Novels About Master-Level Cooking Skills 满级厨艺的小说

1. 51 开 From the Start, Maxed-Out Cooking Skills: Earn Money, Grow Strong, and Become a Lord 开局满级厨艺，赚钱发育当领主 Doesn't Like Celery不爱吃芹菜Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted [Western Fantasy + Laid-Back + Everyday Life + Silly Comedy + Beast-Eared Girls + Nearly Invincible] The continent of Celsis is home to many races. Besides humans, there are elves, beastfolk, dragons, merfolk, vampires, demons… From the start, Cheng Yu gains max-level cooking skills and can exchange the positive emotions of his customers for all kinds of items. One day, the Skeleton Lord who rules a vast territory goes missing. Someone asks Cheng Yu, “Mr. Cheng Yu, do you know where the Skeleton 29.7kReads9.1Score2.8kShelves

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   I find this quite interesting and recommend checking it out. The continent of Celsis is home to many races, including humans, elves, orcs, dragons, mermaids, vampires, demons… Cheng Yu starts with maxed-out culinary skills, collecting positive emotions from diners to exchange for various items. One day, the powerful Skeleton Lord disappears. Someone asks Cheng Yu, "Mr. Cheng Yu, do you know where the Skeleton Lord went?" "No, 🙂 😜 I'm just a cook, how would I know where the Skeleton Lord went?" Cheng Yu calmly replies.

2. 52 异 Otherworldly Culinary Lord: Starting by Adopting a Silver Dragon Girl 异界厨神领主：从收养银龙娘开始 The Crow Who Doesn't Fly不坐飞机的乌鸦Eastern Fantasy505k WordsCompleted [Western Fantasy, Demon King, Gourmet, Lighthearted, Monster Girls, Invincible] (Note: The lord arc begins in Chapter 119.) On the Lamas Plane, the down-and-out Demon King Luxiu Charles arrives in human territory. Thanks to the special talent “Soul-Piercing Cuisine” granted by his Godhood System, he starts rebuilding his fortune by opening a small Chinese restaurant. Not long afterward, he unexpectedly adopts a little dragon girl, and his life as a demon quietly takes a new turn. He’s tired of a 580Reads7.2Score101Shelves
3. 53 厨 God of Cooking: A Little Restaurant from the Start, Making the Cultivation World Drool 厨神：开局小食肆，馋哭修真界 Qi Muzi栖木子Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted Gourmet, healing, no System, no romance, raising a daughter. After transmigrating from the apocalypse to the Cultivation Realm, Yang Feng runs a small eatery. Despite its humble size, the place is packed with big shots from every realm. The Demon Clan's holy maiden: “Waaah, mapo tofu is so delicious! I accidentally ate three more buckets of rice.” A sect leader: “The giant pork knuckle is the best! I can polish off ten in one go!” A celestial master: “I’ve read the signs, and today is a good day 3.8kReads8.7Score350Shelves
4. 54 美 Gourmet System: The Top Chinese Chef Overseas 美食系统：海外第一中华小厨娘 Junjun Won't Procrastinate Today君君今天不拖延Modern Romance411k WordsCompleted [Food + Everyday Life + Comfort Food + No Romance] Lin Xinyue, an international student from Country A, a culinary wasteland, dreams above all else of getting a good Chinese meal every day. “Ding! The Host’s craving for delicious food has reached 100%, meeting the requirements for binding. Congratulations, Host, you’ve received the Food System.” !!! Cola chicken wings, spicy diced chicken, sweet-and-sour ribs, soup dumplings, a full Manchu-Han banquet... Here I come! Her fellow international stu 434Reads6.8Score—Shelves

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   🌈I've become a god among international students!! 🍎Lin Xinyue, an international student from Country A, located in a food wasteland, dreams of eating a delicious Chinese meal every day!! "Ding! Host's craving for food has reached 100%, meeting the binding conditions. Congratulations, host, you have obtained the Food System!"!!!!! Cola chicken wings, spicy chicken cubes, sweet and sour pork ribs, xiaolongbao (soup dumplings), a Manchu Han Imperial Feast... Here I come!! The international students, with tears in their eyes: Please, Xinyue! We really need this meal today! Country A students: Not eating Lin's food would be the biggest loss of my life. From family-run dining tables and campus food stalls to contracting school cafeterias, self-service restaurants, and private kitchens... Wait, Lin Xinyue belatedly realizes, how did her food industry spread all over the world?!

