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. 101 奇 The Miracle Chinese Restaurant 奇迹中餐厅 Gu Sheng顾生Modern Romance2.1M WordsCompleted After suddenly finding a chef System from the future, Nan Yue is taken back to when she was twenty and gains a golden finger. After the chef System trains Nan Yue to become a chef… Foodies think her cooking can bring the dead back to life. The broke crowd thinks her restaurant is a rip-off, charging more than five-star restaurants. Food lovers think it’s delicious and fly in just to line up. People overseas think the Queen of England has fallen in love with Chinese cuisine. Nan Yue thinks she ha 169Reads7.4Score—Shelves

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   The first book is absolutely amazing! The writing style is quite fresh and not too cliché. The only two downsides are the lack of a romantic pairing and the fact that it's not finished yet, but it's still incredibly good. The second book, although not highly rated, is also really good. However, if you've read too many food-themed novels, I wouldn't recommend the second one because it's very similar to the first. The third book is also really good, but it's not finished yet, which is so frustrating. Sometimes while waiting for updates, I completely forget what I read in the previous books!

2. 102 穿 Transmigrated as a Farmer's Little Chef, I Lead My Mother to a Better Life 穿成农家小厨娘，带着母亲奔小康 No Need to Fly to Reach the Sky上天不用飞Ancient Romance169k WordsCompleted Farming + delicious food + no romance + System + pocket dimension Late one night, Yan Wanning was lying in bed playing on her phone when a charger she had bought on Pinxixi suddenly burst into flames. When she opened her eyes, she had become Wang Xiaowan, a ten-year-old farm girl in Dayun Village of the Feize Dynasty. Her paternal grandparents favored some grandchildren over others, her father had died young, and her mother and Wang Xiaowan struggled to get by. Fortunately, after the family spli 23Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Look here!! It's full of delicious food descriptions, all based on the author's own experience. There are even pictures in the "Author's Note" section—it's making my mouth water!

3. 103 星 Interstellar Farming: The Top-Tier Man Only Wants to Feed the General 星际种田：顶级男人只想喂饱上将 Eats Garlic Like Rice大蒜当饭吃Two Male Leads233k WordsCompleted (Farming + food + transmigrate to the interstellar era + woman transmigrates into a man + two male leads + power couple) I farm among the stars, recreate Chinese cuisine, and feed my wife along the way. A modern college girl transmigrates to the interstellar era, turns into a man, and awakens as a top-tier Alpha? Will he be a fearsome fighter? No, no, no! All he cares about is growing vegetables and cooking delicious food, and maybe feeding his general wife while he's at it. Why has humanity lo 46Reads8.0Score—Shelves

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   Completed!!! Farming novel! Female transmigrates into a male world, farming and cooking in interstellar space, while pursuing the most handsome man.

4. 104 开 Raising Kids from the Start, I Conquered the Interstellar World with My Cooking 开局养崽，我凭美食在星际赢麻了 Jiang Jiujiujiu姜九酒酒Two Male Leads310k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads, 1v1 + Interstellar + Food + Opening Up the Land and Farming + Raising a Kid] Chi Shu, heir to the head of an ancient martial arts family, transmigrates one day into an orphan in a rundown district of the interstellar era, with a bonus bargain son thrown in. What a good boy, what a sweet boy. His tummy’s empty and he’s crying out for food. Looking at the bare walls and the scrawny little dumpling, Chi Shu can’t help wanting to point at the heavens and ask if they’re messing with 1.3kReads9.1Score149Shelves

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   Interstellar food novel, food-themed raising novel

5. 105 糖 Sweet and Sour Braised Ribs 糖醋烧排骨 Mu Nuoran木诺然Modern Romance299k WordsCompleted Tang Cucu stands blankly at the kitchen counter, mild-mannered and unsure what to cook today. Gu Wenyan is looking at a report on his tablet and says offhandedly, “Ribs would be good.” Tang Cucu: “Braised?” Gu Wenyan: “Sweet and sour.” Tang Cucu: “Sweet and sour... But I'm kind of craving sweet-and-sour fish!” Gu Wenyan sets his tablet on the counter and presses her against the wall. “I think sweet and sour goes best with ribs.” Just because you think so doesn't mean you have to get handsy! 487Reads9.3Score102Shelves

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   Food article [Thoughts]

