gourmet of Journey to the West 西游美食家 A Sliver of Sky一线天Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted Chu Feng transmigrated to the world of Journey to the West and opened a restaurant at Mount Lingtai Fangcun from the start. Anyone who ate his Gourmet cooking could awaken a supernatural ability, which Chu Feng could acquire at the same time. Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajie, Yang Jian, the Heavenly Lord Tongtian, and all kinds of immortals came to the restaurant. The gods couldn’t stop exclaiming over the beef noodles and god-tier egg fried rice, eating one bite after another! One serving of Buddha Jumps 914Reads6.8Score105Shelves
21. 221 不 No Eavesdropping on the Emperor 不许偷听朕说话 Yin Zaishui尹在水Ancient Romance925k WordsCompleted An Jiu transmigrated into the body of a young palace maid who wanted to climb into the emperor’s bed. The moment she opened her eyes, the tyrant ran his sword straight through the maid who had tried to seduce him. The next day, the tyrant killed a senior maid who served one of the consorts. On the third day, a maid who tasted the emperor’s food died from poison. Being a palace maid was a high-risk job. An Jiu decided to work hard, save up, cherish her life, and stay away from the tyrant. But the 78.7kReads9.4Score13kShelves

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    The first book features a female protagonist who wins over both of the male protagonist's personalities with her culinary skills, and their relationship develops gradually in a sweet and gentle way. The second book features a female protagonist who slowly cures the male protagonist's anorexia with her cooking skills; the plot is very novel and enjoyable (the rating is a bit low because it's only been out for a short time).

22. 222 宋 The Little Chef God of the Song Dynasty 宋朝小厨神 Little Ma the Stock Trader股民小马Historical1.2M WordsCompleted After waking up drunk, Yang Donghao, a graduate of New Oriental Culinary School, discovered that he had somehow transmigrated to an unfamiliar dynasty: the Song Kingdom. And so... Popcorn became all the rage in the capital, beloved by everyone from princes and nobles to ordinary folk. Mixue milk tea won over even the fussy palates of princesses and the empress. As for jianbing guozi and youtiao with soy milk, they became the emperor's daily breakfast. Food is the people's first necessity, and go 8.8kReads8.8Score956Shelves
23. 223 神 Divine Realm? It's Just a Dessert Shop 神域？是糖水铺子 Every Year There's a Surplus, and It's a Cat年年有余是只猫Modern Romance508k WordsCompleted (This novel has no romantic pairings.) This is the story of a player who binds to a game after dying and struggles to survive in another world. Shi An follows the path of culinary cultivation in the game. His level is tied to his shop: the higher its revenue, the higher his level. Surviving in this dangerous world should be no problem at all. But first, he needs to figure out how to survive in an ancient forest. Otherwise, should he try selling snacks to the wild animals? Like that giant python 7kReads8.8Score1.3kShelves

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    It's so good! Everyone should go see it!

24. 224 农 The Blessed Girl of the Farming Village 农门福女 Three Months in a Row连三月Ancient Romance536k WordsCompleted No System + No Pocket Dimension + No Palace or Household Intrigue + Food A food blogger from the 21st century transmigrates to an unknown dynasty. She has a widowed grandmother and mother to support, along with twin younger brothers and a baby sister. Looking at their dilapidated thatched hut and her frail siblings, Li Qinghe rolls up her sleeves and gets to work, determined to lead the whole family to prosperity. Putting her past-life skills to use, she starts with a street stall, then opens a 714Reads8.6Score102Shelves
25. 225 说 Whatever Happened to the Prince Who Couldn’t Eat? Now He Eats Everything I Make 说好的厌食王爷呢？怎么做啥吃啥 All-Sugar Hand-Torn Bread全糖手撕面包Ancient Romance646k WordsCompleted The short drama of the same name is now streaming. “A cheerful, outgoing apocalypse survivor who transmigrates into a book and flirts without realizing it × a reserved, aloof, picky-eating, scrawny mute prince” “A foodie story in a sweet romance, and a sweet romance in a foodie story.” Tang Zhixia, whose brains had been eaten by zombies, transmigrated into a book. She landed in an old-fashioned romance novel she had read shortly before she died. She wasn’t the heroine or even a supporting charac 3.6kReads8.6Score493Shelves
26. 226 表 The Cousin Miss Is Climbing the Social Ladder Again Today 表小姐今天又在攀高枝 Please Call Me Ouou请叫我鸥鸥Ancient Romance633k WordsCompleted [The rating is low because the novel was just listed...] A young lady from the extended family has arrived at the Duke of the State's manor, and none of the three young masters there can stand her. One would rather become a monk, another claims to prefer men. The third would rather die in the arms of a courtesan from overindulging. Everyone in the manor says the young lady is shameless and always trying to climb the social ladder! But no one expected that the young lady despised by the Xie famil 894Reads7.0Score105Shelves

