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. 401 我 My Takeout Shop Somehow Became a Hit Across the Internet 我的外卖店竟然火爆全网 Candy Pile and Ice Cream糖堆儿和冰淇淋Modern Romance415k WordsCompleted [Food + Golden Finger + Career + System] [System Introduction] After transmigrating back, Lin Xiazhi smacks her sleazy boss and quits to open a restaurant, then unexpectedly binds herself to a food System. When a rookie System meets a true food expert, life after the binding is nothing but chaos. The System exclaims, “I really am a lucky charm! No need to worry about tasks, I’ll be the boss in no time.” Lin Xiazhi is crestfallen. “I’m the unlucky one. I’m staring at heaps of gold and silver, but 1.7kReads9.0Score159Shelves
2. 402 老 How Did an Honest Straight Guy Make the Cruel Young Master Cry with a Kiss? 老实直男怎么把恶劣大少爷亲哭了 Cloud Brocade Collection云锦集Two Male Leads351k WordsOngoing [Two Male Leads + Top + 1v1] A straightforward, honest top × an arrogant, ill-tempered young master bottom Cheng Zhu was an honest, straight man who made a living selling breakfast from a street stall. Then, in an accident, he kissed an arrogant young master who had been drugged. The next morning, Cheng Zhu became bound to a Random Street-Stall System. His first mission: sell Eight-Treasure Congee outside a proctology hospital. And there he ran into the young master, who had come to the same hos 2.9kReads8.1Score151Shelves

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   This is a dual male protagonist story, a food-themed one, so updates are a bit slow. The story begins with the protagonist and the love interest having a one-night stand. Afterwards, the protagonist suddenly receives a system that assigns him to sell snacks at a street stall. He ends up running into the love interest outside a proctology hospital. The love interest, thinking the protagonist hasn't recognized him, is secretly relieved, acting like a little kitten. The plot is very engaging, and the whole thing makes your mouth water. You might even suspect the author is a chef in real life.

3. 403 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 3.2kReads8.8Score363Shelves
4. 404 地 Clay Pot Chicken Cured My Lodger’s Loss of Appetite 地锅鸡治好了房客的厌食症 You Rong 93有容93Modern Romance214k WordsCompleted An anorexic big shot from the capital and a homestay owner, 1v1, sweet romance with no nasty supporting characters, both virgins, and lighthearted everyday life Lin Ji never imagined that her “luxury homestay,” listed at 28,888 yuan a month, would actually attract a tenant as spectacularly unlucky as Zhou Zhixu, who was set to rent it for exactly three months! The anorexic CEO from the capital spends a fortune just to lie flat at her place, and even insists that she be his “personal tour guide.” 53Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Come on, let's talk about this book, "The Stewed Chicken Cures the Tenant's Anorexia." It's sweet, funny, and most importantly, logically sound!

5. 405 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 6.8kReads9.0Score640Shelves

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   This was the first food-themed novel that got me hooked. Oh my god, now that I'm following it to the next update, any other food novel I look for just doesn't feel the same. This one is perfect, and both the plot and the food descriptions are so delicious they make me want to eat!

6. 406 没 Are You Sick? Why Talk About Kindness with a Man-Eating Demon? 没病吧？你和食人魔谈什么善良？ Wang Wugen王五棍Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + invincible hero + food + farming + keeps his distance from humans + no do-gooder heroine + survival + everyone] How does an ogre usually eat? Step one: Find a desert monster. Step two: Hit it. Step three: Beat it up. Step four: Throw it into a pot. Step five: Simmer it over low heat for two hours. Gorkin had transmigrated to this endless desert world twenty years ago, but he was an ogre with a huge, burly build. He had finally become a chief, and now all the people of Blue Star 31.2kReads9.1Score3.4kShelves
7. 407 穿 Reborn as a Villain's Cannon Fodder, I Farm and Build in the Beast World 穿成反派炮灰，兽世种田搞基建 Succulent Little Flower多肉小花Two Male Leads1.1M WordsCompleted After transmigrating into a book, Yu Sui becomes the villainous cannon-fodder bottom in a novel he’d just read. The original owner secretly loves Qi, the strongest warrior in the tribe, but Qi and Xu grew up together and gradually fell for each other. The original owner does everything he can to keep them apart, and is eventually driven out of the tribe. He dies a miserable death from cold and hunger in the winter. This continent is home to many different races. Yu Sui hasn’t even managed to pa 6.9kReads8.6Score935Shelves

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   1. Driven by a passion for food, he caused all sorts of trouble. 2. Arriving in a place where food was underdeveloped, he led everyone in making food and building infrastructure. 3. Every Saturday, he welcomed guests from another world and cooked delicious food for them.

