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1. 1 I An Introvert Runs a Stall Everywhere, and the Customers Lose It I人摆摊到处跑，顾客崩溃了 Meowblade喵刃Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted (Completed) [Food + healing + System + no romance] The ups and downs between food-loving customers and a heroine who loves to run away from her delicious food. (Not romance, just foodies’ pure love of good food.) The finest cuisine calls for the best ingredients and outstanding technique, brought together with customers’ ravenous stares, mouths watering, and an overwhelming craving to create a truly exquisite feast. Zhou Lin is an independent woman with exceptionally strong boundaries. Thanks to 3.9kReads8.2Score34514d adds

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   I really enjoyed the light and enjoyable reading experience; it made me want to keep reading. I hope the author will update frequently.

2. 2 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 82kReads9.3Score8.5k14d adds

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   I really enjoyed this book. It describes the origins of the ingredients and the preparation process, making my mouth water! The quality of the ingredients determines the potential of the food, so I appreciate this rigor; the logic is almost entirely there. The contrasts are very interesting, and the NPCs in the story are very normal, all friendly and kind—I love it! I really enjoy reading the author's descriptions of the preparation process and the eating experience. Having researched the profit margins in the food industry beforehand, the pricing seems quite reasonable. I really appreciate the author's tightly woven logic!

3. 3 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 7.3kReads9.2Score82814d adds

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   Today's humble self-promotion: a heartwarming food adventure story with two main plots: one about daily life enjoying food in another world, and the other about transplanting plants from another world back to China. Here's an excerpt: [Xu Milu picked up her chopsticks and took a bite. The fresh fish was firm and tender. Each bite was like a distinct clove of garlic. The wild fish was chewy, melting in her mouth with a stimulating spiciness dancing on her tongue. Another sip, and the aromas of wine, chopped chili, fish, oil, and scallions exploded in her mouth! The most delicious part was the meat below the fish's eyes—the most tender part, melting in her mouth, so delicious it made her sigh…]

4. 4 墨 Sweet Potatoes Stewed in Ink 墨汁炖红薯 Li Liangliang凉凉李Modern Romance404k WordsCompleted [Brooding, possessive man + warm and healing romance + sweet enough to make you feel like an auntie] He suffers from severe depression and has been rescued after three suicide attempts. He fears crowds and hates the sunlight. All he wants is to hide in his dark world until the day he can finally be free. But that changed when he followed the family driver to the countryside. “Pig, want a sweet potato?” “Good, mean chicken.” “Ah, that goose bit me!” He stared wide-eyed in fright and turned to run 4.3kReads9.2Score47914d adds

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   Very good 🙂🙂🙂

5. 5 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 31.7kReads9.6Score4k14d adds

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   The book's title is a letdown; the table of contents is full of dish names, but the content is incredibly heartwarming.

6. 6 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 9.9kReads9.4Score86914d adds

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   A master chef dies and his soul transmigrates into the body of a policeman. Solving cases? No way, all I know is cooking. Setting up a street stall to supervise and lure criminals? Isn't that just walking into the line of fire? A socially awkward person sets up a stall, familiarizing themselves with one spot and then moving on, causing customers to frantically search for them. Selling the wrong thing in the wrong location—can that thing really sell?

7. 7 寺 Selling Barbecue Outside a Temple, I Get Chased Across the Country by Foodies 寺庙门口卖烧烤，吃货追着我全国 Loves Red Yeast Tartary Buckwheat Tea爱吃红曲苦荞茶Urban264k WordsOngoing [A new city every week, forced to set up a random food stall!] [Food + everyday life + comedy + comfort food + no romance + healing] Chen Mo accidentally binds to a random food-stall System. Every week, he transmigrates to an unfamiliar city and has to sell its local snacks. The results... He sells extra-spicy grilled skewers outside a thousand-year-old temple, juicy scallion pancakes by West Lake, and ice-and-fire pineapple buns at the foot of a snowy mountain! In every city he has “wreaked ha 234Reads—Score—14d adds

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   This new book looks pretty good, quite interesting and humorous, you might want to check it out. "Selling Barbecue at the Temple Gate, Foodies Chase Me All Over the Country"—He's randomly assigned to a city each week, forced to set up a stall and satiate foodies across the country! He sells super spicy skewers at the gate of an ancient temple, juicy scallion pancakes by West Lake, and icy pineapple buns at the foot of a snow-capped mountain! In every city he "ravages," foodies go crazy: Location needed! Buy it for me! Boss, don't run away! From then on, his food stall became an unsolved mystery in the culinary world, with foodies nationwide, maps in hand, clamoring: "Where has this 'human food bomb' landed this week? Quick! Buy tickets and follow him!"