6. 106 克 I’ve Outlived Five Wives, and the Sickly Duke’s Uncle Says He Likes Me 克死五个妻子，病娇国舅说喜欢我 A Thought of Books一念书Ancient Romance513k WordsCompleted [Yandere + sweet romance + food + love that grows with time + both devoted to each other + happy ending] Empress Gu was worried sick, because her own younger brother, Gu Huaixian, was already twenty-seven and still single. The enormous Marquis An residence was so deserted it didn't even have a maid, let alone any women of the household. The emperor had a headache lately, too. His greatest fear was that Empress Gu would come crying and making a scene, just to ask him to arrange another marriage f 10.6kReads9.1Score1.4kShelves
7. 107 斩 Cutting Spring 斩春 Chinese Loropetalum in the South南有檵木Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted ༆ Original title: "Slaying Spring", courtesy title: "Three Thousand Miles of Floating Light", also known as "A Little Bookshop in Chang'an" . "The audiobook is now available. Give it a listen!" . [Historical fantasy, farming, ancient romance, healing, opening a bookshop, romance, with a strong focus on the love story.] · [Heroine: Xu Jiang ★ Hero: Lou Yunchun] · [Other characters: Hu Xu ★ Song Li, Zeng Zhui ★ Lin Hongchu, Lin Qinnian ★ Madam Lin, Lou Jing ★ Madam Lou. Du Hui, Yuan Zuzu, Wu Zhi, 19.8kReads9.5Score3kShelves

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   The first book features a female protagonist who owns a bookstore and cooks food with a traditional Chinese style; the second book features a female protagonist who works in a modern company and cooks food with a modern style.

8. 108 七 Seven Kilograms of Love 七公斤的爱情 A Suo阿琐Modern Romance869k WordsCompleted Jian Nuo is always thinking about changing her name. She thinks it sounds so delicious that she'll never be able to lose weight. 5kReads9.2Score525Shelves
9. 109 位 Interdimensional Food Shop 位面美食铺 A Bowl of Lamb Offal Soup喝碗羊杂汤Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [No romance + farming + fantasy + gourmet hunting + The Wandering Earth + Journey to the West + multi-plane restaurant + adventures in other worlds + cooperation with the state] Deep in debt, Xu Milu gets a Plane Transmigration System and sets off down a one-way road, selling ingredients from countless planes across the universe. She sells pearls from the East Sea Dragon Palace to sea monsters, recommends spicy hot pot from Sichuan to dwarves, supplies Earthlings with little spring fruit juice t 7.2kReads9.2Score823Shelves

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   Although some parts were a bit boring, I absolutely loved the descriptions of cooking, and I really hope to write another book purely about food.

10. 110 我 I Used One Bowl of Noodles to Put a City on the Map 我靠一碗面，带动一座城 Fiery Cabbage火爆的白菜Urban1.2M WordsOngoing [Food + Scenic Area Management, No Stressful Shopkeeping, Well-Plotted, No Stupid Characters] From the start, he quit his job and headed home to take over his father's noodle shop. He turned the little shop into a countywide tourism sensation, putting the county's cultural tourism industry on the map. The Bureau of Culture and Tourism, the Transportation Bureau, the Market Regulation Bureau, and even the county magistrate all begged to get on his good side. He even took over a bankrupt A-grade s 69.8kReads8.3Score7.5kShelves

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    Just read this one; you'll be completely silent once you start. The protagonist runs a food stall, without any unnecessary running around or repetitive plot twists. He attracts countless tourists, directly boosting the county's tourism industry. Moreover, the plot is absolutely original, without the repetitive daily changes in location for his stall, and there are no absurd or ridiculous moments of character slapstick or nonsensical food competitions. The government-related parts are particularly engaging; all policies and procedures are traceable, making this a book that truly respects every reader.

11. 111 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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    These two books are highly recommended. They have a heartwarming style, no truly awful reads, and the kind that makes you hungrier the more you read them [a masterpiece by Sparrow Eater].

12. 112 我 I Was Just Running a Street Stall, So Why Is the Female CEO Chasing After Me? 我就摆个摊，女总裁怎么追着跑？ Pluck the Moon with One Hand一手摘月Urban779k WordsCompleted [System + food + one female lead + street stall + lighthearted + healing + no transmigration or rebirth] After a wonderful chance encounter, Cheng Yan obtains a top-tier food System. “Is fried instant noodles really that good? How does a street vendor end up with people buying it for others and scalpers reselling it?” “What kind of xiaolongbao is this? College students from the neighboring city ride hundreds of miles at night just to get a bite!” “Dry-fried beef ho fun? You know it's the same ki 5.4kReads8.7Score391Shelves

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    # "A Food Vendor Conquers the World? A Cold and Aloof Female CEO Publicly Recognizes Her Husband!" ✨ [The Ceiling of the Street Vendor World] A plate of stir-fried instant noodles sparked a buying frenzy among personal shoppers, steamed buns drove college students to ride across the city at night, and stir-fried beef noodles drove fellow vendors crazy—Cheng Yan's mobile food truck hides a top-tier food system that has the entire internet going crazy! 🚲 [New Tactics for Universities to Attract Students] A 985 university held an emergency meeting overnight: How to lure the pancake vendor next door to our school gate? A new clause was added to the admission brochure: Food street vendors on campus can enjoy associate professor treatment! 👩💼 [The Cold and Aloof CEO's Adorable Contrast] Shen Jingshu: Let me reintroduce myself, I am your future— 💥 [High Energy Warning] "Didn't we agree to pretend we don't know each other once we leave the room?" "We're on the street now, please call me Mrs. Cheng." Vendors across the internet cried out: Give me a break! This guy has maxed out both his career and love life! #FoodSystem #StreetVendorLiterature #WifeChasingCrematorium #SweetPetTopTier