8. 408 开 Transmigrated as a Secondary Consort, I Make the Crown Prince Cry with My Cuisine 开局穿侧妃，我靠美食馋哭太子 Chang De常得Ancient Romance386k WordsCompleted Ye An'an transmigrated and became the Crown Prince’s concubine, but the Crown Prince was famous for being both a picky eater and a germaphobe. He ran away on their wedding night, becoming the laughingstock of the entire capital. The good news: she brought all her modern cooking skills with her, so she was living the good life! While everyone else was fighting for favor in the palace, scheming against one another, Ye An'an was making jianbing in the little kitchen, the delicious aroma carrying fo 9.4kReads7.3Score426Shelves
9. 409 我 I Serve Manchu-Han Banquets at Kindergarten, Making the Whole City Drool 我在幼儿园做满汉全席，全市馋哭 Fairy Pond Koi仙池锦鲤Modern Romance581k WordsCompleted 23.5kReads9.2Score2kShelves

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   [Shy][Shy][Shy] Shen Wei never imagined that she would be bound to a super kindergarten system and directly transmigrate back to the childhood of the villains! Those once world-destroying computer geniuses are now just pitiful children constantly abused by their families, their eyes filled with stubbornness and helplessness; the autistic painter who would later be world-renowned but ultimately choose suicide is now hiding in a corner, his eyes vacant, yet to be molested by his stepfather; and the future high-IQ criminal with antisocial personality disorder is actually fighting with a dog for food… Seeing these children's gloomy futures, Shen Wei is determined to change everything. She finds each child and brings them back to the super kindergarten she created with the system. In the kindergarten, Shen Wei carefully teaches each child. She not only teaches them knowledge but also focuses on cultivating their character and mental health. The young geniuses were introduced to advanced mathematics and calculus here, which greatly broadened their thinking; the autistic painters slowly opened their hearts in a loving atmosphere and began to use their paintbrushes to depict the colors of their hearts; and the child who used to fight for food became cheerful under Shen Wei's care and learned to share and be grateful.

10. 410 下 After Coming Down the Mountain, I Open a Restaurant to Raise My Daughter 下山后，开个饭馆养女儿 Dark Sky黑天Urban3.3M WordsOngoing Chen Ning, young master of the Five Gates, discovers that he has a biological daughter who is three years old. For her sake, Chen Ning comes down from the mountain and opens a little restaurant, settling into a quiet, ordinary life. He spends his days cooking, making buns, and searching for his daughter's mother. Life is peaceful and carefree. As the restaurant grows more popular, more and more important figures come to eat there, and many even show up seeking medical treatment! One day, some th 3.2kReads9.0Score326Shelves

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    These are all good. You can check out my bookshelf for more; they're all grouped together.

11. 411 陪 On the Night of My Burial, I Brought the God of War Prince Back from the Dead 陪葬夜，我让战神王爷起死回生 Young Master Lan公子兰Ancient Romance1.6M WordsCompleted Short drama adaptation: "A Doctor’s Graceful Colors" Animated adaptation: "A Doctor’s Graceful Colors: The Prince’s Beloved" [Hilarious + Transmigration + Sweet romance + Obsessive love + Devoted pairing + Imperial physician heroine + Palace and household intrigue + Inspirational] I was a military doctor with a PhD when I transmigrated, only to find myself about to be buried alive as a sacrifice for the dead God of War, the Prince? I grabbed the burial offerings and ran, planning to live in luxu 20.6kReads9.3Score2.4kShelves

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    The bizarre food was hilarious; the prince kept vomiting while eating and the emperor even stole his food from him. It was so funny it was almost unbearable.

12. 412 美 Gourmet: Winning Over Boss Yang on a Film Set 美食：从剧组征服杨老板开始 Qin Shiqi秦十七Urban786k WordsOngoing Jiang Lin is reborn with a Gourmet System and becomes a chef on a film set. After being so hungry her stomach hurts, Boss Yang takes one bite and exclaims, “This is amazing!” Boss Yang: “I've been eating boxed lunches for months. How come my skin's actually gotten better?” Liu Yifei: “I don't believe anything can taste this good! Hey, don't touch that! That boxed lunch is mine!” Director: “You're all filming a single take? I'll just grab a bite first.” Extras: “!!! You're afraid you won't get an 2.1kReads9.2Score124Shelves
13. 413 星 Interstellar Street Stall! Sis Song, Could You Stop Running Off? 星际摆摊！宋姐，咱能不能别乱跑 Gui Jin鬼槿Modern Romance670k WordsOngoing The rating just came out, so it'll go up! [Interstellar + food + System + one heroine + no male lead + no CP + lighthearted + everyday life + comedy + perfect mealtime reading] After Song Quan died from overwork, she found herself in an interstellar age proudly known as a “culinary wasteland.” [You have successfully linked to the God of Cooking Lottery System!] All she had to do was collect customers' mood points to unlock new recipes and street-stall locations. Mood points could also be used fo 10.7kReads7.1Score1.5kShelves

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    These two are both good-looking and funny; one of their books is already finished and neither of them features a romantic pairing. [Laughs]

14. 414 老 Boss, You're Running a Stall, So Why Do You Have a Roaming Skill? 老板摆个摊，怎么还带游走技能？ The Lonely Master孤寡大师Urban314k WordsCompleted [Food + No Romance + Lighthearted Comedy + Everyday Life + Heartwarming] Jiang Yiwen transmigrates to a parallel world. He had planned to lie flat, but who could have guessed he’d be bound to the Ultimate Delicious Food System? On his first day, his goal is to earn three hundred yuan to complete a mission and receive a mysterious reward. And so, a boss who leaves every customer utterly frustrated makes his debut. When the aroma of his food wafts for miles and keeps everyone coming back for more. 306Reads6.4Score111Shelves

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    I think they're really good, some I've read several times already, and I'm still reading one of them, but they're all great, I recommend them.