5. 55 江 A Taste of Jiangnan 江南小食记 Braised Pork红烧肉Ancient Romance203k WordsOngoing Jiangnan water-town setting + laid-back daily life + gourmet business + no romance + adorable little sister After transmigrating into a family in a Jiangnan water town, Jiang Yun decides to lie flat and make the most of eating and having fun! She runs a little shop by the river and enjoys the slow, easygoing rhythm of life in Jiangnan. At home, she makes soft, chewy osmanthus rice cakes, pork belly braised with bamboo shoots, and fragrant beggar's chicken that draws people from every corner of 2kReads—Score174Shelves

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   This is a delicious food-themed audiobook. The female lead's cooking is incredibly tempting, and there's also an adorable little sister. The book is set in a relaxed and comfortable Jiangnan water town atmosphere, offering a warm and lighthearted slice-of-life experience without any awful arguments. It's perfect for listening to and helps you fall asleep easily.

6. 56 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
7. 57 美 Gourmet: Why Are You Always There When I Raid Brothels? 美食：怎么每次扫黄都有你 A Little Tattered破破的Urban253k WordsOngoing [Food] + [Comedy] + [Everyday Life] + [System] Hello, Mr. Huang Yao. Can you explain why you’re there every time the police raid a place for prostitution? Don’t make up rumors about me! I was just chatting with a young lady. Besides, I’ve studied cooking for so many years. What’s wrong with enjoying myself a little? 7Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Would studying for a hundred years in two different worlds count as mastering culinary skills?

8. 58 带 Running a Street Stall with My Daughter, I Have the Whole World Drooling! 带女儿摆地摊，全球被我馋哭了！ Loves Sliced Meat爱吃肉片Urban1.2M WordsCompleted (Food + comfort reads + devoted dad + urban slice of life + heartwarming comedy + System + no female lead) Su Chen binds himself to a food System and takes his daughter to set up a stall at a random location each week. He sells cold noodles outside a gym, leaving the trainers and their students drooling as they lament how hard it is to lose weight! He sells extra-spicy crayfish outside a hospital, where patients with hemorrhoids endure the agony just to take one more bite! He sells lemon chicken 1.6kReads8.6Score169Shelves

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   I thought it was inspirational literature, but it turned out to be a refreshing bitter tea; I thought it was a culinary disaster, but it gave me a sweet aftertaste of life.

9. 59 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 4kReads8.2Score340Shelves

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   I saw this in the middle of the night and it made me hungry. The first thing I did when I woke up was order takeout.

10. 60 满 The Mountains Are Full of Treasure: A Bitter Girl’s Rise 满山都是宝，苦瓜少女的崛起 Nian Xiaogao Loves Rice Cakes年小糕爱吃年糕Ancient Romance383k WordsCompleted [Farming! Feel-Good Story! Golden Finger! Food! No Romance] [Content warning: No male lead, but there is one-sided affection. A gentle, cozy story!] College student Lin Xiu wakes up as a poor orphan girl in ancient times. There’s even a tiny baby by her bed, crying to be fed! A home stripped bare, doomed from the start! She thinks heaven must be against her, but then it gives her a golden finger! The mountains are wonderful! Picking mushrooms and making delicious food! Finding medicinal herbs 2.9kReads8.2Score342Shelves

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    The female lead is a great cook. She lives at the foot of the mountain with her younger sister, picking mushrooms to make delicious food. Wild pheasants and rabbits are all delicacies on their table. They run a pastry shop, and the two little foodies become rich. It's heartwarming and stress-relieving! [Laughs][laughs][laughs]

11. 61 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
12. 62 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

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    A master chef, a fascinating soul. She runs, he chases; he sets traps at every turn, all to win her heart. Their ordinary life is filled with unexpected wonders. The author's writing is superb, highly recommended! [Got it][Got it][Got it]

13. 63 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 new book is pretty good, quite enjoyable [kissing emoji]. The female lead is an amazing cook, runs a food stall, contracts out a canteen, and opens a restaurant 😉