13. 113 八 Fiery Military Romance in the 1980s: The Fake Heiress Becomes a Stepmom and Raises the Kids 八零热辣军婚，假千金当后妈养崽 Charcoal-Grilled Mandarin Duck炭烧鸳鸯Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting + stepmother + raising children + adorable kids + everyday family life + fake and real heiresses + spatial powers + contrasting characters] Fang Xiaoluo transmigrates into the 1980s as a fake heiress and becomes the apple of her military officer husband's eye. With a space containing a spiritual spring, Fang Xiaoluo can raise children, make money, and farm with ease. Her life is so happy it feels like she has a cheat code. Xu Yaqiu is reborn. In her previous life, she married a m 8.6kReads9.2Score1.1kShelves

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    I highly recommend these food-themed novels! The authors all have excellent writing skills. The female lead is very independent and a great cook, specializing in offal, desserts, seafood, and more. She's also very good at raising her child. Of course, the male lead is also wonderful and dotes on the female lead and their child!

14. 114 白 The Army Wife and Her Child Join the Troops: Her Cooking Takes the Compound by Storm 白月光带娃随军：靠美食风靡大院 Xiaobai Sells Xiaoxin小白卖小新Modern Romance594k WordsCompleted [Delicate Beauty + Tough Military Officer] (Alternate History + Food + Military Wife + Raising Kids + Reborn + First Love + Family Life) When Cheng Yuewan opened her eyes, she had returned to the day in her previous life when she abandoned her children and ran away. In her previous life, she resented Song Huaisheng for ruining her life, and disliked their two children because of him. Only at the end of her life did she realize she had blamed the wrong person. Given another chance at life, all sh 2.8kReads7.2Score199Shelves
15. 115 八 Pretty Eighties Stepmom Marries a Factory Director and Raises the Kids 八零漂亮后妈，嫁个厂长养崽崽 Huo Beishan霍北山Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Short drama: I Became a Stepmother in the 1980s] The 1980s, stepmother, raising kids, everyday life, love after marriage The moment she opens her eyes, Si Nian finds herself in a period novel as a fake heiress. She’s sent back to the countryside to marry a twice-married man in place of the real heiress, and has to raise a whole brood of children. To make matters worse, she runs into the real heiress, who has been reborn. In her previous life, Lin Sisi was pressured by her family into marrying a 56.1kReads9.4Score7.3kShelves
16. 116 都 We're Reborn, So Of Course We Should Break Up First! 都重生了，当然要先分手！ Liu Er Liu Er六二六二Urban688k WordsCompleted [Food + cooking + farming + reviving a time-honored brand] [No cultivation] [The System plays a very minor role] [Food, cooking, business, and realism take center stage] Feng Bin is reborn in the 1990s. After breaking up with his wife from his previous life, he chooses to ride the wave of the times and seek his fortune in a big city. By chance, he takes over a time-honored restaurant. It all begins with saving the old establishment. With his superb cooking skills, Feng Bin revives the venerable 2kReads8.7Score107Shelves

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    My first book was about rebirth in the 1990s, taking over a long-established restaurant; my second is about being a stay-at-home dad and cooking. The cooking descriptions are detailed.

17. 117 七 The 1970s: My Son and His Dad Both Have Off-the-Charts IQs 七零：崽和崽他爹智商双爆表 Li Jia Qiqi黎家七七Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted {The short drama is now streaming ♥ Title: The Best Mom in a Period Novel} [Alternate-history period setting + transmigrating into a book + adorable child + cozy everyday life] After transmigrating into a book set in the 1970s, Su Taotao faced two choices: 1. Follow the original plot, abandon her husband and child, return to the city, and rekindle her romance with her childhood sweetheart; 2. Do nothing and wait for her husband of convenience to show up six months later and take her back to the 22.2kReads9.3Score2.3kShelves
18. 118 这 This God of Cooking Really Wants to Teach Everyone 这个厨神真想教会大家 Liu Er Liu Er六二六二Urban695k WordsCompleted [Cooking + Dad Life + Technical Skills + No System] Feng Zheng only wanted to run his family’s little restaurant well, win back his first love, and give his daughter a warm, complete home. He never expected that livestreaming his cooking to attract customers would make him an internet sensation. His dish of eel in sizzling oil taught housewives across the country how to prepare eel at home. His delicate tofu soup became the standard for knife skills among the nation’s top chefs. His braised pork 183Reads7.3Score—Shelves
19. 119 穿 After Becoming a Vicious, Fat Wife, I Help the Whole Family Thrive 穿成恶毒肥妻后，我带飞全家 Miss Fan范氏女子Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book set in a past era + pocket dimension + sweet romance and raising kids + love grows over time + cozy daily life] Su He wakes up one morning to find that she has transmigrated into a book as the villain's wicked mother. In the story, her villainous son eventually dies in a fire, while her villainous daughter is sold overseas. Both children meet tragic ends. Their mother, meanwhile, is a wicked woman whose name never even appears in the book. Looking at her current obese b 5.1kReads9.0Score478Shelves
20. 120 惊 Shocking! The Lin Family’s Snack Street Made Even the Emperor Drool 惊！林家的小吃街把皇帝都馋哭了 The Mighty Giant Who Wants to Visit Storybook Town想去童话镇的厉害巨人Ancient Romance480k WordsOngoing [Alternate Universe, No Romance, Food Fiction] On her way home from work, Lin Qing is killed by someone jumping from a building! She survives the disaster only to transmigrate into the wealthy Lin family, and at first she plans to simply coast through life. Who knew her father would have such high hopes for her that he’d hand over every vacant shop on an entire street! With no other choice, Lin Qing gets to work and turns the place into a food street. From luosifen to fried chicken to dry-pot bu 21Reads—Score—Shelves

