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

1. 101 带 Bringing a Tiny Kitchen to Cook for an Entire Ancient Army Camp 带小厨房在古代军营做大锅饭 Xiao Mihu小迷胡Ancient Romance201k WordsCompleted Yun Shu, a modern food blogger, had finally worked hard for years to buy an apartment in the big city. But on the very first day after moving into her new home, she inexplicably transmigrated to a dynasty called Great Yan. The food here was plain. People only knew how to boil or steam their ingredients, making it a veritable culinary desert. Having grown up immersed in Chinese food culture, Yun Shu had no choice but to cook for herself and make sure she had enough to eat. To survive, she found a 4.9kReads8.2Score343Shelves

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   💫💫Yun Shu, a modern food blogger, finally managed to buy an apartment in a big city after years of hard work. However, on her very first day moving in, she inexplicably traveled to a dynasty called the Great Yan. Having been immersed in Chinese culinary culture, Yun Shu had no choice but to rely on herself. To survive, she joined the army's cookhouse, starting as a menial worker and working her way up to become the head cook, where she also encountered the Great Yan's war god general…

2. 102 在 Wanted for Cooking with a Wok in the Immortal Realm 在仙界支锅炒菜被通缉了 It's Zi Shi, You Know是子时啊Ancient Romance77k WordsCompleted Li Xiaochu is a modern-day food streamer. She’s drooling over a Beef Wellington. She closes her eyes, then opens them, and she’s gone! She opens them again, and, would you look at that! She’s taken the place of a lowly fire-tending fairy in the Immortal Realm? From the start, she’s at the peak. Other people transmigrate into immortal cultivation harems as heroines and enjoy sweet romances! She transmigrates into a wanted criminal in the Immortal Realm? The reason: she polluted the realm with sti —Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 103 给 A Little Taste of Chinese Cuisine to Spice Up Food Wars! 给食戟之灵来点小小的中餐震撼 Zhongxi仲系Anime Fanfiction1.3M WordsOngoing [Food Wars! fanfic + No romance + Serious cooking + Lighthearted] Shen Mo, a somewhat well-known Chinese chef, transmigrates by accident. In this world, it seems that cooking skills can determine just about everything? I’ll try to keep all the recipes grounded in reality, and describe the cooking process in fairly complete detail. This is a free platform, after all, so feel free to use them as recipes if you like. If not, you can just skip those parts. 3.6kReads9.3Score254Shelves

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   🔥①The protagonist, a chef, transmigrates into an anime world set against the backdrop of culinary battles. Recommended by his customers, he successfully enters what's touted as Tokyo's strongest culinary academy for further studies. 🔥②The protagonist is immediately bound to a culinary system upon arriving in this parallel world. However, the system orders him to sell steamed buns in a park late at night. Seriously, who eats steamed buns at night?

4. 104 美 Gourmet: Mr. Ye, Where Do You Think You'll Run This Time? 美食：叶先生，看你这次往哪跑 Born a Foolish Child天生笨小孩Urban1.6M WordsCompleted [Everyday Life] [No Romance] [Comedy] [Heartwarming] [A Good Read Over Meals] In his previous life, Ye Fan had an accident and was dragged to the underworld by Ox-Head and Horse-Face. With a wave of his hand, King Yama changed Ye Fan's fate. He is given a brand-new identity as a master chef. Watch him complete his missions while enjoying life. Random dishes, random street-stall locations, one thing always stays the same: everything tastes amazing! Selling buns beside a restroom, lobster outs 904Reads6.6Score100Shelves
5. 105 美 Gourmet: Selling Meals at School Sends Students and Teachers into a Frenzy 美食：学校卖饭，师生抢疯了 Boiled Fish水煮鱼Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Gourmet | Everyday Life | Lighthearted | Relaxing | Slow-Paced | Comforting] Jiang Fan got a Gourmet System and rented a small food stall in his school cafeteria. “There aren’t any students eating here. You should close up.” “The food’s terrible. You’ll be out of business in a few days.” “Here comes another idiot, selling food in this place.” Everyone mocked him. Jiang Fan ignored them and checked his mission. He had to sell a hundred shaomai in one day. Could he pull that off? “Wow, these shao 2.6kReads7.1Score180Shelves

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   A food-themed, street-stall-based, and humorous slice-of-life story. The first book features maxed-out cooking skills, system tasks, and random cooking locations, with the protagonist constantly being chased by customers. The second book focuses on a capricious system that sells the right things in the wrong places. For example, it sells super spicy chicken wings at a proctology hospital, causing discomfort for hemorrhoid sufferers; it sells garlic pork belly and spicy pork intestines at a matchmaking corner, leaving the patients with unpleasant odors for matchmaking; and it sells crispy fried chicken cutlets at a gymnasium, making it impossible to lose weight. The random street stalls allow customers to be captured and apprehended.