15. 415 萌 A Little Genius Chef Turns the Kindergarten into a Canteen in Seconds? 萌宝当大厨，幼儿园秒变炊事班？ Mo Yilan莫一镧Urban543k WordsCompleted They say children are the flowers of the motherland. To better understand the environment these little buds grow up in, Mango TV specially prepared the show A Visit to Kindergarten. The program selected several kindergartens at the provincial, city, and district levels for filming. Provincial-level elite kindergarten: strictly follows the education bureau’s guidelines and takes meticulous care of the children. City-level kindergarten: raising high achievers starts now. They’re studying by lampli 1.8kReads8.6Score144Shelves

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    These four are some of my favorite food-themed novels. ✨Education based on cooking teaches children that cooking is simple and that they can do things themselves... ✨Baihua Cave is a remote mountain village with nearly a hundred households. Everyone says it's a poor and isolated place. One day, the female protagonist goes into the mountains and sees the nut trees and lacquer trees covering the hillsides. She rolls up her sleeves and picks camellia fruits and lacquer seeds—she wants to press oil!!

16. 416 七 The 1970s: A Sweet Island Life for a Cannon-Fodder Supporting Female Character 七零之炮灰女配的海岛甜宠日常 Glories Unspoken不言盛景Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Period setting + marriage first, love later + cozy life raising children + entrepreneurship] Lin Xia gets into a car accident on her way to a matchmaking date and unexpectedly transmigrates into a period romance novel full of angst, becoming the foolish cannon-fodder woman who brings about her own doom. The original Lin Xia sabotages the male and female leads at every turn, so the male lead takes revenge by sending her to the countryside, where she eventually meets a tragic end. After reading a 15.9kReads9.1Score1.5kShelves

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    The first book had very detailed descriptions of the food, complete with pictures, making it truly mouthwatering. My favorite was the fourth book; all the chapters featured food names, and the interactions between the male and female leads were gentle and heartwarming. It was a great read!

17. 417 我 I Win Over Fluffy Cuties Across the Stars With My Cooking 我靠美食在星际撸毛茸茸们 Mud Sauce泥酱Two Male Leads206k WordsCompleted After a plane crash, Jiang Tang opens his eyes to find himself in the interstellar age, as the “real young master” whom the Jiang family has just retrieved from a trash planet. Seeing the Jiang family's hypocrisy and selfishness, and the fake young master who had usurped his place, Jiang Tang promptly buys a standing-room ticket in the middle of the night and makes his escape. So long, suckers! Starting with a barren planet? Our Flower-Planting Nation isn't afraid! He'll win over the taste buds 683Reads8.4Score103Shelves

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    Give me all the food-themed novels with two male leads!

18. 418 异 The Otherworld's Gourmet King 异界的美食天王 Oily Gurgle油油咕叽Eastern Fantasy2.8M WordsCompleted [Food + System] An ordinary chef is brought to the Continent of Gods and Demons, where he runs a restaurant that’s anything but ordinary. The food here can’t be found anywhere else, yet people from every corner of the continent can make their way to this restaurant. This world has magic, battle qi, cultivators, and charlatans. I, Chen Mo, just want to be an ordinary chef, winning every customer’s heart with the Chinese cuisine they can’t get in this other world. [Some characters in this book may 112Reads8.7Score—Shelves
19. 419 异 The God of Cooking in Another World 异世厨神 Foodie Kitty爱美食的喵Eastern Fantasy2.7M WordsCompleted In this fantasy world, where cultivators can split mountains with a raised hand and sever great rivers with a kick, he begins his path to godhood with a tiny restaurant! The most beautiful woman in the capital, the saintess of the Ice Spirit Palace, the enchanting demoness of the demonic cult, and the emperor who travels ten thousand miles a day all become his devoted foodies! Faced with the flood of customers, Qi Xiu declares, “Each person can order only one serving of each dish per day!” What? 1.5kReads8.0Score172Shelves
20. 420 摆 Dumping My Scumbag Ex, I Snatched the 1980s' Most Promising Stock 摆脱渣男，我叼走八零最强潜力股 Lin Juejue林觉觉Modern Romance555k WordsCompleted Xia Meng: Founder of the country’s largest food service company and a formidable businesswoman renowned throughout the business world. Her journey has been nothing short of legendary. No one knows what she went through or how she rose from the ashes and weathered the tides of the times. People love to talk about her career, and her love life draws even more attention. Everyone knows that Zhao Ling and President Xia supported each other throughout their careers. Years later, one became the founde 2kReads9.0Score185Shelves

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    The only food-related books on my bookshelf are these: 1. The male lead runs a fast food restaurant; currently, there's no romance. 2. Every chapter title is about food, and the protagonist opens a small shop; there's a potential romantic partner. 3. The female lead sells boxed lunches to accumulate funds, later opening a chain; there's a potential romantic partner.