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    The scores are low because it's only the first year of the exam. The second volume was sold at the Imperial College, which was absolutely amazing!

27. 227 我 I Sell Lunch Boxes, So Isn't It Only Natural for the School Cafeteria to Go Under? 我卖盒饭，学校食堂倒闭很正常吧 Super Crawfish超级小龙虾Urban576k WordsCompleted [Food + comedy + one heroine + transmigration + System] Lu Rong rents a small stall on a college campus to sell boxed meals, but business is so poor that he's on the verge of closing down. Luckily, at the crucial moment, he awakens a Super Gourmet System and instantly becomes a top chef. A simple plate of egg fried rice is enough to draw countless students and teachers to his stall. Then Lu Rong starts offering even more top-quality dishes, and the whole campus goes wild. Everyone joins the rank 1.3kReads8.6Score103Shelves
28. 228 怎 What Should I Do? After Our Divorce, the Cold and Aloof Villain Won't Leave Me Alone 怎么办！离婚后高冷反派总缠着我 Zhouzhou Loves Candy舟舟爱吃糖Modern Romance337k WordsCompleted [Completed + Food + Livestreaming + Transmigrate into a Book + So Good It Changes Your Mind] Sheng Xia transmigrated into an entertainment-industry novel as its vicious supporting villainess. The original owner had caused endless trouble, earning herself a barrage of online hate. Her wealthy husband, destined to cheat on her: “Divorce. The Huo family can’t afford to be humiliated like this!” Indignant gossip-loving netizens: “Get that vicious attention-seeker out of show business!” Sheng Xia rol 908Reads8.9Score101Shelves
29. 229 宜 Let's Make the Most of Today Together 宜起看今朝 Huai Zhi Zhi槐芝之Modern Romance335k WordsCompleted [Gentle, sweet-natured good girl X bold and flirtatious young heir] [College campus + ultra-sweet, no angst + secret crush from the hero + unexpected love interest] When Song Shiyi was six, Shen Yanci lost track of her. After they found her, she ran a high fever for a whole week. When she finally woke up, she stopped speaking. Filled with guilt, Shen Yanci indulged and spoiled her from then on, treating her like a younger sister. As she grew up, Song Shiyi realized her feelings had changed, but 19.6kReads8.9Score3.2kShelves

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    The female lead is super decisive in her feelings!! Her interactions with the male lead are incredibly sweet! The one below is a food-themed novel; the male lead is devoted to her, the details are well-described, and the writing style describing the female lead's food is superb.

30. 230 直 Live from the Wilderness, Go Viral Across the Stars: One Pot from the Start 直播荒野爆红星际：开局一口锅 Cheese Coconut芝士椰椰Modern Romance207k WordsOngoing [Livestreaming + food + entertainment industry + infrastructure building + System + farming] Lu Ming transmigrates into the body of a scandal-plagued actress on the verge of leaving show business. From the start, she's saddled with a debt of one billion and a single cooking pot… Lu Ming: I can't breathe! Lately, viewers have noticed that something's off about Lu Ming's livestream. Specifically: While others look for caves, she builds a mansion. While others go hungry, she clears land and farms. 199Reads8.9Score—Shelves
31. 231 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 2.9kReads7.2Score195Shelves
32. 232 我 This Really Is a Kindergarten, Not a Vocational School 我开的真是幼儿园，不是职业学校 The Cat Who Eats Liangpi吃凉皮的猫Urban165k WordsCompleted [System + Adorable Kids + Gourmet + Craftsmanship + Daily Life + Heartwarming + Comedy + Ensemble Cast + No Harem] Zhou Yun becomes a kindergarten principal and raises a daughter on his own. The cook has quit, and the kindergarten is on the verge of closing. What a terrible start! Then he binds himself to the Perfect Teaching Assistant System. As long as he completes missions by teaching the kindergarten children various skills, he can earn rewards. What? There’s no cook? What should he do? Zhou 188Reads8.2Score101Shelves