6. 106 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 634Reads—Score109Shelves
7. 107 美 Gourmet: My Cooking Makes the Myriad Worlds Drool 美食，我的美食馋哭诸天万界 There's a Little Divine Beast at My House俺家有只小神兽Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted Fantasy, food, illustrations, comedy, scheming, farming. The starry-sky yanggeng, the undisputed beauty queen of desserts. The upgraded version of Stargazing Pie: Eyes Shut Forever. Boiled cabbage so beautiful it takes your breath away. Spicy crayfish that'll make anyone gain a few pounds before they leave. A chopped chili Kun head big enough to feed dozens. Red-braised lamb, fish-fragrant shredded pork, crystal shrimp dumplings, chicken broth soup dumplings, squirrel-shaped mandarin fish... Hel 953Reads8.9Score101Shelves

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   Feeling like you're going through a reading slump? Check this out: Fantasy Food. 🐘🐘🐘 The first book is about Zhu Fan, who transmigrates to the cultivation world and becomes a disciple of a sect. Just as he's about to receive his cheat-like ability, an unexpected event occurs. Zhu Fan: Family, does anyone know anything about this? I was about to become a powerful figure in the immortal realm, waiting for my divine pill to be perfected so I could ascend to immortality! But suddenly someone interfered and I was mistakenly tied to a Chef God System! What's the use of being a chef in a cultivation world? Everyone else is practicing abstinence from food! And the sect even gave me a pill-refining task! What am I going to do?

8. 108 我 I'm a Professional God Slayer, Yet Dad Wants Me to Take the Imperial Exams 我屠神专业户，老爹却让我考科举 Penglai Moon蓬山月Eastern Fantasy706k WordsCompleted Ding Wen transmigrated to a cultivation world and became a butcher, awakening the “God-Slaying Blade Codex.” As long as he held his butcher's knife, he could see his target's “Karmic Thread” weakness, sever it with a single slash, and absorb the target's talents! [Absorb the Heaven-Piercing Divine Eye, and see through all illusions!] [Absorb Sword Flight, and unleash ten thousand swords at once!] [Absorb the Law of Allure…] Before long, Ding Wen used his extraordinary butchering skills to secret 199Reads6.5Score108Shelves
9. 109 让 You Asked Me to Cook a Country Banquet, So I Made the Manchu-Han Imperial Feast 让你回村烧大席，你烧出满汉全席 Pork Intestines Smell So Good肥肠真香Urban1.3M WordsCompleted Ou Huang returned to his hometown, intending to enjoy a leisurely life. But he was forced to bind himself to a strange System. He was assigned to be the village cook, responsible for preparing dishes for village banquets. Whether it was a senior's birthday, a baby's full-month celebration, or a wedding feast... every joyous occasion in the countryside was in Ou Huang's hands! From red-braised pork knuckle to four-joy meatballs to pork belly with preserved mustard greens, every dish Ou Huang ma 434Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Su Feng, who chose to be a lazy bum, miraculously became bound to the "Universe's Number One Culinary Master" system and even owned a small restaurant! At this moment, his life as a lazy bum began to turn around. "Dad, this customer is so full she's fainting! Yueyue needs to call 120!" "Brother, this lady has gained twenty pounds since last month! Why is she so fat?" Su Feng: "God, I just want to sleep well, take care of the kids, and be a useless lazy bum!"

10. 110 拒 The Three-Star Hole-in-the-Wall That Refused a Michelin Rating 拒绝米其林评级的三星小店 I'm a Bubble我是泡泡Urban2.1M WordsCompleted After the internet influencer Liu Dao visited the shop, the breakfast restaurant the Chen family had painstakingly run for over a decade teetered on the brink of closing. After binding with a System, Chen Yang quit his white-collar job in the city and took over the little shop. Newbie gift pack: an ingredient identification and rating feature. The fresh pork belly from a free-range mountain pig that swims regularly has three distinct layers of fat and lean meat. After roaming the hills, its fles 3.8kReads8.8Score379Shelves
11. 111 过 I Set Up a Stall Before the New Year and Left Customers Drooling 过年前摆一波摊，馋坏食客 Hua Xiaoze花小泽Urban739k WordsCompleted My new work is here! You’re welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your follows motivate me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! Wang Xu, the “King of Street Stalls,” quit his job right before the New Year and encountered a Gourmet System. Unlike a tycoon System, this one had a simple, no-nonsense way of taking its cut: a 70/30 or 60/40 split. Under this arrangement, Wang Xu had to meet the System’s KPIs while also working hard to increase his own earnings. 646Reads—Score102Shelves

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    Fall in love with food, enjoy delicious food, and start your day with a wonderful breakfast.