21. 421 麻 I'm Done for: Transmigrated into the Villain's Self-Destructive Ex-Husband 麻了，穿成反派的作死前夫郎 Sarajevo萨拉热窝Two Male Leads240k WordsCompleted [Bottom’s perspective + transmigrate into a book + marriage first, love later + monogamous and faithful] After working overtime for thirty-six straight hours, Lan Cigui stumbled home in a daze. He woke up to find he’d transmigrated into a novel as the doomed husband of the villain. He avoided the first plot point and thought he’d escaped the fate of marrying the villain and becoming his doomed husband. But somehow, he still got married. In the original story, after this husband was tricked i 10.3kReads9.3Score1.5kShelves
22. 422 我 I Became a Ge'er in Ancient Times, Made a Fortune, and Found Myself a Husband 我在古代当哥儿，发家致富养汉子 You Hu Nao柚胡闹Two Male Leads855k WordsCompleted [Devoted Couple + Mutual Pampering + Bottom Lead] Orphan Ji Youyu worked hard for ten years and finally paid off his loan and got a place of his own. He barely had two days to enjoy it before a pressure cooker came crashing down on his head, sending him right back to square one. He died. And yet, he didn’t. He woke up in the body of a young male spouse in the Great Yong Dynasty, the only child in the family after his mother had died early and his father had just passed away. He’d been all alone 4.9kReads9.1Score614Shelves

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    The first book is a romance novel about a scholar who suffers a setback and is redeemed by the other protagonist. It's a heartwarming story of redemption, and the other protagonist is a great cook. The second book is entirely about starting a food stall and building a business from scratch. The male and female leads work together to grow their business from a small stall to a company, all thanks to their culinary skills.

23. 423 生 Crying Through Childbirth, I’m Spoiled by a Powerful Man in the 1990s 生崽痛哭，我在九零被大佬宠上天 The Dark Circles Aren't Dark黑眼圈不黑Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Set in a bygone era + sweet romance + family life + building wealth + devoted one-on-one couple] Everyone at Big Willow Courtyard knew Gu Lin was a reckless hooligan who brought misfortune to his relatives. They warned their children to stay away from him, or they'd end up unlucky too. Mu Ning transmigrated into a period novel as the cannon-fodder ex-wife of a major supporting character. Her original body's fate was to die in childbirth. She touched her four-month baby bump and trembled with fe 8.1kReads8.7Score496Shelves
24. 424 哇 Wow! The General’s Wife’s Tea Treats Were Snatched Up Again 哇趣！将军夫人做的茶点又抢光了 The Kitten Doesn't Eat Oranges小猫不吃橙子Ancient Romance249k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + food + cozy vibes + adorable kids + love that grows over time] Yang Chuxue and her younger brother, Yang Chudong, depend on each other. They both die in a car accident! When she wakes up, she discovers she has transmigrated to ancient times, into the family of a farming household that has just gone bankrupt in business. She has a strange illness and already has two children from the start. Fortunately, her family dotes on her. She used to work as a dim sum chef in a Cantonese t 1.1kReads8.7Score113Shelves

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    They're all food-themed articles, and they're all super engaging—worth reading multiple times!

25. 425 美 A Food Blogger Transmigrates Into a Book Set in the Republic of China and Just Wants to Make Money 美食博主穿书民国只想搞钱 Metal and Earth Suit My Five Elements五行喜金土Modern Romance557k WordsCompleted Food + Baking + Transmigrate into a Book + Pocket Dimension + No Romance Food blogger Jiang Hongyao transmigrates into a book, becoming Jiang Hongyao, a minor character who serves as a casualty in the romance between the leads in the novel A Lady of the Republic. She's not the second female lead or the third. She doesn't even qualify as the fourth. She's just a passerby with barely any lines, the kind who doesn't even get an ending. Since she's here, there's no going back. At least the spacious 1.8kReads8.6Score187Shelves

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    I never read novels set in the Republican era! But this one is amazing! It's a female ensemble piece where the protagonist transmigrates to a poor family in the Republican era. Her parents are dead, leaving only two sisters who are about to be eaten alive. She then discovers she has a spatial ability and avoids entanglement with her awful relatives. She goes to Shanghai, makes desserts, and becomes an instant sensation, thriving in the city. The story depicts many women struggling with life's hardships, and the protagonist's arrival subtly changes them. (It's not just a simple food novel; career development and plot lines are interwoven.)

26. 426 满 A Max-Level Private Chef Transmigrates as a Farmer’s Daughter and Tempts the Entire Capital with Her Street Food 满级私厨穿农女，靠摆摊馋哭全京 Love Steamed Sea Bass爱清蒸鲈鱼Ancient Romance144k WordsOngoing [Food + business + fictional dynasty + everyone comes around to loving it + strong female lead + no romance] [P.S. Beautiful ladies, read with caution late at night!!!] A top modern restaurant consultant and private chef transmigrates one day into the body of a poor peasant girl in the Great Zhao dynasty, so destitute she’s practically eating dirt. No need to panic! A max-level expert has returned to the beginner village. This is an outright dimensional beating! A pot of secret-braised delicacie 28Reads—Score553Shelves

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    This author is definitely a veteran! Their food writing is so authentic.