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    The first book's protagonist runs a kindergarten and teaches the students how to cook. The second book's protagonist opens a food stall in multiple worlds, which is especially good (๑•.•๑). The third and fourth books are similar; I don't know if they're by the same author. They both involve opening a food shop in the 1980s. The fifth book is particularly good; the protagonist transmigrates to a parallel world where there's no food—meat is for dogs, and the people there can only eat vegetables. The rest are also quite good.

33. 233 别 Stop Yelling! Keep It Up and I'll Eat Your Food Cart Too! 别骂了，再骂连摊车都给你吃了！ Dragon Blood, Dark Yellow龙血玄黄Urban232k WordsOngoing [Gourmet]+ [Daily Life]+ [Comedy]+ [No Female Lead]+ [Comfort Food]+ [Feel-Good] Qin Zihan transmigrates to a parallel world and binds to a Gourmet System full of hostility. As long as he completes food-selling missions, he earns rewards, and the worse his service, the better the rewards. He sets up a malatang stall next to a hotpot restaurant at the bottom of the sea. “Hey! You there, don’t cut in line. Can’t you have a little damn decency?!” “Buying that much? Couldn’t you leave s 663Reads8.4Score105Shelves

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    • ᴗ • ᐝ This book is pretty good! It's from the male lead's perspective, with no female lead! The system makes the male lead's cooking as delicious as a culinary master descending to earth! It's especially hilarious! The male lead's system rewards him more for his poor service, creating a lot of contrast for him. The characters' behavior and inner thoughts are also very funny, with plenty of punchlines! [Flying kiss]

34. 234 漂 A Pretty Cannon Fodder’s Guide to Surviving After Transmigrating into a Book in Another World 漂亮炮灰的异世界穿书自救指南 Salty-Fish Auntie咸鱼小姨娘Two Male Leads383k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + Transmigrate into a Book + Otherworld + Older Man/Younger Man + Sweet Romance + Both Pure + A Fun Read with Meals] Question: What should you do if you transmigrate into a book as a disposable character in an old-school Western fantasy novel about a chosen hero? Answer: Become the male lead's new mom. Pei Yuening is a good-for-nothing with zero talent in every element and no fighting ability, but he can cook. Luo Ren is the empire's God of War, an SSS-ranked powerhouse, but he d 31.3kReads9.2Score5.8kShelves

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    It's really, really good! The author has a lot of funny jokes.

35. 235 穿 Opening a Food Factory in the 1960s, I Catch the Heir Chasing After Me 穿六零开食品厂，惹上太子爷倒追 Flat-Top General平头阿将Modern Romance428k WordsCompleted [1960s + food + dreams + sweet romance + face-slapping + lighthearted] Everyone says Xia He is a fake heiress, and she's the first to disagree! Your dad is Deputy Director Ji, but my dad is Factory Director Xia, even if his food factory is on the verge of bankruptcy... Xia He isn't worried at all. As a pastry student, she can whip up hit treats with her eyes closed. Besides, she has an expert from beyond the world guiding her in her dreams. - The purchasing managers who used to look down on Juch 2.8kReads8.7Score383Shelves

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    It's so good! It's so good! After reading this book, I went on a buying spree of ox-tongue biscuits and crackers online! Waaaaaah!