8. 8 跟 Live with Me, and You'll Never Go Hungry 跟我住，管饱 Baby Wants Wealth宝宝求财Two Male Leads192k WordsCompleted A super-sweet, slice-of-life food story. [Two men + both have no past relationships + cozy, sweet romance + mutual devotion + fast-paced + no angst + not a story about the rich] Qu Xiang is a private chef who cooks in people's homes. Before meeting his love, all he wanted was a simple life. As it turns out, fate takes pity on him and gives him a wonderfully dependable, caring partner who pulls him along as they build a better life together, one steady step at a time. Cheng Yijian is an ordinary 7.2kReads9.1Score1k14d adds
9. 9 全 The Whole World Is My Foodie Fanbase 全世界都是我的美食粉丝 I Want to Be a Little Salted Fish想做一条小咸鱼Modern Romance504k WordsCompleted After criticizing a novel, she somehow transmigrated into a book as the villainess! Bound to a Super Food Streamer System despite being a certified kitchen disaster, Si Guanrou has a rather inflated opinion of her cooking... A daddy's little girl, a secret straight-A student, and a master of comebacks, she always deals with anyone eager to slap her in the face on the spot. If she's going to hit you, she's going to hit you. Does she have to wait for a special occasion? With cooking skills that co 15Reads8.5Score—14d adds

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   These are some incredibly delicious food-themed novels that are perfect for watching while eating! Haha, the first and third books are finished and available to read. The female lead in the first book is overly confident in her cooking skills, so those who dislike this should avoid it. The second book is an interstellar food novel, still ongoing. You can also check it out.

10. 10 我 I Run a Cafeteria in the Interstellar World to Feed My Whole Family 我靠在星际承包食堂养活全家 Qin Yuli秦鱼里Modern Romance343k WordsCompleted Setting: Interstellar. Social issue: The rat race. Theme: Food. Ingredient level: Moderate. This novel is complete, so feel free to enjoy! The Qin family’s parents were scammed into taking out a loan to run the unpopular cafeteria at Star University. The original owner was a lovesick fool, obsessed with chasing the Lu family’s young master, to whom she was betrothed as a child. She drank, smoked, and got a perm that made her hair stand on end. After her parents suddenly died, the person who woke 3.1kReads8.9Score29914d adds
11. 11 美 Gourmet: The Restaurant Chef Who Made the Whole City Gain Ten Pounds 美食：饭馆掌勺，让全城胖了十斤 Nie Shisan聂十三Urban325k WordsCompleted Luo Wenjing, the owner of a little restaurant in a remote area, was about to shut up shop for good because business was so slow when he unexpectedly unlocked the Culinary System. The poached chicken was tender and silky, while the beef chow fun with Chinese kale was so sweet and rich it was addictive. Every dish looked, smelled, and tasted incredible. Braised eggplant, a beloved classic: crispy on the outside, tender within, and bursting with flavor and juice! The village beauty next door: “Ever 104Reads6.8Score—14d adds
12. 12 失 After Losing My Job, I Got a Barbecue System and Now Earn Millions a Year 失业后获得烧烤系统，我年入百万 A Foodie's Appetite吃货的吃Urban761k WordsOngoing [Late-Night Gourmet] [Mouthwatering] [Easygoing Daily Life] On the eve of his barbecue shop’s closure, Su Yan binds himself to the [Barbecue King System]. Top-tier Ningxia Yanchi Tan sheep plus spices supplied by the System: the aroma of the skewers drives the whole street wild... Lamb skewers for 18 yuan each draw a line so long the traffic police have to close the road, and the owner of the neighboring barbecue shop comes over in tears to steal his secrets! A loan shark comes to collect and 682Reads—Score10914d adds
13. 13 美 Gourmet: The Truth Is, I'm a Max-Level Chef 美食：摊牌了，其实我是满级厨师 Sili Yangjiang四里阳江Urban1.9M WordsCompleted [Completed] [Illustrated throughout] Xu Lai was a max-level chef who transmigrated to a parallel world, only to end up as a one-star vegetable washer. The restaurant got shut down? No big deal! My cooking is out of this world. I can make it anywhere. Worst comes to worst, I’ll open another restaurant! Buried in debt? No big deal! Win a cooking competition and you get a ten-million-yuan prize! Lost my sense of taste? No big deal... Wait, what? You’ve got to be kidding me. How can a chef lose his 3.4kReads9.1Score33814d adds

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14. 14 美 Gourmet: I Inherit a Little Shop and Take the Whole Country by Storm! 美食：继承小店的我火爆全国！ Lucky Carp Fairy锦鲤小仙Urban632k WordsCompleted [No female lead romance + laid-back daily life + opening and upgrading a restaurant + lovingly detailed food descriptions and steady growth!] Su Baihang took over a restaurant from his parents. It was located inside a tourist attraction and was on the verge of closing. Luckily, the Strongest Culinary God System activated! Who says the food at tourist attractions can’t be delicious? Homestyle cabbage stir-fried with vinegar: sweet and sour, and even helps you lose weight! Red-braised pork: tender 1.1kReads8.7Score10214d adds

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    I've been looking for food-themed novels lately, and these few seem to have pretty good ratings. I hope they're good. I previously read one called "Rebirth of the Gourmet Empire," which was truly excellent, and I hope these others can rival it.