14. 64 被 Forced to Leave Showbiz, I Inherited a Food System 被迫退圈后，我继承了美食系统 I Really Just Want to Sleep真的只想睡觉觉Modern Romance364k WordsCompleted [Food-focused, no melodrama, lighthearted, one-on-one romance] As a little-known actress, Jiang Ran has always worked diligently and conscientiously. But then disaster struck. She was disfigured and blacklisted across the internet, leaving her no choice but to slink home and inherit her grandfather’s estate. A desolate courtyard and a crumbling apartment building nearly made Jiang Ran’s eyes roll back. Luckily, she got bound to a Food System and began her climb to the top. She started with a str 1.5kReads8.4Score184Shelves
15. 65 考 After Failing the Civil Service Exam, I Reached the Pinnacle of Life 考编失败后，我走向人生巅峰 Zhijiang North枝江北Modern Romance218k WordsCompleted [Food, everyday life, love at first sight] For three years, she took the civil service exam and failed every time. No job, no money, and no partner. Shen Lichu is about to be lost forever beneath the waves. Then she meets Sheng Qinian. After a whirlwind marriage, Shen Lichu quickly passes the civil service exam she had been working toward for years. However, an accident puts the little restaurant where she grew up at risk of being rented out to someone else. After much thought, Shen Lichu d 177Reads8.1Score—Shelves
16. 66 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

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    Bound to the food system, her street vending career began. Elementary school gates, hospital entrances, CBD shopping districts... From then on, a pink food truck would occasionally appear throughout Tianyu City. Every customer who ate there began their own detective work, since the vendor always disappeared after a few days in one place! Everyone both loved and hated it! To find the food truck quickly and satisfy their cravings, customers came up with all sorts of tricks... [Top Post][Top Post]

17. 67 全 The Snack Shop Alone Turned This Scenic Spot into a 5A Attraction? 全靠小吃店，景区升5A了？ Brocade-Clad Cat锦衣猫Urban326k WordsCompleted [Gourmet] [System] [Everyday Life] [Perfect with Rice] [Food and Medicine Share the Same Roots] Zhuang Ming has just graduated from a traditional Chinese medicine college when he unexpectedly gets a system. He binds himself to it before he can even read the name. When he finally sees it, the name is “The World’s Greatest, Miracle-Working, Cure-All, Heals with a Touch... Chef System!” His heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally gives up completely. The prices are steep, the shop is sha 861Reads8.2Score106Shelves

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    What happens when a junior TCM doctor gets linked to a culinary master system? 😂 Food and medicine share the same origin, so they open a snack shop in a scenic area.

18. 68 进 After Moving to the City to Farm, Every Powerful Tycoon Wants Me as Their Master 进城种地后豪门权贵都想拜我为师 Cat Who Loves Houttuynia折耳根的猫Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Farming + Food + Everyone’s Favorite] Jiang Mengyun is a young woman who absolutely loves farming. From the countryside to the city, from luxurious mansions to mysterious research bases, there’s no patch of land she can’t turn into a field! Mansion owner: My multimillion-dollar mansion! It’s covered in loofah vines! School administrator: My rooftop garden! It’s full of giant radishes! Senior from her sect: My medicinal herb garden! I have to search through cabbages to find the herbs! Lu Jingyua 15.2kReads9.2Score1.4kShelves

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    ① Zhou Lin is an I-type person with a very strong sense of boundaries. A self-taught master chef, she's bound to a food stall system. The system assigns her sales targets: selling noodles in alleyways, where even working animals chase after her for food; selling wontons in small parks, where she tames elderly folks and mischievous children; selling boxed lunches outside hospitals, where doctors fight over food; selling braised food outside cemeteries, where internet celebrities forget to livestream while grabbing duck feet; and customers following her around just to eat! 🤣 ② Jiang Mengyun, a nine-year-old farming fanatic who could beat up wild boars with her bare hands, was taken to a multi-million dollar mansion by her adoptive father's comrade-in-arms after his death— 🌱 "Uncle, this sandy land is perfect for growing watermelons!" Uncle: What sandy land? Butler: The young master and his classmates were barbecuing and enjoying the moon on the artificial beach. Uncle waved his hand: Plant them all! If we can't finish them all, we'll invite all the residents to enjoy the melons together later. "Grandma Chen, you said your garden has good sunlight, can I plant two rows of eggplants for you? Sure, no problem." Until the entire community's green belt collectively mutated into a vegetable garden... The property management organized residents to sign up voluntarily to harvest vegetables. Resident A: "These organic cucumbers are so sweet!" Resident B: "I strongly condemn the property management's lazy behavior of only sending group notifications and not calling each person individually. It's our turn to harvest vegetables next time." Property Management: "Resident satisfaction this quarter is 200%, but there are always people rushing to harvest vegetables and even forcing us to buy..." Haven't finished reading yet, but it's really addictive. ③ A lighthearted fantasy novel about cultivation and food. Li Yang transmigrated into a book and became the original male lead's contracted turtle. The original ending was that the turtle shell shattered and he died tragically— He ran away on the spot! Whoever wants to be this wronged child can be it! 💥On the run, I got tricked into the "villain concentration camp" of the Yu Feng Sect: My master is a liar who talks a lot of nonsense 💨 My eldest brother is so competitive that he's gone mad 📚 My second sister is the Abbess Miejue who kills anyone she sees 🗡️ My third brother is a germaphobe with a strange wind-elemental spiritual root who washes his junior sister 🧼 My fourth brother is always getting lost 🗺️ My fifth brother is socially awkward and afraid of the dark 👻 Ever since the arrival of the junior sister, all the villains in the sect have been on a one-way street cleaning up her messes ④ A state banquet chef transmigrates into an old man and sets up a food stall outside the hospital to sell boxed lunches. It's very ordinary and healing, with occasional funny moments. Patients rush downstairs to line up for meals like a zombie apocalypse [laughing and crying]

