Looking for Food-Themed Stories with Great Writing and No Stupid Characters! 求美食文，美食文，文笔好的，不白痴的！

1. 1 偷 After They Heard My Thoughts, the Country’s Biggest Foodies Were Shocked 偷听我心声后，惊动全国吃货大佬 Yu Shengsheng余苼升Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Mind Reading + Beloved by the Whole Family + Food + Heartwarming + Feel-Good + Intangible Cultural Heritage Cuisine + Distinctively Regional Dishes] Shen Huazheng transmigrates into the beloved darling of the Shen family. She has no System, no medical skills, and can’t turn out elegant prose, so she might as well lie flat and be a pampered little couch potato who spends every day eating and drinking. Shen Huazheng watches her father, Minister Shen, prepare to go out to a banquet. [What a shame. 15.4kReads8.9Score1.3kShelves

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   "Eating is Forever," a visually stunning culinary masterpiece! The writing is superb, truly amazing! ① The female lead can cook a multitude of dishes, even bringing meals to court for her father and brother, making all the officials and the emperor drool. She even opens a food street, where the three most powerful figures in the palace frequently sneak out to check it out… ② Don't be fooled by the title; this is a food-themed novel. The female lead can cook a wide variety of dishes, mostly snacks… ③ It's a quirky, randomly set-up story: selling stinky tofu outside a prince's door, boxed lunches at a deserted dock, and snacks outside a coffin shop, all of which sell out quickly… ④ The female lead transmigrates into a 200-pound overweight woman, making diet meals and bringing meals to her father, who then gives her a huge food box… I highly recommend these four food-themed novels; each one is a gem!

2. 2 她 After She Died, the Coldhearted Powerful Official's Hair Turned White Overnight 她死后，冷冰冰的权臣一夜白头 Mu Mianmian慕绵绵Ancient Romance641k WordsCompleted [Not an angst novel + heartwarming + no logic + read it to see if it suits your taste] After transmigrating into a book, Hua Zhao had her memories erased and became a tool whose job was to give the heroine a golden finger. To top it off, she was also the infamous, short-lived first wife of the villainous minister. Luckily, she regained her memories and cut her losses in time. The heroine’s golden finger? Sorry, that’s a family heirloom that came with me when I transmigrated into the book! Her in 135.8kReads9.4Score10.5kShelves
3. 3 随 I Set Up a Random Stall, and Every Customer Goes Quiet After One Bite! 随机摆摊，顾客一吃一个不吱声！ Prosperity Little Shark旺旺小小鲨Urban1.0M WordsCompleted The novel is complete! [Food + healing + villain + slice of life + cozy + delicious reads + comedy] No romance The spoiled rich kid Lin Mo is told by the System that he's actually a fake young master, and even worse, a villain in a book. To change his fate, the System assigns him a street-stall quest. This outgoing rich young man sets out on the path of running a street stall. Selling baked flatbreads at a cemetery, fried chicken at a psychiatric hospital? Stinky tofu at the marriage registry? R 6.6kReads8.6Score737Shelves

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   These are all food-themed novels, without any romantic pairings, and all feature male protagonists with systems who create very popular dishes. So far, they seem quite good and worth considering. There are also a few other non-food-themed books that are also very enjoyable.