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    These three soul-transmigration stories all involve food; one is set in ancient times, one in interstellar space, and one in modern times. The second one is especially good.

21. 121 穿 Transmigrate, Farm, Get Rich, and Raise the Kids 穿越之种田致富养崽崽 Mu Muzhi木木枝Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Jiang Wanwan transmigrates from the harsh apocalypse to an impoverished ancient era, only to find that life is just as difficult. The difference is that she now has an adorable little dumpling, a handsome and dependable husband, and a whole space full of crop seeds. With her superb cooking skills, she can raise her precious little one, feed her husband, and help the villagers grow rich along the way... 4.1kReads9.0Score374Shelves
22. 122 我 I Became the Darling of the Interstellar World Through Gourmet Food 我靠美食在星际成为团宠 Starcloud Sleeps星云眠眠Modern Romance140k WordsCompleted I'm a new author, and this is my first time writing. Just taking it easy, so have a look if you like. Sigh~~~~ He Zhizhi transmigrates to the interstellar age after an accident. To her surprise, there's no delicious food here at all. As a food blogger, she sees a huge opportunity to make it big. She starts livestreaming, opens a factory, and makes all kinds of food. Before long, she becomes the beloved darling of the stars and even catches the eye of a sly, scheming general. 224Reads8.4Score100Shelves
23. 123 只 All I Can Do Is Grow Vegetables and Cook, Yet I Became Cultivation World's Top-Tier Star 只会种菜做饭，却成了修真界顶流 Mr. Impenetrable不透君Modern Romance637k WordsCompleted [Hilarious and Heartwarming + Food + Farming + A Touch of Modern Cultivation] She inherited a cultivation legacy, and her innate talents were cooking and growing vegetables. She became the leader of a sect, but living in poverty was the norm. From the start, all she had was a ramshackle building, a patch of wasteland, and half a mountain forest. A leader with no great ambitions and four idle disciples. Sect leader Jiang Tingyun said, “In modern society, spiritual energy has dried up. Cul 23.6kReads9.5Score3.3kShelves

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    This is really good. It's very heartwarming overall. The food the female lead cooks looks delicious; it made me hungry watching it late at night.

24. 124 穿 Transmigration: The Tasty Little Inn 穿越： 美味小馆 Chubby Cake~胖糕呀～Modern Romance483k WordsCompleted The moment Qiao Ruan woke up, she looked around at the filthy, shabby rental room she was in. “Oh my god, where am I...? I transmigrated...” Holding a hospital notice in one hand, she rubbed her forehead as she stared at the instant-noodle cups on the little table and the piles of them filling the room. “Pregnant and still eating instant noodles? How broke was I? I’m in for a hard life...” Then she checked her bank balance. “Help me up, I can still keep going...” Good food and a new life, here I 871Reads8.7Score102Shelves

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    ① The female protagonist transmigrates into the body of the male protagonist's mother in a tragic novel, experiencing heartwarming moments with the male protagonist's father after his release from prison as they run a shop together. (The female protagonist transmigrates back into her previous body; there's a reason the male protagonist's father was imprisoned.) ② The female protagonist transmigrates and becomes pregnant, returning to her hometown to open a farmhouse restaurant, where she meets the male protagonist who is filming a variety show. ③ The female protagonist transmigrates to interstellar space and opens a cafeteria at a university.

25. 125 八 The Charming ’80s Chef: From the Start, I Cut Ties and Set Up a Street Stall 八零俏厨娘：开局断亲摆摊忙 Dudu Fish Balls嘟嘟鱼丸Modern Romance183k WordsOngoing [Period Setting + System + Delicious Food + Entrepreneurship + Taking Down Scumbags] When she opens her eyes, a state banquet chef has become Shen Jingshu, a young factory worker in the 1980s. Her own mother wants to sell her off in exchange for her brother’s iron rice bowl, while her younger brother scolds her: “You should be sacrificing yourself for the family.” Shen Jingshu calmly serves up a bowl of plain noodles, makes the whole family drool, then slaps down her ledger. “You raised me for t 88Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is pretty good. The female lead sets up a stall, then contracts a canteen, opens a restaurant, and cooks delicious food. It feels really satisfying.