36. 236 重 Reborn in the 1980s: Making It Big in Shanghai 重生八零，我在沪市发家了 Miaoyiyi妙仪仪Modern Romance311k WordsCompleted No CP!! She has a golden finger, and this is a lighthearted, everyday food story. Back in the 1980s, Lin Yueru finally understood how to live her life. Men may betray you, but the money you earn and put in your pocket never will! This time around, she kicks her freeloading scumbag boyfriend to the curb and uses a food sign-in System to build a culinary empire in Shanghai. Sign in every day, and all kinds of legendary recipes for Shanghai cuisine are hers for the taking. From pan-fried buns sizz 22Reads—Score112Shelves

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    I highly recommend this period food novel with no romance system!

37. 237 重 I Returned to College and Used a Gourmet System to Make the Whole Campus Drool 重回大学靠美食系统馋哭全校学生 Spicy Cabbage Chicken Wings辣白菜鸡翅Modern Romance253k WordsOngoing [System] [Food] [Rebirth] [Business] [Comedy] [Slice of Life] Reborn in her freshman year of college and bound to a Food System, Shi Sui uses her secret seasonings to make delicious, aromatic healthy meals in her dorm, driving her dieting roommates wild with hunger. The aroma wafts everywhere, and the whole campus comes rushing over. The calorie-conscious eaters are thrilled, students studying for exams feel fully recharged, and one bite soothes the heartbreak of a lovesick upperclasswoman. Even 965Reads—Score111Shelves

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    Beautiful and delicious rebirth food novels

38. 238 被 After Getting Canceled Online, I Became a Sensation by Farming 被全网黑后，我靠种地爆红全网 Dragon's Toothwort龙芽草Modern Romance1.8M WordsOngoing Original title: After Being Hated by the Entire Internet, I Became Famous by Farming! [Farming] [Not focused on the entertainment industry] [Selling produce] [Livestream] [Raising children] [Cozy] [Everyday life] [Healing] [Romance] Jiang Wanning, a spirit-plant cultivator, transmigrated into the body of a female celebrity hated by the entire internet. Everyone was calling for her to get out of showbiz. Jiang Wanning was happy to take their advice. She packed up and headed back to her hometown i 38.5kReads9.1Score2.4kShelves

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    These two books describe food so deliciously! While reading them, I felt like I was constantly swallowing my saliva. The writing is excellent. Now I'm even looking for a meal replacement.

39. 239 囤 I Stocked My Fridge and Transmigrated into a Book, Then Married the Fiercest Chief Minister 囤满冰箱穿书，我嫁了最猛首辅 Mu Qiao Qiao木乔乔Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Marriage Before Love] [Feel-Good Power Fantasy] [Both Leads Are Each Other's Only One, and the Heroine Is the Original Owner of Her Body, While the Hero Has Not Been Reborn] Wen Nuannuan recently discovered that her refrigerator was malfunctioning: any food she ate would automatically replenish itself! Thinking she was about to strike it rich, Wen Nuannuan did everything she could to stuff the refrigerator full. But the very next day, she transmigrated into a book in spectacularly disastrous fa 63.2kReads9.0Score7.2kShelves
40. 240 与 Good Food and Sweet Dreams with You 与君美食复甘眠 Rice with Green Sichuan Pepper青花椒拌饭Ancient Romance866k WordsOngoing [Transmigration + Ancient Times + Farming + Food + Woman Chef + Romance] The meat is so tender it seems carved from beauty, and the fragrant aroma never stops rising from the pot. As a humble office worker in the twenty-first century, Su Yu had few interests, and food was the only one she loved. Her one and only wish was to stop being exploited by every capitalist under the sun and become a capitalist herself. So the gods heard her prayer and granted it. She closed her eyes and woke up as a poor 308Reads8.3Score—Shelves

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    I absolutely love this food-themed novel! There are no awful characters, the female lead isn't a saint or a naive saint, and she makes a wide variety of delicious dishes, including spicy hot pot, rice noodles, barbecue, braised dishes, and more. She becomes wealthy through her food, and her parents and brothers don't hold her back. There is a male lead, but he has a small role. It's definitely worth a read! [Heart][heart][heart]