4. 4 随 Random Stallkeeping: The Fake Legitimate Daughter Gets Tormented by a Rotten System 随机摆摊，假嫡女被烂系统坑惨了 The Kitten Doesn't Eat Oranges小猫不吃橙子Ancient Romance526k WordsCompleted (A very different random-stall story, with a funny and witty style and no angst at all.) Yu Zhizhi got horribly tricked by a terrible System. She closed her eyes and transmigrated into the body of a spoiled, domineering young noblewoman in ancient times. To top it off, she was a fake legitimate daughter. Things went badly from the start, but she was lucky enough to get a System. Then she realized it was a terrible System. Each time, the System only gave her a random location for setting up a sta 11.9kReads8.8Score801Shelves
5. 5 开 A Villainess from the Start? I'll Turn the Tables With Gourmet Food 开局恶毒女配？我靠美食逆风翻盘 Please Call Me Classmate Xiao He请叫我小何同学Ancient Romance979k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + rebirth + food + sweet romance + wish fulfillment + nation building] Shen Tianjiao wakes up one morning and gets slapped. What? She's the youngest daughter of a general's household, doted on since childhood. Why is she being hit? What? Her fiancé, Crown Prince Qi Chenyu, has just broken off their engagement in front of everyone? Fine, fine! So that's how you want to play it! From that day on, the mood in the capital changes. Shen Tianjiao gives up her lovesick-puppy act: Breaki 11.1kReads7.3Score861Shelves
6. 6 美 Gourmet: My Diners Form an Intelligence Group to Track Me Down 美食：为了找我，食客建立情报群 Fish Mint and Cilantro折耳根香菜Urban141k WordsOngoing This is a magical roadside food stall. Egg fried rice, dry-fried beef chow fun, stinky tofu, savory tofu pudding... Every seemingly ordinary street snack becomes an unforgettable delicacy in the stall owner's hands. After one bite, people want a second, a third, and an Nth. But the stall owner has one “bad habit”: every time he sets up shop for a day, he moves to a new location the next day. The customers say, “It doesn't matter if we don't make any money today. Missing out on Boss Jiang's cook 28Reads6.7Score—Shelves
7. 7 我 Opening a Little Restaurant in Shengjing 我在盛京开小馆 Four Bayberries四颗杨梅Ancient Romance381k WordsCompleted [Alternate world, slow burn, not a wish-fulfillment novel, food + court intrigue + transmigration. Read with caution if that’s not your thing.] Miss Li’s Changhuan Eatery, tucked away on Qingxing Alley, serves delicious food at affordable prices. The officials who get up early for roll call tug at their increasingly tight uniforms, but still can’t help ordering another bowl of fresh pork wontons. Pei Hongzhi happened to eat there once and discovered that Miss Li didn’t just make excellent breakf 27.9kReads9.4Score3.7kShelves

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   These are must-read food-themed novels, especially the first one, which is my current favorite. I absolutely adore the female lead. I don't want to spoil the reading experience, but you'll definitely be captivated by her charm as you read on. The food descriptions in the second book are fantastic; reading it in bed last night made me incredibly hungry. The romance between the male and female leads is very delicate and natural. The third book is a time-travel story set in the past, a bit funny and silly, but quite interesting. If you like this type of story, give it a try. The fourth book is a heartwarming modern novel, incredibly healing, full of life, with a gentle, flowing romance that reveals happiness in its ordinariness.

8. 8 我 I’m the Prison Head Chef, and the Inmates Beg Me to Extend Their Sentences 我监狱主厨，罪犯哭着求加刑 Fallen Plum Twig落梅稍Urban393k WordsOngoing Li Yue transmigrates to a parallel world and gets a Gourmet System. He becomes the head chef at a prison and joins the inmates in looking forward to a brighter future. Before he went to the prison: Police officer: Why did you break out of prison?! Inmate: I-I was going to starve to death. Police officer: What was your tool for the crime?! Inmate: A-a flatbread. After he arrived: Sewing machine pro: “I robbed an old lady, stalked a kid, and stole three electric bikes, and I only got a month? Wher 8Reads6.4Score—Shelves
9. 9 带 Bringing a Tiny Kitchen to Cook for an Entire Ancient Army Camp 带小厨房在古代军营做大锅饭 Xiao Mihu小迷胡Ancient Romance201k WordsCompleted Yun Shu, a modern food blogger, had finally worked hard for years to buy an apartment in the big city. But on the very first day after moving into her new home, she inexplicably transmigrated to a dynasty called Great Yan. The food here was plain. People only knew how to boil or steam their ingredients, making it a veritable culinary desert. Having grown up immersed in Chinese food culture, Yun Shu had no choice but to cook for herself and make sure she had enough to eat. To survive, she found a 4.9kReads8.2Score343Shelves
10. 10 美 Gourmet: I Take Over the Cafeteria, and Tsinghua and Peking University Fight Like Crazy to Hire Me 美食：承包食堂，清北抢我抢疯了 A Teacher for One Word一字之师Urban329k WordsOngoing [Gourmet, comedy, no romance, lighthearted, everyday life, recipes, tutorials] P.S. I'll use my ten years of experience as a chef to show you all the wonders of food. This is pure fiction. Please don't take it as reality! After transmigrating to a parallel world, Yang Yi awakened a Gourmet System. His mission was to take over a college cafeteria. From then on, the students of Qingbei began battling over him. Even the senior administrators of both universities got involved! Huaqing student: “Stud 422Reads8.3Score100Shelves
11. 11 穿 Reborn as the Abusive Novel’s Male Lead’s Mother 穿成虐文男主他妈 The Little Cat Fell Asleep小猫睡了Modern Romance159k WordsCompleted [Short story contest] [Foodie fiction] [A sweet little treat] Overnight, she transmigrates into a book with a baby in her belly whose father is unknown. On closer inspection, the baby turns out to be the male lead from the tragic novel she read before. He's a poor little thing whose father doesn't care for him and whose mother doesn't love him. Penniless, Ding Sha relies on her excellent cooking skills to become the food goddess of a construction site. Spicy diced chicken, cured pork with garlic 30.8kReads9.6Score3.7kShelves
12. 12 老 Honey, Someone's Picking on Me: Infinite Flow 老公有人欺负我【无限流】 A Li with Erotomania被爱妄想症阿离Modern Romance416k WordsCompleted [A lovesick, unhinged male lead with multiple facets + he might not even be human in some instances + romance in horror scenarios] School scenario: The class monitor who only cares about studying ♥ the underachieving study committee member Before she knows her boyfriend is a ghost, the class monitor’s daily routine is studying and supervising her boyfriend as he tutors everyone in the class. After she finds out he’s a ghost, the class monitor thinks for a moment and says, “Ghosts don’t need to r 8.1kReads9.1Score842Shelves
13. 13 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 1kReads8.6Score149Shelves