26. 126 美 The Gourmet Blind Box Is Wild: The Host Draws, Then the Customers Do 美食盲盒有点疯，宿主抽完顾客抽 Shi Buyan食不妍Modern Romance415k WordsCompleted [Gourmet + No CP + Perfect With a Meal + Cozy + Street Stalls + Comedy + Career-Focused] After being reborn in a parallel world, Qin Yi arrives in Rainbow City. She binds to a Gourmet blind-box street-stall System. At first, the location, time, and tasks are all randomly drawn. Later, even the food comes in blind boxes. From bowls of late-night rice noodles for 50 yuan to floral cake rolls for 200 yuan. From all kinds of little meatballs to a blind-box lunchbox truck with a thousand different di 558Reads7.4Score—Shelves
27. 127 你 You Take the Imperial Exams, I Farm: A Paper-Thin Couple Braving the Famine 你科举我种田，塑料夫妻闯荒年 Bai Jiuhuan白久欢Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Farming + food + pocket dimension + stockpiling grain + fleeing famine + business + sweet romance + everyday life] After Jiang Qingyue’s soul is mistakenly taken, she receives the ultimate transmigration starter pack. She thought she’d get to live a cheat-powered life, railing against heaven, earth, and everything in between. Instead, she transmigrates into the body of a fat, lazy, greedy, slippery woman and marries a man who hates her to the bone. Song Yan died unjustly in his previous life an 47kReads9.0Score3.4kShelves

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    The first book is a food-themed novel, also with a touch of famine relief and farming! The initial encounter between the male and female leads is hilarious, with a hint of arranged marriage followed by love! The second book has a slow and relaxed pace, with descriptions of daily meals, small restaurants, and delicious food that make your mouth water!

28. 128 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 159Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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    Sisters, I highly recommend an amazing food novel! The author's writing makes my mouth water in the middle of the night. You absolutely have to read it!!!

29. 129 美 Food Stall Diaries: Call Me Boss Su 美食摆摊：请叫我苏老板 Lu Qiyao Guang鹿蹊爻光Modern Romance688k WordsCompleted A gas explosion kills Su Mo. Then Su Mo successfully transmigrates, and it turns out she’s transmigrated into a book, too. The good news: she isn’t the heroine or a supporting character, just an inconspicuous background character. The bad news: the background character’s mother is “crazy,” and the original owner has been emotionally manipulated all along. As transmigration stories go, Su Mo gets a Food System. And so begins her life running a food stall. Outside elementary schools, at hospital e 5.9kReads8.1Score766Shelves
30. 130 我 My Late-Night Diner System 我有一个深夜食堂系统 Justice Thief K-chan正义贼K酱Urban224k WordsCompleted [Food System Story] [Comedy] [Passion] [Not connected to the TV series!] Xu Tian, a finance graduate from an ordinary rural family, unexpectedly gets a Food System after graduating. “You can open during the day. Why call it the Late-Night Canteen System...” “You’re telling me that ripped guy is a chef? Did flipping a wok give him that physique?” “Holy crap! Did you see that? His egg fried rice is glowing!” “I’m not blind! It’s technology!! There’s definitely some crazy stuff in it!!!” Years 68Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Humorous, not idiotic, business management type

31. 131 厨 With My Superb Cooking, I Blaze a Trail Through Ancient Times with Delicious Food 厨艺超高的我在古代用美食开道 You Have Short Arms, Fish你手短短鱼Ancient Romance741k WordsOngoing [Transmigration + alternate world + food + business + opening a shop + farming + golden finger] Food is the focus, with no awful family members and few unpleasant characters overall. * The heroine is neither foolish nor naive, and she's no lovesick fool. She's kind but not a pushover, and she keeps a clear head. The hero won't appear until the later chapters set in the capital. No palace or household intrigues, just plenty of delicious food! * An alternate-world setting! Some systems are based o 182Reads8.9Score—Shelves

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    The first book features a space-time ability, allowing for mass production of modern ingredients and the protagonist to open his own restaurant. The second book doesn't have any cheat codes; the protagonist uses his modern cooking skills to help his family become wealthy, and the food descriptions are very detailed, including pictures.

32. 132 穿 Transmigrated to Ancient Times to Get By in the Imperial Harem 穿到古代混后宫 The Pen Name That Doesn’t Need Zhouzhou不用周周的笔名Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted Modern-day Huang Ye transmigrates into the ancient Great Xia Dynasty as the pampered darling of the Minister's household, where a daughter is born only once every ten generations. To repay her loving family, she starts learning martial arts at a nunnery while still a little girl. She wants to master everything: inner strength, hand-to-hand combat, swordsmanship, medicine, and poisons. Only by learning real skills can she better protect her family. At last, she grows up, only to be told she must 1.9kReads7.6Score179Shelves

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    If you're looking for a well-written food novel, this is it! It combines delicious food with palace intrigue, featuring the world's best restaurant, a bustling food street, and a group of witty and resourceful foodies.