15. 15 她 She Makes the Entire Interstellar World Drool with Her Livestreams 她靠直播馋哭全星际 Su Wanxin苏挽心Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Livestreaming + food + everyone’s favorite + strong female lead] An Xingwan never dreamed she would transmigrate to the interstellar age! She started livestreaming food just to support her family. But somehow, she ended up becoming everyone’s darling across the entire galaxy? Everyone in the galaxy was waiting for her to feed them. An Xingwan had this to say: No one can resist delicious food. And if they can, then give them two meals. 4.8kReads9.3Score55414d adds
16. 16 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 4.3kReads8.5Score32714d adds
17. 17 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 45.9kReads8.7Score2.2k14d adds
18. 18 我 My Husband Has a Spirit Spring Space 我的老公有灵泉空间 No Shiitake Mushrooms不吃香菇Modern Romance526k WordsCompleted Female lead: After returning from her slow-paced transmigration, Zhao Han takes her cat and moves back to the countryside, where her grandparents built her a utopia. She tends the garden and orchard and makes things every day, accompanied by adorable pets. Though she sometimes gets exhausted, her inner world is deeply fulfilled. Male lead: After the pandemic ends, Xiang Zheng discovers a spiritual spring dimension, something previously found only in legends and novels, during a company retreat. 494Reads9.1Score10214d adds

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    This novel is super good, there are no bad characters, and it's very heartwarming.

19. 19 重 Reborn: Returning to the Village with My Kids to Farm 重生之带娃回村种田 Mint Mint Mint Mint Mint薄荷荷荷荷荷Ancient Romance237k WordsCompleted [Farming + feel-good wish fulfillment + food + transmigration + pocket dimension + adorable kids] My name is Lin Yaoyao. My parents named me Yaoyao because I was a girl, and they hoped I would die young. Under the weight of my parents’ vile hopes, I grew up, got married, and had a daughter. Before marriage, everyone praised my husband as a good man. Afterward, he cheated, drank, and beat me. I fell asleep holding my child and woke up in an ancient village, in the body of a peasant woman from Xia 3Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This time-travel food novel is great! The whole story revolves around the happy and joyful experience of cooking, making it very enjoyable and perfect for eating.

20. 20 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 3.3kReads9.2Score39614d adds

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    Story Summary: Conquering the stars and the sea with delicious food Story Summary: Character traits:

21. 21 将 The General's Wife Only Wants to Farm 将军夫人一心想种田 Rolling Bitter Melon滚动的苦瓜Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted A farming story turned into an educational account of Zhao Kuangyin, founding emperor of the Early Song. This melon is so drunk. Apart from the protagonist's family and relatives, who are fictional, most of the people in the story are real. Even the personalities of minor soldiers, as well as the characters, events, and policies, are all documented in official histories. For sources, see the Song History on Hancheng.net. Historical fact-checkers welcome. A few caveats before you dive in: First, 23.3kReads9.3Score3.6k14d adds
22. 22 待 When I Claim These Lands, I'll Win Your Heart 待我拱手河山讨你欢 Whispering Words Around Your Heart乱语绕君心Ancient Romance485k WordsCompleted At the age when he should be carefree, bold, and living for the moment, Chu Longfei has no choice but to follow in his father’s footsteps and shoulder the burden of leading the martial world. He devotes himself wholeheartedly to the welfare of the martial world, only to be persecuted, with even his closest and dearest family members caught in the crossfire. Luckily, his 54Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Newly completed, no need to wait. Readers say they were immediately drawn in and addicted, but I don't know if that's true. The characters are all vividly portrayed… Many readers have given positive feedback and requested similar novels… It gets even better as it goes on… Readers have reread it multiple times… I recommend a special one, not one of those typical ones. Friends who have read it, you won't find a bad ending; it gets more exciting as it goes on. The beginning is quite ordinary, but the later parts are full of twists and turns. No one has read it 10 times, but some online reviews say they've read it repeatedly, gaining new insights each time.

23. 23 重 Back to the 1960s: Farming, Building a Fortune, and Raising the Kids 重回六零：种田发家养崽崽 Southern Lychee南方荔枝Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted Transmigrating into the impoverished 1960s wasn’t scary. Becoming a cannon-fodder supporting female character in a book wasn’t scary either. What was scary was that her three stepsons would grow up to become major villains, and all of them, along with their upright, aloof father, would meet tragic ends. How could she let that happen? Lin Qinghe looked at the three future villains, none of whom was even ten years old, and made up her mind: changing a villain starts when they’re young! 3.8kReads9.0Score50414d adds

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    Eat, drink, and play to your heart's content—enjoy every moment of comfort! The first and fourth books are period-themed food novels, the second is an ancient-themed food novel, the third leans towards modern times, and the fifth is a time-travel food novel. Every single one is excellent and highly rated.