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    These two novels are the best I've read on Taobao so far, and I highly recommend them. I especially love the first one; it's really good. The author's descriptions of the food are very tempting; almost every chapter features food, and the author's feelings about the diners are also very well captured. Highly recommended!

14. 14 最 The Ultimate Height Difference 最猛身高差 A Pot of Tea Every Day每日一壶茶Modern Romance298k WordsCompleted [A striking size difference + a 41-centimeter height gap + contrasting skin tones + ultimate doting, fatherly romance + both pure] Zhou Bolin is 193 centimeters tall. As a sophomore, he made his first fortune selling software. Later, he and a senior partnered to start a company, making a huge amount of money. In his mother Xia Yuanyuan’s eyes, all he does is write code, and he’s been single his whole life, nearly thirty years running. Her standards have dropped lower and lower. She’s practically 7.2kReads7.6Score716Shelves
15. 15 我 My Suppliers Span Three Thousand Small Worlds 我的供货商遍布三千小世界 Ran Xi Xi染习习Modern Romance3.3M WordsCompleted Sang Yi’an worked so much overtime that she nearly dropped dead. After being brought back from the brink, she immediately quit her job and opened a small supermarket. Her relatives and friends didn’t think much of it, convinced it would go out of business. Sang Yi’an didn’t care. She wasn’t trying to make a fortune, just enough to cover her daily expenses, as long as she didn’t have to work overtime and stay up all night. Little did she know, her supermarket started acting up every night at midn 22.5kReads8.9Score2.2kShelves
16. 16 炕 From Kang Bed to Kitchen Stove: My Clever Wife Makes Her Way as a Farmer 炕上灶下：娘子妙手跃农门 Ning Mo宁墨Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted A chef accidentally gets reborn as a farm girl? Her house is drafty on all sides, and they’re so poor they can barely afford to eat! Food is a problem, her reputation is in tatters, and she has to support her mother and younger siblings! Food is life, and she’ll use her incredible cooking skills to win everyone’s palate over and lead her whole family out of poverty! Little does she know that just as her purse starts to fill, someone sets their sights on her... 118Reads8.1Score—Shelves
17. 17 在 Getting Rich by Setting Up a Stall in a Psychiatric Hospital! 在精神病院摆摊，暴富！ Tang Di汤抵Modern Romance153k WordsCompleted One heroine + food + no romance Li Xier is an orphan. To pay her rent and electricity bills, she sets up a food stall on the street outside a psychiatric hospital. Her dazzling variety of delicious dishes draws every diner nearby, and passersby stop to join the queue. Tourists and influencers from across the country and abroad flock to her stall. As her business grows bigger and better, Li Xier uses her culinary skills to launch a chain of restaurants and become a successful business owner, r 123Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 18 病 After the Frail CEO Moves to the Countryside, a Little Farm Girl Spoils Him Rotten 病弱霸总下乡后，被小农女娇宠了 Zhi Ying枝莺Modern Romance422k WordsCompleted Li Sui'an is a poor farm girl with no parents. All she wants is to find a husband willing to marry into her family and settle down to a cozy life with a man, children, and a warm bed. But every man she meets is a scumbag. Then one day, she sees the new neighbor. He has a slim waist and long legs, and he's delicate and handsome, a rare beauty among men. Li Sui'an falls for him at first sight. Smitten by his looks, she decides to marry him and bring him home. He can be the pretty one, while she ea 14.4kReads9.3Score1.8kShelves