33. 133 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 6.4kReads8.7Score558Shelves

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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.

34. 134 我 I Became the Richest Person in the Kingdom Through Food 我靠美食成为了全朝首富 Xiaobai Sells Xiaoxin小白卖小新Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Historical romance + transmigration + beloved by the whole family + food + sweet romance + farming + building a fortune + 1v1] (A warm family with no troublesome relatives, so read with confidence) After transmigrating, Shen Yuanshu became the only girl in the Shen family in six generations. Her grandparents doted on her, then her parents, and she had six older brothers who were all fiercely protective of their little sister. Unfortunately, the girl was frail. Ever since she became conscious at 4.4kReads8.5Score329Shelves

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    The female lead is the darling of the family, and she's made her fortune through food!! Her whole family is incredibly united, with no difficult relatives, and tons of delicious food—you can't help but eat, eat, eat every time!

35. 135 盛 A Prosperous Era's Chef: Too Bad My Husband Lives to Eat 盛世厨娘：奈何夫君是吃货 Bearing the Boat载舟Ancient Romance453k WordsCompleted An accident sent Lin Jiu, a twenty-four-year-old Chinese chef, transmigrating into the body of a dim-witted fourteen-year-old girl in Jiangzhou City, Great Qi. It was a strange dynasty, but it was just as full of food lovers. So Lin Jiu drew on her excellent modern cooking skills to spark a food craze in Great Qi and lead an entirely new culinary trend. What Lin Jiu didn't expect was that as her fame grew, she would also catch the eye of a certain scheming foodie… 396Reads8.3Score106Shelves

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    The female lead can make braised pig's trotters, braised pork, braised pork belly, various bean products, as well as noodles and pastries. She can also make savory pancakes, fruit mille-feuille, caramel cream pudding, crab-stuffed oranges, squirrel-shaped mandarin fish, and many more.

36. 136 锦 The Clever Little Chef: Running a Canteen in Ancient Times 锦心小厨娘：我在古代承包食堂 Meng Xiaobo萌小波Ancient Romance485k WordsOngoing The dining hall at the Imperial College was a complete mess. Then one day, a new cook arrived, and an endless array of delicious dishes followed. The dining hall became not only a place the students flocked to, but also the dream destination of countless food lovers. “Son, go buy your father two meat-stuffed flatbreads from your dining hall today. Otherwise, I won’t have the strength to attend court.” Even the emperor was getting restless. “I hear the food at the Imperial College is delicious, b 286Reads5.2Score—Shelves

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    🌿🍀The female protagonist transmigrates into the body of a very overweight woman. She makes diet meals for herself and prepares meals for her father and brother to take to court. Her father, who has been engaged in heated debate in court all morning, brings out the spicy hot pot she prepared, making the emperor's mouth water. He keeps hinting to her father to give him some, but her father pretends not to see it…🤣🤣🤣🤣

37. 137 娇 Sweet Lady Qingqing 娇娘卿卿 Spring Day Jinhe春日今禾Ancient Romance278k WordsCompleted [Food + Sweet Romance + Everyday Parenting] Liang Qingyun married at sixteen. She dutifully paid her respects to her parents-in-law morning and evening, and no one could find fault with her. But she never got pregnant, and her mother-in-law spent all day making cutting remarks about her. Then, just as she finally conceived, her husband coldly handed her a divorce letter! Both husband and wife knew exactly who the child's father was, and Liang Qingyun calmly accepted the situation. But as a divor 1.7kReads9.0Score223Shelves

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    🍡🍡These are all food-themed novels, and they're all very good. 1. The female lead enters the royal palace with her son to become a cook, making all sorts of delicious food while raising her child. 2. After leaving the Jiang family mansion, the female lead starts by selling food from a street stall.

38. 138 报 Reporting to the General: Your Wife Just Wants to Be a Widow in the Countryside 报告将军，夫人只想在乡野当寡妇 Eighty Degrees八十度Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted She transmigrates and gets her fiancé stolen right from the start. No big deal! Ming Zi is even grateful to her white-lotus cousin for taking that scumbag off her hands. But what's with this alternate-era country where any woman still unmarried at fifteen gets forcibly assigned a husband by the state? And once you get assigned a husband, you have to accept him, even if he's a fool or disabled! The cousin who stole her fiancé, along with her step-grandmother, have already gone to the county offic 554Reads8.9Score100Shelves

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    Pig intestines weren't the first source of income, but discovering bird's eye chili peppers at a restaurant specializing in imported delicacies elevated the girl's culinary experience. From mildly spicy braised dishes to fragrant and spicy fish heads and seafood hot pot, everything became a must-try.