24. 24 食 The Taste of Fortune: A Koi-Blessed Farm Girl 食色生香：锦鲤小农女 Jialuo嘉洛Ancient Romance363k WordsCompleted [Gourmet farming + mutual devotion] A lighthearted read, come on in~ From the start, Xiao Yao transmigrates from a modern-day food blogger into the poor and miserable daughter of the Zhu family. Steamed buns with plain water make her more nauseous with every bite. Gruel with vegetable cakes goes down so roughly she nearly chokes to death. How can someone with a southerner's soul be too poor to afford rice?! Just as Xiao Yao is pining desperately for a bowl of rice, he shows up! And he brings ric 98Reads8.6Score—14d adds
25. 25 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 871Reads8.7Score10214d adds
26. 26 带 I Traveled to the 1970s With a Dedicated Worker System 带着敬业系统穿七零 Ma Nini马尼尼Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted Xu Taotao, a descendant of imperial chefs, keeps her culinary skills hidden while living among ordinary people. Then she dies suddenly from overwork and gets bound to a workaholic System, which sends her to the 1970s. She becomes the famously ugly daughter of a butcher at a meat-processing plant. Determined to become beautiful, she has no choice but to keep working hard. With her superb cooking skills, she climbs the career ladder, gets a raise, and marries Professor Gu... No, wait! “Ding-dong! 17kReads9.1Score2.6k14d adds
27. 27 睁 She Woke Up Clutching a Medicine Jar, and Her Whole Family Dotes on Her Like She's Made of Glass 睁眼抱着药罐，全家萌哭了怕化了 Ling Fei Yan凌菲烟Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted A doted-on family favorite + food + farming and business + sweet romance (a warm family with no awful relatives) Su Yinyin, a young woman who has never dated and is clueless about romance, transmigrates to another world. There, she has good fortune, wealth, and luck. Isn't she the legendary lucky koi? Her eldest brother isn't much of a scholar, but he loves cooking? Perfect! She has countless recipes and can turn him into a restaurant tycoon in no time! Her second and third brothers love studyin 3.6kReads9.2Score39414d adds

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28. 28 八 Hey, Handsome Male Lead from the Eighties 八十年代男主你好坏 Pure Jasmine Tea茉莉纯茶Modern Romance166k WordsOngoing Female Lead’s Perspective The day before transmigrating into a book, she opened a storybook in the cultivation world, only to transmigrate into the body of a background character in this world, not even a supporting female character. At least her features looked a lot like Meier’s in her original world, though she wasn’t as pretty. Then she’d become beautiful, find Fang Yan, and seduce him. Male Lead’s Perspective He fell for this delicate little girl at first sight. Every part of her was exactl 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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    It's so beautiful! How can it be so beautiful? A heartwarming and healing food story.

29. 29 我 My Restaurant Connects to a Thousand Worlds 我的食肆通万界 The Wine-Sack Wanderer鸱夷客434k WordsOngoing Quick Transmigration + No Romance + Gourmet + Everyday Life + Shopkeeper Stories World One: Total War of Resistance (Complete) World Two: An Lushan Rebellion (Complete) World Three: Human Apocalypse (Ongoing) Xin Yi, a recent food science graduate, has always dreamed of opening a restaurant of her own. She unlocks all kinds of gourmet recipes and connects multiple parallel worlds. In every era and place, people suddenly discover a simple little shop that wasn’t there before, its air filled with 24Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Subtle and subtle, the protagonist's values are incredibly stable.

30. 30 穿 Reborn as a Market Town Girl, I Open a Shop and Make a Fortune 穿成市井小娘子开店发家记 Little Green Dots点点青青Ancient Romance434k WordsOngoing [Humble Life + Time Travel + Food + Opening a Shop + Power Fantasy + Lighthearted] Set in an imaginary dynasty, so don’t worry about historical accuracy. Food takes center stage, with the plot playing a supporting role. The story is cozy and mellow throughout, with no dramatic ups and downs. It’s about everyday life and making a better living. The plot and characters are fairly ordinary, so it’s a good read when you’re bored. In her previous life, Jiang Yao lived alone through five years of the —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This is a pure food-themed novel. The female protagonist transmigrates from a post-apocalyptic world to ancient times. With her excellent culinary skills, she leads her entire family in setting up a stall and selling various delicacies from dawn till dusk. The cooking steps are described in super detailed terms. There are no fierce battles or conflicts, only a warm and simple life of ordinary people.

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