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    Book 1: Did you know that the smell of delicious food can actually be annoying? Our male protagonist is someone who's always holed up in a dark little room, depressed all the time. Suddenly, that whiff of fragrance drifts into his room, and oh dear, it's so annoying! He covers himself with the blanket, ignoring it. Our female protagonist is beautiful and kind-hearted, worried about him, so she brings him food to his house. That's how their fate begins. The female protagonist is like a little sun, helping the male protagonist sprout from the soil. Book 2: The crown prince has anorexia. Despite being a precious prince, he's completely unmoved by the various exquisite dishes prepared by the imperial chefs. He's furious and wants to exterminate the entire family of these chefs. Just then, our female protagonist invades with modern cuisine. No appetite?! Impossible!! One hot pot meal awakens the crown prince's appetite, and from then on, he not only sets his sights on hot pot, snail rice noodles, cakes, fruit drinks, canned peaches, etc., But also on the female protagonist, who only wants to get rich in ancient times, make enough money to take her whole family back to her hometown and live a peaceful life. What's most captivating about this book is that the palace isn't a place of freedom; the choice between love and freedom stands directly between two people. Book 3: By day it's modern times, but by night it's ancient times—can you believe it? The female protagonist originally ran a small eatery. A customer stumbled upon a bowl of braised beef noodles, and wow, it was divine! So delicious! From then on, the place was packed with customers—a business opportunity had arrived! Pre-made food can't be considered food, right? Watch how the female protagonist, in ancient times, effortlessly and simply becomes a purchasing agent and a pre-made food vendor, building her fortune in the ancient world. This story doesn't have much of a romance plot, but the delicious food is even more appealing than romance! Please, please!

19. 19 太 Crown Prince, Your Crown Princess Says Hot Pot Is Ready! 太子，太子妃喊你吃火锅了！ Sea Salt Pineapple Beer海盐味菠萝啤Ancient Romance523k WordsCompleted Food blogger Tang Xiao transmigrated into the daughter of an imperial chef in the Great Xia Kingdom. That day, the Crown Prince's eating disorder worsened. The Emperor flew into a rage and threatened to execute the imperial chef's entire clan. In a desperate move, Tang Xiao grabbed two copper pots and charged straight into the palace. The aroma of hotpot wafted through the palace, and the Crown Prince's carefully cultivated image completely fell apart. A servant came to report, "Miss, the Cr 2.5kReads6.9Score321Shelves
20. 20 日 Raking in Gold Every Day: My Snack Shop Connects to Another World 日进斗金，我的小吃店通异界 A Glimmer in Midsummer微光半夏Modern Romance668k WordsCompleted [Past and present connected · Getting rich · Food · Heartwarming · Shopkeeping] After graduating from college, Hua Juan inherits a mysterious snack shop that takes her to ancient times every night. Can’t cook? No problem, ready-made dishes to the rescue. Swiss rolls, oden, cheesecake, fish with pickled cabbage, you name it. In exchange, she gets copper coins, antique paintings... and makes a fortune! 17.2kReads8.0Score1.6kShelves
21. 21 傻 Once the Silly Girl Smartens Up, the Wen Family’s Ancestors Must Be Smiling from Their Graves 傻女不傻后，老闻家的祖坟冒青烟 Ink-Dyed Green Wound Tears墨染圊殇泪Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate + food + farming + sweet romance + doted on by the whole family + devoted husband + badass heroine + no golden finger] In her previous life, Wen Zhenyi was a top chef in public and a bounty hunter in secret. After a car accident, she transmigrated into the body of a dim-witted young woman in an alternate dynasty. She thought she had transmigrated to another world, but it turned out her soul had simply returned to its rightful body. Her family had spent everything they had and pil 6.8kReads9.0Score643Shelves

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    From everyday dishes to state banquet delicacies, the interesting storylines and the origins of the food are mouthwatering 🤤 No plot twists or melodramatic clichés, it's a real treat for fans of the genre. I'm still savoring it after finishing it, and I hope there will be more similar shows to watch!