19. 69 我 My Cooking God System Is Acting Up 我的厨神系统不对劲 Little Wu Yu小乌彧Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted A cultivation-world massacre sparked by egg fried rice, and a bowl of black sesame paste that fools people into founding a “sacred Buddhist lineage.” Lin Xian, a chef who transmigrates to the cultivation world, is bound to the “Ancient Food Cultivation System.” He thinks he can reach the pinnacle of life by cooking, until he makes a bowl of egg fried rice. Everyone who eats it sees their cultivation surge. It has just one “tiny drawback”: their hair falls out. Overnight, everyone in Radiant Sec 566Reads5.7Score100Shelves

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    Help! The protagonist's skin improved after eating the steamed egg, but his voice suddenly became childish. When Zhou Tiechui ate it, he spoke to his wife in a childish voice, which made her laugh all day. I laughed so hard I choked on my food during this part!

20. 70 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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    I especially love reading long, completed novels, especially those about food, or even food novels with palace intrigue. There are so many foodies in the imperial harem, from palace maids and eunuchs to emperors, retired emperors, concubines, and princesses, not to mention the court officials, who rack their brains for a single bite of food.

21. 71 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 226Reads—Score—Shelves

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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" – every week, he's randomly assigned to a city, forced to set up a stall, feeding foodies across the country! He sells super spicy skewers at the gate of an ancient temple, and juicy scallion pancakes by West Lake. In every city he "ravages," foodies go crazy: Location needed! Buying for me! Boss, don't run away! From then on, his food stall became an unsolved mystery in the food world, with diners nationwide, maps in hand, besieging it: "Where has this 'human food bomb' landed this week? Quick! Buy tickets and chase after him!"

22. 72 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

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    Very good food article

23. 73 为 You Want Me to Get Married Just So You Can Eat at the Wedding Banquet? 为了吃席，你竟然催我结婚？ Dong Changxin东长欣Urban2.6M WordsCompleted Worn out both mentally and physically by the cutthroat rat race in his industry, Chen Yuan returns to his hometown. He had planned to lie flat and live as a slacker, but the System forcibly binds itself to him. The System scans for available careers: village banquet chef, rural content creator, expert farmer, and rural Taobao partner. Before Chen Yuan can react, the System automatically selects village banquet chef, sending him off to cook up feasts in the countryside. Master Chen accidentally f 7kReads8.1Score531Shelves
24. 74 仙 Immortal Chef, Come Eat! What Are You Afraid Of? 仙厨，请吃饭，你们害怕什么？ Taking Oysters from the Fire火中取牡蛎Eastern Fantasy288k WordsOngoing [Lighthearted] + [Funny] + [Meme-filled] + [Side Effects] + [Cultivation] + [Immortal Chef] Spirit Dish: Heart Demon Wife Cake Effect: Removes obstacles caused by heart demons Side effect: Kidney deficiency??? Li Pu transmigrates into a Cultivation world and acquires an abstract-style Immortal Chef System, becoming an Immortal Chef, one of the many arts of Cultivation. The only problem is that the side effects of his spirit dishes are a little outrageous Braised chicken legs that boost cultivati 6Reads6.5Score—Shelves
25. 75 我 I Just Set Up a Food Stall, So Why Are All My Customers Getting Stronger? 我就摆个摊，怎么食客都变强了 Ala Cuisine一拉美食Urban634k WordsCompleted [Food That Goes Great with Rice x Delicious] [Comedy x Everyday Life] [System x Street Stall] [Otherworld x City] [Superpowers x Awakening] [No Heroine] [Street-stall task issued. Random location: beside a public restroom. Random food: stinky tofu. Reward: Beginner Cooking Skills!] Lu Chuan is stunned. “System, you really are making things difficult for me, Pang Hu!” At seven in the evening, passersby point and whisper beside the public restroom. To attract customers, Lu Chuan gets an idea and d 62Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Masterful cooking skills? Then you absolutely have to check this out! Funny, entertaining, and heartwarming, the plot is never boring, perfect for reading while you're relaxing or during mealtimes 👀