41. 241 我 I Set Up a Food Stall in the 1980s and Became a Sensation 我在八零摆摊卖美食，火出圈了 A Leaf in the Chill一叶微寒Modern Romance3.2M WordsCompleted Tang Xi dies and returns to the age of fifteen, carrying the wordless book her master gave her years ago: All the Food Under Heaven. That year, the Tang family’s biological daughter is finally found, and Tang Xi is left behind by her adoptive parents. Feeling guilty toward their real daughter, Tang Xi gives in to her at every turn, only to earn her adoptive parents’ resentment and the disdain of her childhood sweetheart and fiancé... On top of that, she falls ill and misses the college entrance 159Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 242 人 The Little Mermaid Chef: Spring Drunkenness, Begonias Bloom, and Dawn Goes Unnoticed 人鱼小厨娘【春酲海棠不觉晓】 The Star Who Picks Up Scrap xin拾荒的星星xinModern Romance254k WordsOngoing Mermaid landlady x a young marshal who says one thing but means another | Food entrepreneurship | A love story that begins in a coffin and makes you cry When Shen Haitang woke up inside a coffin, she had forgotten everything. She remembered only two things: First, she wasn’t human. Second, she was hungry. The man beside her, who was said to have been dead for three days, woke to the sound of her gobbling up the offerings. When he opened his eyes, she was holding up a huge chicken leg, crumbs 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Perfect for late-night viewing, incredibly heartwarming. The female lead is adorable, a clear-headed career-driven woman. The male lead experiences a rollercoaster of emotions in the beginning, but later quietly protects and respects her career, following her journey from a small stall to a shop and finally a restaurant. The food descriptions are exquisite, and the family and romantic relationships are both incredibly touching. ❤️❤️

43. 243 穿 Transmigrating to Farm: I Became the Talk of the Village 穿越种田：我竟成了农门显眼包 Truly Helpless当真无可奈何Ancient Romance554k WordsOngoing [Alternate world | farming | food | business | System | male lead with a minor role] In a nutshell: After transmigrating into ancient times as a village girl, she planned to enjoy a peaceful country life, but unexpectedly became the center of attention. In her previous life, Yun Lan closed her eyes after suffering from ALS and yearning desperately for a healthy body. When she opened them again, she had become a humble village girl in Yushu Village, Chun'an County, in the Great Wei dynasty. Breat 3Reads6.4Score—Shelves

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    I highly recommend these books! The first one features a female protagonist who starts her business with jianbing (Chinese crepes), beginning with egg pancakes and later expanding to braised pork, etc. [Drooling emoji] The second one features a cold dish business, including braised pork intestines, hot pot, jianbing, spicy chicken feet, sweet and sour pork ribs, and all sorts of delicious food. It's a great read, and it'll make your mouth water! [Drooling emoji]

44. 244 快 Quick Transmigration: Selling Gourmet Food in Ancient Times to Build My Fortune 快穿：我在古代卖美食发家致富 A Lover's Clear Dream Presses Down the River of Stars伊人清梦压星河Ancient Romance327k WordsCompleted Synopsis: [Foodie fiction + transmigration + ancient farming + alternate setting + comeback] Song Qingge is a popular food blogger who unexpectedly transmigrates to ancient times and into the poor Song family. Her fiancé breaks off their engagement, and she struggles to get by in a leaky thatched hut. Though the Song family is poor, her parents dote on her, her eldest brother looks out for her, and her younger siblings are sweet and well-behaved. After transmigrating here, she discovers she has 171Reads8.4Score—Shelves
45. 245 美 A Culinary Void: I Take Chinese Cuisine by Storm Around the World 美食断层：我携华夏美食席卷全球 Nie Shisan聂十三Urban454k WordsCompleted [No female lead!!] Mu Yunfei transmigrates to a world with a shallow food culture, where he has to eat vegetarian dishes every day. He's about ready to throw up! Thankfully, he awakens a Divine Chef System! Jianbing guozi is soft, chewy, and fragrant; preserved-egg and pork congee makes foreigners fall in love with preserved eggs! Hot-and-sour noodles are impossible to resist, and beef brisket rice noodles are snapped up in an instant! Food critic: “I can die without regrets now!” Food blogger: 310Reads7.2Score100Shelves
46. 246 论 When It Comes to Noodles, I'm the Best in the Country 论做面，我全国最强 Cloud, the Great Demon King云一大魔王Urban283k WordsCompleted [Food] Yu Shaoxian inherited his family's noodle shop. Looking at the shabby, 90-square-meter old shop in front of him, he listened to the System announce his task, eager to give it a try. “Host, your task is to make countless dishes using noodles as the main ingredient.” “Complete the task, and you'll receive a cash reward of 300 million.” “The reward will be delivered in the form of lottery winnings.” “Ding! Your beginner's gift pack has arrived.” “Congratulations, Host! You've received unlimi 1.3kReads8.0Score215Shelves