22. 22 种 Farming: Building a Fortune in Ancient Times 种田：我在古代发家致富 A Cartload of Gold一车金子Ancient Romance603k WordsCompleted [Farming + No Toxic Family Members + Beloved by Everyone + Building Wealth + Heartwarming] Tang Lingling transmigrated into the Great Yao Kingdom, becoming a member of an ordinary family whose parents and grandparents had all fled famine. The family had barely any land and could only scrape by. Fortunately, both her parents were alive, the family got along well, and she also had a golden finger: a Species Collection System. She could collect species from the world and sell them to the System for 4.2kReads9.0Score470Shelves
23. 23 双 Twice Reborn: The Long Road to Winning My Wife Back 双重生之追妻路漫漫 Kindhearted Cheeseiz仁爱奶酪izAncient Romance500k WordsCompleted In his previous life, Xiao Yan believed Lin Shu had resorted to underhanded means to marry him. During their three years of marriage, he rarely visited her room, focusing instead on his duties at court. After their wedding, Lin Shu, born into a humble household, was petty about everything and dressed plainly. Even the outfit she wore to a banquet was the one her mother had prepared for her three years earlier, making Xiao Yan lose face in front of his colleagues. Dissatisfied with his married li 126Reads7.9Score154Shelves

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    The female protagonist transmigrates into the body of an annoying, womanizing womanizer. To clear her name, she cooks for her father and brings the food to court. Her father boasts every day about the spicy blood curd, spicy crayfish, boiled fish, and pig-shaped steamed buns she makes for him [laughing and crying emoji]. Even the emperor is drooling over them.

24. 24 听 Listening to a Donkey's Thoughts: Daily Life Running a Restaurant in Bianjing 听驴心声：汴京美食经营日常 Golden Flowers in Full Bloom金花朵朵Ancient Romance579k WordsCompleted (The low rating is only because the book was just listed.) · Transmigration + Everyday food and life among ordinary townsfolk + Mind reading (the little donkey is called Xiao Ba, with “Ba” meaning gossip) + A gentle, leisurely pace + A large ensemble cast later on · A modern chef transmigrates to the Song Dynasty. In this paradise of food, she doesn’t just eat: she develops new dishes and brings ancient and modern cuisines together in a grand feast. The Shen Tinghe family moves from the outskirt 4.2kReads8.5Score515Shelves

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    ✨A heartwarming food-themed story. Every day is filled with making and eating delicious food while listening to gossip. Life is wonderful! The female protagonist can hear the thoughts of a donkey, keeping up with the latest gossip in the city. She also makes all sorts of delicious braised dishes, barbecue, lamb chops, and hot pot...

25. 25 小 The Little Chef's Guide to Feeding Her Family With Ancient Cuisine 小厨娘古代美食养家日常 Berry Soda Water莓果气泡水Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Qin Rong is a food blogger who accidentally transmigrates to a waterside town in the Great Liang Dynasty. The original owner’s mother is looked down on by her shrewish mother-in-law and sisters-in-law for having three daughters. Meanwhile, the original owner’s father has been fooling around with another woman and wants to divorce his wife. But the original owner’s mother has a backbone, and takes her three daughters with her as she asks to leave the marriage. When Qin Rong wakes up, she can hard 7.8kReads8.8Score736Shelves

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    All four are food-themed novels, all time-travel stories. The food descriptions are exquisite, and the romance unfolds gently. The first one has no difficult relatives; the family helps each other, and the male lead is a bookstore owner (his previous identity is unimportant). [Top Post][Top Post][Top Post] The second one features childhood sweethearts (the female lead was sold to the male lead's family), and the male lead pursues the imperial examination route. [Admiration][Admiration][Admiration] The third one has some difficult relatives; the female lead lives with her mother and two sisters (each with their own careers), and the male lead is a constable. The stories of the other characters are also very touching. [Heart][Heart][Heart] The fourth one also has no difficult relatives; the family works together, helping neighbors and villagers become wealthy in the process. The male lead has a smaller role (similar to a secret guard commander), and the romance unfolds gently. [Kiss][Kiss][Kiss]

26. 26 我 Growing Fruit Among the Stars 我在星际种水果 I'll Grow Tomatoes and Raise You种番茄养你Modern Romance545k WordsCompleted [Interstellar] [Farming] [Livestream] [Gourmet] Bai Yu, who came from the apocalypse, woke up to find herself transmigrated into the body of a pitiful girl whose parents had died in battle and who had been cut off and thrown out by her uncle’s family. She thought she’d gotten the worst possible start, but it turned out she was a wealthy heiress with a private planet. Just as she was planning to develop the planet, she realized things were even worse than she thought: she had no money in her acco 5.4kReads8.8Score431Shelves

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    Looks great, the scores are all pretty high!