27. 427 指 The Commander’s Sweet, Gentle Little Chef 指挥使大人甜宠娇软小厨娘 Mr. Sea of Consciousness识海先生Ancient Romance508k WordsCompleted “Jiang Family’s Hundred Flavors restaurant has a new dish! The spicy duck heads last time were absolutely delicious!” “Qingfengpu has three great sights: the moon over Qingpu River, the food at Jiang Family’s Hundred Flavors, and the Jiang family’s third young lady, Jiang Yue.” When Jiang Luoyue woke up again, she had become Jiang Yue, the third young lady of the Jiang family. But why was this body so sickly? She struggled to her feet and looked in the mirror. A beauty like this, delicate and fa 105Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 428 移 Mobile Food Stall: My Customers Are Wild About the Food 移动美食摊：我的食客太疯狂 Cheese Rice Cake芝心年糕Modern Romance443k WordsCompleted [Reader's guide: No CP, not a romance. The Tomato app's tags are wrong, so romance fans should take note before reading.] [Gourmet][Comfort food][Lighthearted][Cozy][Healing][Everyday life][No CP] Sun Xiaoting accidentally binds herself to the Gourmet System and gains unparalleled cooking skills. She also triggers random street-stall missions. She sells jianbing at the night market for 15 yuan a serving, leaving grease shining on her customers' lips; She sells 100-yuan boxed meals outside a luxu 314Reads8.5Score—Shelves

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    These are all food-themed novels, including some about ancient cuisine.

29. 429 穿 After Transmigrating, My Little Tavern Goes Viral in Another World 穿越后，我的小酒馆在异世爆红了 Qin Yanluo秦颜洛Ancient Romance194k WordsOngoing [Healing + Food + Golden Finger + Western Fantasy Otherworld + Farming + Game Mashup] Ye Linna transmigrates and takes over a tavern on the verge of closing. She plans to keep her head down, cook for a living, and wait for the end. But then... She brews a batch of liquor and hatches the Lord of Water. She roasts some meat and attracts the Lord of Fire. “Vodka... One more glass...” The Lord of Water leans drunkenly on the bar, tracing melancholy poetry on the glass with frost gathering at his fin 16Reads7.5Score—Shelves

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    This is a food-themed book I've been reading recently. Volumes 1, 2, and 4 are Western fantasy, volume 3 is from the perspective of the Harry Potter protagonist, and volume 5 is about ancient cuisine. This is the most detailed book on food, focusing on all kinds of cuisines.

30. 430 霍EN Hogwarts' Cardcaptor 霍格沃茨的库洛魔法使 Red Leaves and Yellow Flowers红叶黄花Anime Fanfiction4.3M WordsOngoing Golden finger + no female lead + Hufflepuff. And, by the way, the protagonist does not cross-dress. On his eleventh birthday, Adam receives a letter from Hogwarts and learns that he's arrived in the world of Harry Potter. He's a wizard, too, and will soon be attending the safest school in the world, Hogwarts. Even better, he's in the same year as the world-famous Chosen One. "I thought this would be a slice-of-life story, but it turned out to be a fight for survival" Adam tries to transfer, but 19.4kReads8.8Score1.7kShelves
31. 431 穿 After I Transmigrate into a Book, I Make a Comeback by Selling Lunch Boxes 穿书后我靠卖盒饭逆袭 Smiling Star微笑星Modern Romance520k WordsCompleted [Gourmet] [A Love That Goes Both Ways] [Sweet Romance] Su Tian transmigrates into a book, becoming the vicious older sister who meets a tragic end. She immediately decides to treasure her life and stay out of trouble. Why not sell boxed meals and enjoy her own little life? Except... Why does the original male lead’s uncle keep hanging around her? One day, Uncle Huo gives Su Tian a handbag, only to discover it listed on a secondhand marketplace app moments later. Uncle Huo: Care to explain? S 352Reads7.5Score103Shelves
32. 432 龙 Can You Have Both Dragons and Good Food? 龙与美食可以兼得吗 Starving Ghost Has an 8 A.M. Class饿死鬼要上早八Modern Romance116k WordsOngoing [Western fantasy + food + another world + business management + light adventure] When Tu Yiyi transmigrated into a Western fantasy world, she thought she’d landed the role of the Chosen One: flying through the sky on a broomstick, casually conjuring fireballs to hurl at the Demon King, and reaching the pinnacle of life from then on. Instead, her broom wouldn’t fly, she couldn’t conjure fireballs, and she was just a helpless ordinary person. Even more absurdly, she was somehow bound to a food bus 84Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The first two books are relatively lighthearted, but the food looks incredibly delicious.