26. 76 让 You Asked Me to Cook a Country Feast, but I Made the Imperial Banquet Chef Drool 让你农村烧大席，你馋哭国宴主厨 Cangshan Boiled Fish苍山水煮鱼Urban454k WordsCompleted He transmigrates to a parallel world and binds to a food System. Qing Yun, an unemployed man who has returned to his hometown, begins his rise to the top by cooking grand feasts in the countryside. First, an old woman wants one last taste of her own funeral banquet before she dies at ninety. Then a baby at a full-month celebration cries their eyes out because the food looks so good... With no other choice, Qing Yun takes up his giant wok again and again. “Red-braised pork knuckle, oil-splashed a 1.6kReads8.7Score107Shelves

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    🎉Highly recommend "Let You Cook a Feast in the Countryside, and Make the State Banquet Chef Cry with Greed!" 🎉 This urban fantasy novel with its mind-blowing twists and turns is incredibly exciting! 😍 The protagonist, originally a rural chef preparing grand feasts, astounds everyone with his unparalleled culinary skills. A state banquet chef comes to challenge him, only to be completely captivated by the exquisitely presented and fragrant dishes. From simple rural banquets to high-end feasts, the protagonist slaps down all skeptics, conquering everyone with his down-to-earth yet stunning cuisine. The plot is light and fun, and the food descriptions are absolutely mouthwatering. Come and experience this culinary journey of triumph! 😜

27. 77 苟 Slaving Away as a Hengdian Chef, I Just Want to Cultivate Immortality 苟在横店当厨子，我只想修仙 There's a Cat Named Soybean有只猫叫黄豆Urban202k WordsCompleted Everyday life + celebrities + System + food + immortal cultivation Su Ye, a rising star in the cultivation world, accidentally became the owner of a restaurant in Hengdian. Luckily, he bound himself to the God of Cooking Cultivation System, so he didn’t end up on the streets. He had planned to rely on the System to achieve his cultivation goals as soon as possible, but his delicious food made him a sensation far beyond his expectations. From government leaders and business tycoons to stars from 589Reads6.0Score102Shelves
28. 78 美 Toriko: From the Start, I Become a Special-Grade Chef 美食的俘虏：开局成为特级厨师 Little Shark小鲨鱼Urban1.1M WordsCompleted In an age of spiritual qi revival, it’s not just humans that are evolving. Everything is. Natural fountains of juice, running matsutake mushrooms, piglets that can talk... This is a world ruled by chefs, and only one person can follow the path of the culinary arts and ascend to the throne of the God of Cooking! 3.8kReads5.3Score210Shelves
29. 79 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
30. 80 美 Gourmet: Healing Anorexia One Bento Box at a Time 美食：摆摊卖盒饭，治愈厌食症 Sun Yi Xin孙艺欣Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Comforting food, no getting mad, funny reading over a meal, no female lead, hilarious ensemble cast] A genius chef transmigrates into the body of a sixty-year-old man and activates a System. As long as he heals wounded souls with his cooking, he can earn extraordinary rewards. But the System’s very first task is to heal someone with anorexia! Vibrant tomato and egg stir-fry, beef stewed with rich gravy, and layered minced-beef flatbreads dripping with juice. These aren’t beautiful illustration 8.8kReads8.9Score754Shelves
31. 81 不 A Chef Who Can’t Grow Vegetables Isn’t a Good Landlady 不会种菜的厨师不是好包租婆 Whispers from the Southern Mountain南山枝语Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted At the crucial moment of his training, Zhu Ganglie crashes into Jiang Qingxi. Her vision goes black, then white, and... closes again. When she opens her eyes, she’s back in her life before last? In that life, she had land, a house, and a car in the countryside, but insisted on heading to the big city to make her way in the world. Before she could get anywhere, she died and woke up in another world. Her master brought her into the trade, and after twenty years she was about to succeed. Who would 1.1kReads6.9Score104Shelves

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    The female protagonist returns from another world with excellent cooking skills. She sells boxed lunches and runs a pastry shop at home, which becomes very popular.