27. 27 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 37.7kReads9.1Score2.4kShelves
28. 28 满 A Whole Family of Villainous Cannon Fodder, Riding High with Our Junior Sister 满门反派炮灰，跟着师妹浪到起飞 The Bear Who Bumps into Everything乱撞的小熊Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Ensemble cast + no male lead] Li Yang transmigrates into a book, going from a young, eccentric woman to a little turtle in a wish-granting pool inside an illusion. Who would’ve thought she’d land in a love triangle from the start, with the male lead and the main villain fighting over her. According to the original story, she’s eventually contracted by the original male lead and becomes his greatest trump card on his path to immortality. She spends her entire turtle life taking hits for him: blo 20.7kReads9.3Score2.5kShelves
29. 29 她 She Conquers the Interstellar World with Mukbangs 她靠吃播征服星际 Young Master Wu吴公子Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Xu Lingyun, a powerhouse in the apocalypse who had spent years battling zombies, unexpectedly met her end over a bowl of lamb. Damn it, the lamb had been bitten by a zombie! When she woke up, she was the third princess of the Star Radiance Empire in the interstellar era. Everyone said she was not only lazy, gluttonous, uneducated, and spoiled, but was also pursuing General O'Casey, the most handsome man in the galaxy?! A handsome general? What's that supposed to be? Is he as tasty as the giant o 3.2kReads9.2Score391Shelves
30. 30 咸 The Lazybones Became a Top-Tier Star in Showbiz by Eating 咸鱼她靠吃成了娱乐圈顶流 Wine Thing酒物Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Sweet Romance + Entertainment Industry + Everyone's Favorite + One-on-One Romance + Lucky Mascot System] A sweet little girl from the apocalypse accidentally transmigrated into the body of a poor child whose parents had died in an accident. With stunning looks and a killer figure, she signed with an agency while grabbing a bowl of noodles at the mall. Then she was sent onto a variety show and won countless fans! Haters said she was an orphan with no one to rely on, but... Famous directors, awa 2.7kReads9.2Score314Shelves
31. 31 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 198Reads7.0Score—Shelves
32. 32 美 Gourmet: The Chef’s Food Stall Goes Viral on a Variety Show 美食：厨娘在综艺摆摊爆火 AA Qin ZiyueAAA秦子越Urban272k WordsOngoing Gu Liuyan, a former imperial chef, opens her eyes to find she has transmigrated into the role of a cannon-fodder actress on the variety show Celebrity Kitchen. She can’t cook, has a bad temper, and has been saddled with a mountain of bad press. With an astronomical breach-of-contract fee threatening to end her career, Gu Liuyan slaps the table. “Who says I can’t cook?” And then the entire show discovers what it means to cook like a culinary god... An actress on the show wails, “I’ve already gain 118Reads6.3Score—Shelves

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    These books are all pretty good. I'm quite picky though; if the plot is a bit awkward or disorganized, I won't continue reading. If one of them isn't good, come and hit me!

33. 33 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 81.6kReads9.3Score8.4kShelves

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    I cannot live without these two books.

34. 34 随 Random Street Stalls: I Use Food to Lure Snakes Out of Their Holes 随机摆摊：我用美食引蛇出洞 AAAA Prosperous BloomsAAAA花开富贵Urban889k WordsOngoing [Food + undercover work + comedy + catching criminals + System + no heroine + no romance] Also known as Food: The Undercover Cop Sets Up a Street Stall, and Fugitives Beg Him to Get Back to Work Xiao Lan transmigrated into the body of a police officer in a parallel world and was assigned to pose as a street-food vendor while keeping an eye on a suspect. As it happened, he’d been a cooking genius in his previous life. This was right up his alley. The next day, a tricycle loaded with top-tier food 9.9kReads9.4Score869Shelves

    Reader note

    The author's writing is excellent; the words used to describe the food are so tempting they make your mouth water.