33. 433 女 The Witch's Little Tavern 女巫小酒馆 Fang Jin'er方今尔Modern Romance288k WordsOngoing Anji transmigrates. She stares blankly at the exorbitant overdue-payment notice in her hands: 'Dear Ms. Anji, Witch: You have failed to repay the principal and interest on your property at 17 Baker Street, Moon Town, for 18 consecutive years. The total due is 1,098,746 copper coins. Please pay promptly at the Town Residential Land Office of the Ministry of Magic.' She looks up at the dilapidated tavern ahead, which resembles a haunted house, grits her teeth, and pushes open the door. From this m 1.4kReads8.7Score179Shelves
34. 434 一 A Farming Life for One Person and One Vine! 一人一藤蔓的种田生活！ Jiaojiao's Willfulness娇娇的任性Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted Transmigration + Alternate World + Spatial Dimension + Wood-Type Superpower + No Romance + Farming + Stockpiling Supplies + Food + A Little Vine + Period Story + Superhuman Strength + Living Alone in the Mountains + Peaceful Daily Life + (I love my daughter! She’s happy, thank you!) Also known as: A Farming Life with One Person and One Vine! A diary-like story! A diary-like story! A diary-like story! Important things are worth saying three times! It’s a story about watching the sun rise and set 4.9kReads8.4Score672Shelves

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    Enjoy making delicious food by yourself!

35. 435 为 You Want Me to Get Married Just So You Can Eat at the Wedding Banquet? 为了吃席，你竟然催我结婚？ Dong Changxin东长欣Urban2.6M WordsCompleted Worn out both mentally and physically by the cutthroat rat race in his industry, Chen Yuan returns to his hometown. He had planned to lie flat and live as a slacker, but the System forcibly binds itself to him. The System scans for available careers: village banquet chef, rural content creator, expert farmer, and rural Taobao partner. Before Chen Yuan can react, the System automatically selects village banquet chef, sending him off to cook up feasts in the countryside. Master Chen accidentally f 7kReads8.1Score529Shelves

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    Masterpieces, these are the earliest

36. 436 开 From the Start, I Had a Spatula, and the Big Shots Kept Chasing Me for a Meal 开局一把锅铲，大佬追着我干饭 Huanxia123焕夏123Modern Romance158k WordsOngoing [System + quick transmigration + food and business + reborn + pocket dimension + feel-good power fantasy] Bai Yuxi was an ordinary office worker in the imperial capital. Desperate to achieve financial freedom and buy a home in her hometown as soon as possible, she worked herself to the bone, only to die suddenly from overwork. Then, against all odds, she was reborn? This time, she decided to live life on her own terms! After giving her exploitative boss a piece of her mind and securing severance 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is a great book. After the female protagonist dies suddenly, she quits her job and returns to her hometown to sell Northeastern boxed lunches at a street stall. Later, she travels to ancient times and finds the dying male protagonist in the deep mountains. After that, she lives a life of selling food in the modern world during the day and traveling to ancient times at night. The resume says that she will travel to other eras later, but the author hasn't written about that yet. The overall style of the story is very warm and interesting. The female protagonist's cooking looks incredibly appetizing. I often read it while eating, and it's very good with food!

37. 437 万 Multiverse Gourmet City: The Evil God Is Sweet, Flirtatious, and Capable 万界美食城：邪神又乖又撩又能干 Give Your Lord a Meow给爷喵一个Two Male Leads235k WordsCompleted [Hot-tempered, hammer-wielding, beautiful young master receiving x well-behaved, adorable alien, human-shaped and wickedly charming, absurdly powerful attacker] [System] + [Tentacles] + [Face-slapping and scum-bashing] + [Gourmet] When you gaze into the abyss, the abyss embraces you and makes a finger heart with another pair of hands. Zhu Qing'an, who had paralyzed legs and heart disease, was given a new life on his birthday. System butler Xiaolongbao: “The Host's mission is to open Gourmet 295Reads8.2Score108Shelves

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    The story revolves around a system that binds the protagonist to various worlds, where they open restaurants (potentially turning into food cities) and conquer the world through food (or force). The two main characters meet at the beginning, and their interactions are incredibly sweet and endearing. Both protagonists are adorable, and the story is a sweet romance with revenge against villains. If you enjoy quick transmigration stories, food-themed stories, face-slapping and villain-revenge tales, or even stories about non-human beings, you might enjoy this one. In short, it's a very good read.

38. 438 邪 After the Evil Cultivator Started Cooking, Both the Immortal and Demon Realms Craved Her Food 邪修做饭后，仙魔两界都馋哭了 On the Strings of the Clear Moon清月弦上Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Hilarious Wish-Fulfillment] [Gourmet] [Cultivation] [Lighthearted and Healing] The moment Sang Wan opened her eyes, she found herself in a cultivation novel, inhabiting the body of the vicious senior sister who shared her name. The original owner drugged her senior brother, tried to seduce her master, and harassed her junior brother. She was the celestial world's number-one “female sleaze.” In the end, she was driven out of her sect for framing its beloved junior sister and died miserably in th 3.9kReads7.7Score802Shelves

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    I started liking cultivation novels because of this, but then they stopped updating... (Teacher, when will you update again?) (Crying)