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    The first book is finished, the second one is updated daily and is already quite long, the third one is on hiatus, but they're all pretty good.

47. 247 让 You Asked Me to Open a Shop, So I Built the World’s Best Resort 让你开店，你打造世界最强度假村 Magical Knight神奇骑士Urban282k WordsCompleted [System Golden Finger + Building and Development + Food + Cutting-Edge Tech + Feel-Good Story] Li Yi’s shop went under, leaving him a million yuan in debt! Fortunately, he activated the Ultimate Resort Construction System! From then on, Li Yi’s resort became a tourist paradise that visitors from around the world went crazy for! [A super seaside resort standing above the ocean, with more than a hundred attractions!] [A 108-story, seven-star resort hotel with the world’s most luxurious presidentia 1.4kReads8.2Score113Shelves
48. 248 厨 The God of Cooking, Starting with Breakfast 厨神，从早点开始 Meat Platter肉肉拼盘Urban545k WordsCompleted Gu Weirao was an ordinary architecture student who suddenly got a poison System one day. He set out on the path to becoming a chef, driven by the System every day, and eventually became a chef universally recognized as a culinary god. 28Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 249 年 The Villainous Tycoon's Wife, Who Died Young in a Period Novel, Is Reborn 年代文反派大佬的早逝前妻重生了 Wild Radish狂野萝卜Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted “Sweet-looking black-hearted flower x cold on the outside, warm-hearted, pure-hearted little stray dog” After dying, Zhou Yu unexpectedly learns that she is merely a cannon-fodder side character in a book, while Gu Ye is the story's biggest villain. In the book, she dies in childbirth, and Gu Ye raises their child alone at the bottom of society. Later, Gu Ye makes his fortune and becomes one of the richest men in Shenzhen. Zhou Yu feels reassured when she reads this. Though she and Gu Ye married 6.5kReads8.7Score555Shelves

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    Both are normal historical fiction with no cheat codes or special abilities. 1️⃣ It's a time-travel story; the female lead is four months pregnant right after transmigrating. She's an amazing cook, so this book could be considered a food-themed novel. She opens many shops later on. The male lead starts as a small-time hoodlum, but he's not bad; he becomes incredibly doting on the female lead later on. 2️⃣ The female lead is reborn. In her previous life, she died in childbirth and only then discovered she was a cannon fodder supporting character in a book, while the male lead was the biggest villain. After her death, she discovers her child has been kidnapped, which is heartbreaking.

50. 250 苟 Once We’re Rich, We’ll Take Care of Our Sisters 苟富贵，养姐妹 Changdao Tea and Foam长岛茶与沫Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Ridiculous comedy] [No romance] [Food fiction] [Everyday money-making] (Synopsis: “By the Mandate of Heaven, the Emperor decrees: Empress Shen has harmed the imperial heir, a crime beyond forgiveness. She is to be confined to the Cold Palace and reflect on her actions. So decreed!” Xu Yao: … Shen Ning: ???? Kid, got a lot of questions, huh? The commotion caught Shen Ning’s attention. She turned around and eyed Pei Xingchuan, dressed head to toe in black. “An assassin??” Pei Xingchuan: “…” Woul 5.1kReads9.4Score532Shelves

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    My best friend and I transmigrated into a book and made all sorts of delicious food in the cold palace.

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