35. 35 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 83kReads9.5Score8.1kShelves
36. 36 假 The Fake Heiress Is Too Delicate? She Throws Herself into Farming and Business! 假千金太娇气？种田经商卷起来！ Yan Lexing燕乐行Ancient Romance558k WordsCompleted [Farming, adored by the whole family, a fake heiress and a true heiress, building a business and making a fortune, everyday family life] Gu Jiaqi transmigrates into the body of the fake heiress cast out by the Fu family. She watches as the mother who once doted on her suddenly turns cold, as the Fu family scorns and bullies her, and as their true heiress mocks her, saying a pheasant can never become a phoenix... Gu Jiaqi swears she will lead the dirt-poor Gu family to make a fortune! As her elde 3.4kReads8.9Score236Shelves

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    First book: A time-travel novel where a fake heiress uses her wisdom and hard work to rise to the top; Second book: The female protagonist builds her fortune through food and reclaims everything she once lost; Third book made me appreciate the deliciousness of offal.

37. 37 厨 The Day the Chef Left, the Diners Wept Until Their Tears Ran Dry 厨子跑的那一天，食客老泪都流干 A Flower of Pork Knuckle一朵肘子花Urban1.1M WordsCompleted Xu Yuan never expected that, as a recent college graduate, he would one day get bound to a System. The System said, “As a chef, your job is to let diners experience delicious food.” Then it added, “But as the creator of delicious food, how can you let work tie you down?” And so... “Ding! This month’s mission: Apply for a job as a restaurant chef, then quit after working for half a month to claim your System reward...” Xu Yuan: “You little schemer!” And so it went. Restaurant owner: “I’m not brag 8.8kReads8.5Score802Shelves
38. 38 民 Luo Yuxin, the Folk Cooking Sage 民间厨圣洛雨馨 Wei Yunlan薇芸蓝Ancient Romance133k WordsOngoing [Food + cooking + business + household intrigue + ancient setting + romance] “Madam, the young miss has escaped the city!” “Go after her! Bring her back! I want to tear her skin off!” Wealthy heiress Luo Yuxin flees under cover of night to save her life, with her vicious stepmother's men in hot pursuit. Luo Yuxin escapes to the countryside and builds a fortune with her cooking, quietly making a comeback to become the richest person in the Great Chang Kingdom. Her husband is Feng Ruxiao, an idl —Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 39 中 You Dumped Me After I Passed the Scholar Exam, So Why Are You Crying Now That I’m Rich? 中秀才就休妻，我暴富你又哭什么 Yaoyao Ruoshui妖妖若水Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The moment Ye Caiping opened her eyes, she found herself a divorced woman, with her sister-in-law back home sharpening a knife against her. It wasn't that her sister-in-law was unreasonable. The original owner of this body was simply too awful! How awful? Here, take a look: Whenever her husband's family needed to build a house, if there was even a single grain of surplus food at her parents' home, she'd come sniffing around like a mad dog and take it all. So her mother-in-law could eat meat ever 33.6kReads9.3Score5kShelves
40. 40 种 Who Starts Farming by Sending Three Piglets as a Gift? 种田谁家男主开局送礼送三只猪崽 Green Robe青裳Ancient Romance1.7M WordsCompleted Completed. Dive in without worry! (Farming + No golden finger + Family life + Romance + Building a fortune + Cozy + No awful characters) No System! No pocket dimension!! No golden finger!!! No awful characters!!!! (We’ve said it three times because it’s important. The male lead appears late. The story focuses on building a career, with romance as a side plot x3.) Baihua Cave is a village deep in the mountains, home to nearly a hundred households. Everyone says it’s a poor and remote backwater. S 23kReads9.0Score2.5kShelves
41. 41 穿 Transmigrate into a Book: In the ’70s, This Cannon Fodder Sells Her House, Flips the Table, and Enjoys the Show 穿书七零，炮灰卖房掀桌吃瓜去 Green Goose青鹅Modern Romance562k WordsCompleted With a couple of coughs, Jin Ling transmigrated into the body of a pitiful girl whose parents had both died. Her family looked down on her, and they forced her to go to the countryside. Jin Ling’s head was spinning. What was she supposed to do? Luckily, she had a space with a spirit spring inside, which put her somewhat at ease. But as she boarded the train with half the household’s belongings on her back and watched one character after another appear, she began to wonder: Wasn’t something off h 5.1kReads6.3Score489Shelves
42. 42 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 2.5kReads8.8Score353Shelves

    Reader note

    These three are the best food-themed novels I've read so far. The first one is about a male protagonist who travels to interstellar space and inherits culinary traditions. The second is more of a heartwarming slice-of-life story, where the female protagonist, along with the military wives, prepares delicious meals. The third is my favorite; the male protagonist transmigrates to a cultivation world as an ordinary person, but cultivation has nothing to do with him. He's just focused on cooking and raising a bunch of furry animals, who get hungry every time they see food being prepared.