32. 82 厨 The God of Cooking Takes Over, and I Turn My Sha County Restaurant into a Rip-Off! 厨神附体，我把沙县开成了黑店！ Jing Yao景媱Urban969k WordsOngoing [Food + System + No Romance + Lighthearted Comedy + Everyday Life + Great with a Meal + Cunning Protagonist] Original title: The God of Cooking Takes Over, and I Turn My Shaxian Snack Shop into a Scam! After his best friend stabbed him in the back, Li Zhibai somehow ended up taking over a Shaxian snack shop in the most expensive part of Jiangcheng, and piling up a mountain of debt in the process. Luckily, he bound himself to the God of Cooking System and awakened a bizarre talent: [Charge Based 144.4kReads8.6Score10.3kShelves

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    If it doesn't look good, I'll eat it!

33. 83 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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    Good cooking skills, not bad (*๓´╰╯`๓)♡

34. 84 汴 A Foodie's Diary in Bianjing 汴京城美食日志 Little Fish, Don't Worry小鱼别发愁Ancient Romance627k WordsOngoing The rating has just opened, so it’s a bit low. Dear readers, please don’t pay it any mind. [Gourmet System + Transmigration + Historical Romance + Golden Finger + Pocket Dimension + Semi-Alternate History] A slow-burn story focused on working hard and making a life. A heroine who grows over time. After transmigrating, Jiang Yue Bai had planned to quietly run her little food shop and live out her days. But fate had other plans (not really). A System appeared out of nowhere and pulled out all the 26Reads6.3Score—Shelves

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    Purely food-themed novels!! 🍒In the first book, the female protagonist owns a small food stall. The system provides her with money, resources, and a spatial dimension, making it a breeze for her to cater to the appetites of the ancients… 🍒In the second book, the female protagonist uses modern knowledge to make kebabs, hot pot, and zha jiang mian (noodles with soybean paste)… attracting emperors, princes, and wandering healers to come and enjoy her kebabs.

35. 85 她 She Conquers the Entire Capital with Her Cooking 她靠美食征服全京城 Second Master Fan梵二爷Ancient Romance541k WordsCompleted After she accidentally transmigrates to ancient times, Chu Yunxiang wins over the stomachs of everyone in the capital with modern-day skewers, zhajiangmian, hot pot, and more. Even the current emperor is no exception. Someone recognizes the emperor in disguise, sneaking out late at night to eat skewers at Yunlai Restaurant. The emperor, pretending to be calm: “You’ve got the wrong person.” Someone else recognizes the Ghost Doctor of the martial world. “Look at these ragged clothes. How do I look 379Reads6.9Score100Shelves
36. 86 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
37. 87 人 I Opened a Restaurant in Honghuang, and Even Nuwa Is Drooling 人在洪荒开餐馆，女娲都被馋哭了 Hundredfold Unity 999混元大罗999Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted By a twist of fate, I transmigrated to the Honghuang Continent and became bound to the Primordial Chef God System. A recipe book based on the Classic of Mountains and Seas records every creature on the Honghuang Continent besides humans, along with all kinds of cooking methods, so I can prepare the most delicious food in the world. As the saying goes, there’s a fish in the Northern Darkness called Kun. The Kun is so huge that it won’t fit in a single pot. It transforms into a bird called Peng, 6.8kReads7.6Score401Shelves

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    A funny book that's very good.

38. 88 这 What a Canny Boss! He Takes His Food Truck Around the World 这老板真苟，开个快餐车全球走 Flying Pig Can't Fly飞猪不会飞Urban83k WordsCompleted [Gourmet] [Slice of Life] [Humor] [Comfort Food] [Heartwarming] [A decent guy, no harem, just studying] When he woke up, Chen Hao discovered that he had transmigrated to a parallel world and unexpectedly gained a food System called Global Foodies. According to the System, every week he had to go to a random location and make a random dish. And every one of his customers was a foreigner from somewhere around the world. From steaming-hot buns tucked away in street corners, to fragrant braised p 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A new food article.