39. 439 沈 The Little Chef of Judge Shen's Household 沈提刑家的小厨娘 Jiang Ying姜萦Ancient Romance511k WordsCompleted Fresh crucian carp sliced thin, celery soup from the emerald stream. A breeze brushes the willows, and a beauty... can lift a mountain with a mighty roar! Everyone knows that Miss Meng of the inn is as beautiful as a flower and a wonderful cook, but no one knows she can lift a giant vat with one hand or bend down and pull up a willow tree. Passing by, Judge Shen: Excuse me! * I love you, my lord. Do you know? The audacious Meng Sujin pounced on Shen Shinian, the judicial commissioner of the Cour 672Reads7.2Score114Shelves

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    1. Lots of delicious food; the female lead runs a restaurant, and the male lead works in the Ministry of Justice. It focuses on a sweet romance and plenty of delicious food, leaning towards a slice-of-life style. 2. The female lead is a reincarnated person from another world. She opens the restaurant mainly to help her nephew with his studies and to gather information. The food descriptions are quite detailed, interspersed with some political intrigue and crime-solving. The ending is a happy one with the male lead.

40. 440 靠 Using My Cooking Skills to Put Meat on the Whole Family’s Table 靠厨艺让全家吃上肉 Gu Xiaoshi顾小施Ancient Romance303k WordsCompleted Food · pocket dimension · sweet romance Title: South Mountain Smoke Also known as: How I Used My Cooking to Put Meat on the Whole Family’s Table A cozy, sweet little story~ Companionship, growing together, and love that blossoms over time~ This story is set in a fictional world. Its place names, countries, and prices have no real-world equivalents. This is not a wish-fulfillment story. If you want an invincible heroine, please move along~ … Ahhh! The Heir of Prince Mingyang has finally returned 1.2kReads9.2Score172Shelves
41. 441 在 The Stall Owner on the Run: Foodies Across the Country Are Desperately Looking for Me 在逃摊主，全国食客疯找我 Ji Huangtang纪荒唐Urban544k WordsOngoing [The rating is low because it just came out. Food + random street stalls + no female lead] Hao Ou gets the transmigration starter pack and binds to the Romantic Foodie System. It sends him to random places at random times, and because repeat customers don't count toward his mission targets, he goes to great lengths to keep regulars from finding him. By a series of twists and coincidences, he leaves behind one urban legend after another. Diner A: Do you know the feeling of redemption that comes f 259.7kReads8.5Score33.2kShelves

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    Amazing! [Sparrow's Food Masterpiece][Sparrow's Food Masterpiece][Sparrow's Food Masterpiece]

42. 442 美 Gourmet: Selling Meals at a KTV? I'm Actually Very Serious 美食：ktv卖饭？我真的很正经 Crows Can Turn Their Luck Around乌鸦会翻身Urban613k WordsCompleted [Food + everyday life + entertainment + comedy!] Jiang Feng transmigrates to a parallel world, where he becomes a cook in a KTV kitchen and awakens the God of Cooking System! While other KTVs are busy coming up with discount packages, his place starts selling meals instead. “Hello, boss. This is our KTV's new specialty service: a platter of braised meats.” “What? Your KTV doesn't offer anything naughty, and you sell food?” “Holy crap, this braised meat is freaking incredible! Quick, bring me ten 37Reads7.0Score—Shelves

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    This is a story about someone who goes to sell food at a karaoke bar and ends up making all the karaoke bar staff drool with envy. Currently, it's purely a food-themed, non-romantic comedy.

43. 443 爱 The Gourmet of Love Apartment 爱情公寓里的美食家 Ready to Die at Any Moment随时赴死Male-Channel Fanfiction558k WordsCompleted The story of Liu Dong, the greatest chef in the world, after Lu Xiaobu brings him to Love Apartment. (Most of the plot has been rearranged, so it definitely won't follow the TV series step by step. The protagonist's career and the apartment's story get equal focus, and Yu Wanyu, Mei Jia, and the others all have their own fully developed, distinctive storylines.) The legendary journey of a humble little restaurant as it becomes a viral sensation, a famous attraction, a city landmark, and a Chines 1.9kReads8.3Score100Shelves

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    A food-themed novel with a film/TV drama backdrop. The protagonist has impeccable morals and runs a small shop in a remote area. Some astute individuals recognize his unparalleled culinary skills and flock to his shop to speculate on land and real estate. The protagonist's shop only sells food he makes himself, so demand always exceeds supply. He pursues culinary perfection, and some dishes, incorporating the spirit of historical figures like Su Dongpo and Lu Xun, possess special, almost supernatural effects. The writing style is simple yet sharp, avoiding filler content, with an engaging plot and logical deductions.

44. 444 大 The University President Can Cook, and Faculty and Students Work Themselves to the Bone 大学校长会做饭，师生全往死里干 Give Me an Egg Burger来个鸡蛋汉堡Urban328k WordsOngoing [Gourmet] [No heroine] At a very young age, Xu Ji becomes a university president. He assumes the organization has entrusted him with an important responsibility, only to discover that the university is already slated to close. It can't even qualify for a ranking, and is worse than a diploma mill. It turns out he's only there to hold the fort until the bitter end. Just when Xu Ji is despairing, he binds himself to a Gourmet System. The stronger the school becomes, the more plentiful its rewards. 82Reads8.5Score—Shelves

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    Food novels are a whole world away. Who wouldn't offer a cigarette when they see a hamburger? The first book made my mouth water, hehe. I recommend reading it at night.