39. 139 摆 Selling Liangfen on the Street, I Make the Whole City Crave It 摆摊卖凉粉，全城百姓被馋哭了 Sun Qi, Who Loves Ferrets喜欢肉貂的孙齐Ancient Romance162k WordsCompleted [Food + farming + love at first sight + doting romance + slow-burn sweetness] Xu Yingchun transmigrates into a book and becomes its wicked villainess, doomed to a miserable ending. She’s going to escape the villainess’s fate and become the heroine of her own story! After buying her freedom from the Jiang household, she sets up a street stall, opens a restaurant, and buys land. Her life gets better and better. Milk tea, barbecue, crawfish, hot pot, and big-plate chicken: she’ll serve it all! The 326Reads8.0Score121Shelves
40. 140 水 My Water Jar Connects to Ancient Times, So I Stock Up and Save the Prince’s Entire Family 水缸通古代，我囤货救下王爷满门 Since You're Here, Stay来了就别走Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Completed! [A water vat connects to ancient times + travel between past and present + farming + spatial storage] After leaving the entertainment industry, washed-up celebrity Gu Ranran returned to her hometown to farm and enjoy a quiet retirement. By a twist of fate, she discovered that the large water vat at her house could connect to ancient times. On the other side was Shen Moyuan, a down-and-out prince. Without even realizing it, Gu Ranran helped Shen Moyuan through a crisis, and her bank ac 5.1kReads9.0Score631Shelves
41. 141 绝 A Stunning Widow, Fiery and Alluring; A Retired Soldier, Cold and Tempting 绝色寡妇辣又魅，退伍硬汉冷又欲 A Pot of Fine Wine一壶大花酒Modern Romance557k WordsCompleted (Set in an alternate version of the 1980s; devoted couple with sizzling chemistry + flamboyant, seductive wild rose x brooding, tough veteran + a touch of ensemble cast) A push and pull of flirtation, sizzling hormones, healing and redemption Everyone knows that on the little island of Jiulin, there’s a hotel called Laifu. The owner, Yao, is a pretty widow who loves money and men. People all say that in ancient times, she’d have been a bewitching temptress who brought kingdoms to ruin. Then one 3.2kReads8.9Score249Shelves
42. 142 夫 My Lady Is Hard to Please: Stop Acting Up, You Mad Warlord 夫人难哄，疯批督军你别作 A Pot of Smoke and Wine一壶烟酒Modern Romance605k WordsCompleted Jiang Ning is the young proprietress of Yixin Restaurant. Her cooking skills are extraordinary, and she herself is even more delicious-looking than the food she makes. The moment Commander Lu lays eyes on her, he decides to claim her as his wife, even though she's engaged to someone else. He says, “Be with me, and you'll have everything.” Then he adds, “If you refuse, you'll have nothing.” She still slaps him across the face again and again, mocks his manly pride with cold words, and even presse 356Reads6.9Score—Shelves
43. 143 农 A Little Country Bride: Husband, You're in for a Treat 农门小娇妻，相公你有口福了 A Dream on an Autumn Pillow枕秋一梦Ancient Romance343k WordsOngoing [Farming + food + transmigrate into a book + light, sweet romance] Jiang Zhiyu was hit by a car while walking on the sidewalk, then nearly drowned right after transmigrating into a book. She dares anyone to claim they are more unlucky than she is! Being transmigrated as a top-tier cannon-fodder character is no big deal. With enough hard work, even cannon fodder can turn their life around! First, she sets a modest goal: open a food street and make a hundred million! There's no problem food can't 17Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Sisters, let's go! You won't regret it! This is a farming and food novel with no overpowered characters or special abilities. The female lead gradually becomes rich through her own efforts, and there are no misunderstandings with the male lead. It's sweet all the way, and every chapter features new snacks that are making my mouth water. If you don't know what to eat for lunch, check this out!

44. 144 大 Age of Exploration: I Conquer Europe with Food 大航海时代：我用美食征服欧洲 Shali纱荔Two Male Leads1.4M WordsCompleted [Two male leads + transmigration + food + infrastructure building + Age of Exploration + mutual pampering + 1v1] Min Xi has the bad luck to transmigrate to the Ming dynasty, and even worse, he isn't in the Ming Empire at all. He's in Europe. At this time, the Industrial Revolution hasn't begun. Europe is still in a primitive state of plunder and ruthless expansion, with chaos everywhere and might making right. Luckily, he's not alone: Yun Ji, a young master who can really fight and happens to be 4.4kReads9.1Score758Shelves
45. 145 签 Sign-In in the 1970s: The Female Supporting Character and Educated Youth Is Doted on by a Powerful Man 签到七零：女配知青被大佬娇宠了 Watching Fish from the Pavilion亭上观鱼Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Complete) [Sign-in System + Educated Youth Sent to the Countryside + Past and Present Lives + Supporting Female Character Enjoys the Gossip + Highly Educated Couple + Clear-Headed, Independent Heroine + No Character Assassination of the Original Heroine] Yi Qingqing died young. When she arrived in the underworld, she was told she had earned great merit and should have enjoyed a life of wealth and a destined marriage in one of her lifetimes, but illness had robbed her of that. As compensation, s 55.6kReads9.4Score6kShelves