39. 89 穿 A Transmigrant’s Rise from Humble Beginnings 穿越小门小户发家史 Little Manjun小满君Ancient Romance218k WordsCompleted A money-loving, sunny chef heroine VS a reliable, resilient, handsome constable Just after winning the Culinary Association’s “Golden Chef Award,” a chef transmigrates to the Great Ji Dynasty... Li Qiao’an says her greatest talent is cooking, and the thing she loves most is food! Poor? No problem! With a spatula in hand, the world is mine! And maybe I’ll snag a handsome husband to play house with! Crab roe noodles, boiled fish, sweet-and-sour ribs, caramel milk tea, whole roasted lamb... She’ll 215Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A beautiful young female chef from another era meets a reliable and handsome local constable. They start with a food stall and open a shop. Their heartwarming daily life is filled with happiness and stress relief. All kinds of delicious food will make your mouth water! ⚠️⚠️⚠️

40. 90 从 It Started at a Stinky Tofu Stall, and Now the Owner's Acting Strange 从臭豆腐摊开始，这老板变奇怪了 The Daydreaming Zhou梦游的小周Urban503k WordsCompleted [Urban rebirth + one heroine + sweet romance + career success and wealth + food] Top-notch stinky tofu, unbeatable river-snail rice noodles, super fresh fertilized duck eggs, secret-recipe braised intestines… On the street behind the university sits a little food shop famous for its stink. The owner loves flaunting his romance, and everything he sells reeks to high heaven. Yet somehow, it still sells out every day. Ning Yao: “You’re sweating buckets. Take a break first!” Ye Fei: “No need. Give m 579Reads8.9Score101Shelves

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    These books are all excellent; both the character descriptions and the plot connections are quite good. I recommend them to everyone.

41. 91 王 The Princess Consort’s Snack Shop 王妃的零食铺子 The Kitten Doesn't Eat Oranges小猫不吃橙子Ancient Romance419k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Food + Princess Consort + Marriage First, Love Later + No Pocket Dimension + Heartwarming] Su Lele owns a snack shop. One day, she transmigrates to ancient times into the family of an official. With a harmonious family and a comfortable life, she decides to return to her old trade and start making snacks, beginning with retail sales. Her goal is to open snack shops all across the Great Yun Kingdom. Hawthorn rolls, potato chips, fish balls, grilled shrimp, little dried fish, pin 4.2kReads8.9Score322Shelves

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    These three ancient time-travel novels are all related to food, guaranteed to make you hungrier the more you read. They even describe snacks, tea, and street food. If you love fast-paced, food-themed stories, come check them out! And if you don't like angst, you can jump right in – there's no awful stuff here!

42. 92 这 This Chef Can Do Magic 这个主厨会魔术 You Are the Truth of This World你是人间真理Urban359k WordsCompleted While Chen Xi was selling fried rice on the street, a gas canister suddenly exploded, and he unexpectedly gained control over fire. After a series of twists and turns, he became the head chef at a restaurant in San Francisco that was on the verge of closing. Under the guise of magic, he grilled pizza, meat, chicken, steak... The food was delicious, and the amazing fire performances were a sight to behold. The little seaside restaurant gradually became a hit. Chen Xi started receiving bigger and 6.6kReads9.1Score477Shelves

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    There's bound to be a cooking novel you'll love among these top-rated, completed works. [Eating popcorn emoji]

43. 93 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
44. 94 美 Gourmet: Making a Living by Selling Food on the Street 美食：从摆摊赚生活费开始 Invincible A Ying无敌阿莹Urban671k WordsOngoing [Gourmet food] + [Everyday urban life] + [One heroine] + [Comedy] “Have you heard? There’s a stall at the night market that sells really good cold noodles.” “I heard there’s also a stall selling buns, and they’re unbelievably good.” “What are you talking about? I heard the night market’s braised beef is amazing.” Li Qing, who had transmigrated here, realized he was about to start college, but paying for living expenses was going to be a big problem. Then he unexpectedly activated the Chef God Sy 21Reads—Score—Shelves

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    🔥①The male protagonist, a primary school student, is unexpectedly bound to a chef system. Coincidentally, he doesn't want to study, so he cooks at his family's restaurant every day after school. With the system's support, his cooking becomes surprisingly delicious. 🔥②The protagonist has just become a university student but is worried about tuition fees. Therefore, he decides to sell snacks during summer vacation to earn living expenses, because he is also bound to a chef system.