45. 445 小 The Little Florist’s Maid Wife 小花匠的丫鬟妻 Rain Boat Journey雨舟行至Ancient Romance632k WordsCompleted The rating has just been posted, and it will gradually rise! This story is set in an imaginary dynasty. [Historical Romance] + [Farming] + [Gourmet] + [Building a Fortune] Li Dongqing, a young maid in the Tongpan Prefect's residence, learned to cook exceptionally well through a stroke of good fortune. She was cautious and diligent in the Tongpan Prefect's residence, constantly honing her skills. By the time she finally left, she found that everything at home had changed beyond recognition. Later 2.2kReads8.4Score180Shelves

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    A very heartwarming food story, about running a small food stall, a steady and enduring business, and everyday family life. It's quite delightful to read. [Laughs][laughs]

46. 446 国 The Duke's Estate Maid 国公府小丫鬟 July Koi七月锦鲤Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Su Liyue was a low-ranking maid in the Duke's mansion, not even qualified for the ranks of household maids. She had no interest in climbing the social ladder. She just wanted to leave the mansion and live a quiet life. After hearing that only first-class maids could buy their freedom, she rushed into the main kitchen and embarked on a difficult journey up the ranks. She made sweet soups, prepared pastries, cooked elaborate dishes, bought farmland, rented a butcher shop, and tended the ancestral 15.5kReads8.9Score1.8kShelves

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    Then I'd like to recommend this book on traditional Chinese cuisine.

47. 447 中 Little Chef of China: The Path of the Culinary Dao 中华小当家：厨道食途 He KongmengHome何空濛HomeHistorical276k WordsOngoing [Gourmet] [The perfect dish to eat with rice] [Ancient-style setting] [Chinese Culinary Master] [Feel-good novel] The imperial kitchen inspector kicked over his stall. “You run a roadside stall, and you dare call yourself a chef?” With the few ingredients he had left, Cheng Xiaocai made a bowl of scallion oil noodles. An old Taoist watching the crowd finished a bite and immediately declared, “I'll take care of the authorities for you!” It turned out Cheng Xiaocai was descended from a famous chef 45Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Food articles, in the end, are meant to make you want to eat! This one has now become my go-to accompaniment to meals!

48. 448 剁 Chop, Chop, Chop, Chop, Turn Them All into Dumplings 剁剁剁剁，全都剁了包包子 Plum Blossom K梅花小KSports989k WordsOngoing [Game] [Two Worlds Connected] [Leveling Up] [Family] [Male Lead as a Tool] [Gourmet] Song Xu has just had a fight with her husband, who is obsessed with gaming. In the blink of an eye, she finds herself inside the game. Only when she discovers that items from the game can be brought back to the real world does she understand why he was so hooked. One bottle of medicine can cure her daughter’s illness and save her own life. If she were in his shoes, she’d play like her life depended on it too. Si 17.9kReads9.0Score2.1kShelves

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    I've rarely seen any good books that focus solely on food, but these, although not categorized as food, all made me incredibly hungry. The cooking and food content is excellent, the writing is superb, and they're also great stories.

49. 449 万 The Myriad Flavors Restaurant: Everyday Life Running a Shop with the Strongest 万象食肆：和最强的开店日常 A Jingjing阿靖靖Anime Fanfiction752k WordsCompleted [Anime Multiverse Restaurant + Two Male Leads, No Romance + World-Hopping + Healing] (A touch of an ensemble cast) Gojo Satoru: “Rikuo, what’s the first rule of our shop?” Nura Rikuo: “...Don’t sneak bites of the desserts customers order?” Gojo Satoru: “Wrong! It’s ‘There are no guests we can’t serve, only worlds you can’t imagine!’” Welcome to the Multiverse Dining Hall! Our specialties: You might see Mr. Gojo and Mr. Cat fighting over a strawberry daifuku; You might witness Conan Edogawa so 3.4kReads8.9Score475Shelves
50. 450 换 After the Marriage Swap, My Green-Tea Husband Is the Tough Guy’s Darling 换婚后绿茶夫郎是糙汉心尖宠 Mid-Lane Mage King中单法王Two Male Leads444k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + Farming + Food + Golden Finger (Though It’s Not Exactly a Pocket Dimension) + A Devoted, Powerful Couple + Light Redemption + Both Are Reborn, Though the Gong’s Rebirth Is Revealed Much Later] Shen Changnian is a well-known poor little thing in the Northern Border Guard. His family even dumps him on a rough man who has nothing but bare walls and two mothers, making him the man’s wife. With his parents’ memorial tablets and a threadbare quilt in hand, Shen Changnian arrives at h 600Reads9.0Score100Shelves

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    [Sparrow's Masterpiece][Sparrow's Masterpiece][Sparrow's Masterpiece]

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