43. 43 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
44. 44 穿 I Transmigrated to the Cultivation World: Farming with One Hand, Cooking with the Other 穿越修仙界左手种田右手美食 Come on, Rabbit!兔子加油Two Male Leads1.0M WordsCompleted Synopsis [Everyday life] [BL] [Cozy] [Farming] [Gourmet] [No golden finger] A tsundere, food-loving younger seme x a gentle, refined uke who loves making money Lu Sizhe transmigrates to a world of immortal cultivation. Unfortunately, cultivation still isn’t in the cards for him. After thinking it over, he decides to return to his old trade and become a chef. As his business flourishes, Lu Sizhe’s customers come from across the Nine Provinces. “Boss Lu, could you make me a plate of fried rice?” “ 7.6kReads9.1Score918Shelves
45. 45 穿 Transmigrated to Ancient Times: A Food Blogger Builds a Fortune 穿越之美食博主在古代发家致富 Lin Family's Dou Xiao Dou林家豆小豆Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Food blogger Jiang Yue transmigrates into the Jiang family, a household of farmers. The Jiangs are dirt poor, with barely enough to eat or wear, and life is truly hard. Fortunately, the family is warm and easygoing, sincere and kind to others. Jiang Yue decides to rely on her own skills to help the whole family prosper, starting with a little shop, moving on to a small restaurant, and eventually opening a grand restaurant, until they achieve financial freedom. P.S. A pure food-focused story, set 46.1kReads8.7Score2.2kShelves
46. 46 开 Sold from the Start: From Street-Corner Pancake Seller to Regional Tycoon 开局被卖，从卖饼小贩到富甲一方 King Wen Was Right文王说得对Ancient Romance618k WordsCompleted [Food + business + imperial exams + farming + infrastructure + character growth + mutual first love] Food blogger Lu Yan died suddenly of heart disease and transmigrated into a novel about a heroine’s rise to success. The heroine in the book was the legitimate daughter of the prime minister, but her stepmother schemed to have her kidnapped and sold to a poor, remote village. An older man bought her and raised her as his own daughter. Before long, the heroine came across the fallen crown prince, 16kReads8.6Score1.2kShelves
47. 47 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 15kReads9.2Score1.7kShelves

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    Both of these books feature systems. When I was following the first one, over a million people were reading it, and it described the food in great detail. The second one is written in a more abstract way; one bite and you're treated like a second parent [bump]. I'm recommending it! You guys should read it!!!

48. 48 美 Gourmet Food: Serving Customers from My RV, I Had My Secret Identity Exposed 美食：房车摆摊，顾客扒我马甲 Second Miss Wang旺家二小姐Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The animated series is now live: [System] + [Gourmet] + [Warm and Healing] + [Main Character Has No Romance] + [A Few Secret Identities] + [Riches and Rewards] Original title: Gourmet: Food Truck Stalls, Customers Uncover My Secret Identity (Making friends through food and seeing the world with kindness. The main character sets up stalls at random all over the country, and loves to travel once a task is complete.) Wan Yi, a model from a minor agency, nearly starves to death at home while trying 3.4kReads8.8Score448Shelves

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    The first book features captivating food descriptions. The female protagonist acquires a culinary system and begins setting up stalls at various locations, selling homemade Sichuan-style boiled chicken, homemade tofu pudding, homemade grilled sausages, seafood boxed meals, and more. Later, as her circumstances improve, she travels in a luxury RV to set up her stalls, and every customer who tries her food craves the next meal. People start following this mysterious little chef to different places. The second book, although lower-rated, also features a lot of food. Her pet yellow dog grows plump and round. The female protagonist sets up stalls according to the system's prompts, sometimes selling unusual dishes outside celebrity concerts, sometimes selling spicy hot pot late at night outside an abandoned steel factory. She even helps boost local tourism and food sales.

49. 49 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 298Reads8.5Score—Shelves
50. 50 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 33.8kReads9.1Score2.8kShelves

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    The male protagonist starts with a system, is an excellent cook, and later starts selling boxed lunches. The storyline is also very good. [Kissing emoji]

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