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    The first book features a female protagonist who learns cooking through a sign-in system and uses her skills to improve her life. The overall atmosphere is very friendly and there are no awful characters. 🌺🌺🌺 The second book is an interstellar food livestream novel. The food scenes are so delicious they'll make you hungry. The female protagonist isn't a saint, and there are no conflicts between her and the male protagonist; they understand each other. 🌴🌴🌴 The third book has a novel setting: the female protagonist sells food blind boxes, and hot pot and fried chicken are just the beginning! 🏵️🏵️🏵️ The fourth book features a female protagonist who transmigrates with a refrigerator that automatically replenishes its contents. Later, she opens a hot pot restaurant. 🌾🌾🌾 [Warning:] The story progresses slowly; it's a slice-of-life story. 🥀🥀🥀

46. 146 美 A Food Blogger's Guide to Getting Rich in the Great Liang Dynasty 美食博主的大梁致富记 Peach Blossom Is Ready to Eat桃夭夭吃饭了Ancient Romance251k WordsCompleted Su Li, a rising star in food livestreaming, transmigrates one day into a “fallen heiress” in the Great Liang dynasty. From the start, she finds herself in a dilapidated hut, with her whole family so poor they're in tears. Luckily, she has her cooking skills: she can whip up wild herb rice balls, hot-and-sour noodles, and Chinese hamburgers with ease, winning her family over one delicious bite at a time. See how she conquers ancient palates with food, leads her family to prosperity, and finds war 17Reads—Score—Shelves

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    🎀Food-Themed Farming Novel Recommendation | Heartwarming Slice-of-Life, A Culinary Journey Through Time🎀 Dear friends, today I'm recommending a super enjoyable food-themed farming novel! 🎉 The female protagonist, Su Li, was originally a popular food blogger, but she unexpectedly traveled to ancient times and became a fallen heiress. 😔 However, our heroine is no ordinary person. With her superb culinary skills and extraordinary wisdom, she gradually changes her own and her family's fate. 👏 In this process, she meets the male protagonist, Shen Yi, a handsome hunter. 😍 Shen Yi falls in love with Su Li at first sight and embarks on a sweet pursuit. The two experience many ups and downs together, and their feelings deepen. 💕 The food descriptions in the novel are simply too tempting! 🤤 Every dish seems to leap off the page, making your mouth water just looking at it. Moreover, the author's descriptions of ancient life are also very delicate, making you feel as if you are in that era. 🎈 This novel has a heartwarming and healing style, with a captivating and suspenseful plot that will keep you hooked. 🤩 If you also enjoy food-themed farming novels and heartwarming romantic love stories, then you definitely shouldn't miss "The Food Blogger's Path to Wealth in Liang"! 💖 #FoodFarmingNovel #TimeTravelNovel #HeartwarmingSliceOfLife #LoveStory

47. 147 孤 Running a Food Stall Alone with My Little Sister, We Take the World by Storm 孤身带妹，我的小吃摊火爆全球 Big Whale Blowing Bubbles大鲸鱼吹泡泡Urban2.7M WordsCompleted Su Yang is raising his three-year-old younger sister all by himself when he unexpectedly binds to the Divine Snack Stall System. So he starts selling buns on a bridge late at night, roast chicken in the park at dawn, pork intestines outside a proctology hospital, and barbecue at a marathon… The food Su Yang makes leaves customers coming back for more, completely hooked. But to complete his missions, Su Yang can only set up his stall at random locations each time. Soon, his customers can’t take i 8kReads8.1Score900Shelves
48. 148 小 A Family in a Little Village 小村人家 Fei Qing妃卿Ancient Romance283k WordsCompleted [Farming + Food + No System + No Romance + Building a Career] When Li Yun wakes up, she is still Li Yun, but not quite the same Li Yun anymore. She has been reborn as Li Yunniang in Anyang Village. Her father dotes on her, her mother loves her, and her older brothers and sisters-in-law spoil her. She has plenty to eat and drink, but not a penny to her name. No matter. Let's see how Yunniang leads her family in farming and storing grain, then makes delicious food to sell at a stall. She builds wo 246Reads7.1Score—Shelves

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    This is a food-themed farming novel featuring a wide variety of dishes, including cold black fungus salad, honey grapefruit tea, braised dishes, cold noodles, and more. The story is heartwarming, with no cheat codes or special abilities. It features a career-oriented female lead and no romantic pairing.

49. 149 随 Random Food Stall: My Customers Keep Making Group Chats to Track Me Down 随机美食摆摊，顾客纷纷建群堵我 Southern Boy南方小子Urban805k WordsCompleted Tang Chen, from a parallel world, unexpectedly gets a food-stall System. Each month, the System randomly chooses a location and a type of food. Successfully setting up shop earns Food Points, which can be used for lucky draws. To his surprise, the stall wins over wave after wave of customers. They even set up hundreds of group chats to track down Boss Tang. The moment he opens his stall, they want to be first in line. 830Reads6.4Score101Shelves
50. 150 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 31Reads7.0Score—Shelves

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