45. 95 夜 You Sell Fried Rice Every Night? Is This KTV Even Legit?! 夜夜卖炒饭？你这KTV正经吗！ Daughter of a Poor Family寒门之女Urban877k WordsCompleted [Gourmet] [Entrepreneurship] [Wild Imagination] [Slice of Life] [Humor] After going bankrupt and being reborn, how does a respectable restaurant owner end up taking over an incredibly upscale business karaoke lounge? Just as Chen Nian thinks his luck is finally turning around, he learns the karaoke lounge is about to go under! Well, can he start over? As he’s at his wit’s end, a Gourmet Business System appears! Chen Nian: “What gives? You didn’t show up when I ran a restaurant, but now you pop u 1.1kReads6.5Score100Shelves

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    👌(♥∀♥)

46. 96 农 A Country Chef Gets Questioned? I Fire Back with a State Banquet! 农村厨子被质疑？我反手端国宴！ Old Granny Who Fell in Love with Trees爱上树的老奶Urban750k WordsCompleted Zhang Yuan, a chef in Ping'an Village, is possessed by someone who transmigrated while he was haggling over prices. He takes over the village's celebration and funeral banquets, but he's so broke he can barely make ends meet. After awakening the Banquet Chef God System, he fires up three woks at once, frying spices until the aroma draws a million views! His knife work turns Wensi tofu into a chrysanthemum, astounding provincial officials. Even his sworn rival follows the aroma over with a 300-yu 135Reads7.0Score—Shelves
47. 97 牢 The Prison Food Is So Good, No Inmate Wants to Get Out 牢饭太香，犯人都不想出狱了 Ma Sui Sui马三岁碎Urban2.2M WordsOngoing Pang Rifeng is a restaurant owner with mediocre cooking skills. After an accident gave him the “Strongest Food System,” his culinary skills improved dramatically. His elementary school classmate Miao Fengfeng recommended him for a chef job at a prison. Using the dishes unlocked by his System, he won rave reviews from the inmates. Even the guards volunteered for overtime just to sample his cooking. Pang Rifeng’s cooking not only improved the prison meals, but also motivated the inmates to work ha 1.5kReads5.6Score147Shelves
48. 98 从 From Michelin to Street Stall: It Took Me Only Three Days 从米其林到摆摊，我只用了三天 Humble Little Fool谦虚的瓜娃子Urban172k WordsOngoing 17Reads—Score—Shelves

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49. 99 啥 What the Heck, You Want Me to Cook for TV and Movie Characters? 啥玩意，让我给影视剧角色当厨师 Mu Tongxiao牧瞳霄Urban311k WordsCompleted [Cooking God Check-In] System activated. Meng Botao gets up early in the morning. Suddenly, a mechanical voice echoes in his mind. He freezes for a few seconds, then tears spill from his eyes. “It's finally here!” Three months ago, he transmigrated to this world. Born into a poor family, Meng Botao was just a kitchen hand, but he had dreamed of becoming an outstanding chef ever since he was a child. As a rule, transmigrating to another world should lead to great things. Deep down, he believed hi 425Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A story that perfectly fits the requirements 🌸🌸🌸 The male protagonist transmigrates to a Western fantasy world and immediately obtains a Food God System, activating max-level culinary skills. In this world full of potatoes, the protagonist is a god-like existence, with a constant stream of people coming and going every day.

50. 100 失 Unemployed? The Gourmet System Takes Me Straight to the Top 失业？美食系统直接带我飞 Jiajia's Beibei加加家的贝贝Modern Romance530k WordsCompleted [Gourmet System + Golden Finger + Ordinary Person Quietly Making a Fortune + No Romance] Li Beibei is an utterly ordinary university student, and her transition from graduation straight to unemployment goes perfectly smoothly. After yet another failed job application, Beibei gets on her knees and begs every god in sight to grant her a job. She knocks her head so hard that, with a clang, heaven drops a Gourmet System and a small, upgradable shop into her lap. Before she can even celebrate, she di 112Reads—Score—Shelves

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