12. 112 美 Gourmet: One Bowl of Pork-Killing Stew Makes the Whole Village Weep 美食：一碗杀猪菜，吃哭全村老少 Blue Paper Divination蓝纸卜Urban261k WordsCompleted [Gourmet]+ [Rural Banquet Cooking]+ [Everyday Life]+ [System]+ [Humor] Shen Fei had just graduated from college when someone hired him to cook for a funeral banquet. He was still hesitating when he heard the System awaken. Accepting the job would bind him to the Gourmet System. What was there to hesitate about? He knew the ins and outs of wedding and funeral banquets better than anyone! He’d secretly learned plenty by following his grandpa around. From then on, whenever anyone held a wedding or 198Reads6.0Score—Shelves
13. 113 炊 The Kitchen Squad's Worst Cook: The Whole Battalion Begs Me to Serve Their Food 炊事班吊车尾：全营士兵跪求打饭 Gou Wa Leopard Head苟娃豹子头Urban623k WordsCompleted [Military Life]+ [Mess Hall Cook]+ [System]+ [Military Cuisine]+ [No Female Lead] Qin Yuan, a restaurant owner, dies suddenly in the middle of the night. When he opens his eyes again, he discovers that he has become a brand-new recruit just assigned to a company! Fortunately, the System activates and binds itself to him just in time! It all starts with food. As long as Qin Yuan's dishes earn praise from his fellow soldiers, he can use those praise points to improve his physical attributes and ex 557Reads7.5Score101Shelves
14. 114 民 Setting Up a Stall Outside the Civil Affairs Bureau? Boss, Don't Run! 民政局门口摆摊？呜，老板别跑！ The Great Gourmet大美食家Urban132k WordsOngoing [Gourmet] [No Heroine] [Daily Life] [Lighthearted Comedy] [Comfort Food] [Heartwarming] Also known as: Give Me Your Stomach, All You Have to Do Is Get Fat Also known as: Sweeten the Food, Get So Fat It Hurts Also known as: Sorry, My Cooking Won't Let You Lose Weight Also known as: That's Right, I'm the Great Gourmet Demon King on Your Road to Weight Loss After quitting his job and returning home, Su Feng started a life as a street vendor. Each week, he sets up at a different location, serving di 1Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 115 开 Head Chef on a Film Set from the Start: Did Liu Tianxian Cry After Eating? 开局剧组大厨，刘天仙吃哭了？ Boiled Hairtail水煮刀鱼Urban824k WordsCompleted [Gourmet] + [Showbiz] + [Comedy], completely safe and toxin-free, so read with confidence! Wang Ye transmigrated to a parallel world and became a chef on a film set. From the start, he gained a Gourmet System and began his wild ride. Extra: "Holy crap, Brother Ye's a culinary god sent down from heaven!" Liu Tianxian: "Mmm, so good! It's amazing! I'm doomed, I'm going to gain weight again!" Famous director: "Chef Wang, I hear you're an incredible cook. Would you be our film crew's exclusive chef? 85Reads6.7Score—Shelves
16. 116 卖 Do I Really Need to Go Deep Into the Mountains to Sell Good Food? 卖个美食，没必要去深山老林吧？ Pale White Elm苍苍白榆Urban396k WordsCompleted [No Romance]+ [Gourmet]+ [Slice of Life]+ [Lighthearted] After losing his job, Zhai Shaofan unexpectedly binds himself to a Gourmet System and begins a life of setting up a stall wherever chance takes him. He sells rice bowls at the train station, and someone pretends to be sick just to get in line for one? A thief who steals nothing but duck snacks? Jumping off a building? Who cares about some guy when roast duck smells this good? What? I’m selling fried food in a mascot costume? I thought the 101Reads6.4Score—Shelves
17. 117 每 A Random Food Stall Every Week, Leaving Customers Drooling 每周随机摆摊，食客都被馋哭了 Questioning the Heart, Questioning the Sword问心问剑Urban232k WordsOngoing [Gourmet + System + comedy + male lead-free] After transmigrating to a parallel world, Su Yang gets a random-stall System. From the start, it demands that he sell 1,000 fried chickens outside Qingbei University. Su Yang: “What? It wants me to sell 1,000 fried chickens outside Qingbei? Isn’t that asking the impossible?” System: “Complete the task and receive a reward of one million yuan.” I, Su Yang, accept this task. It’s not about the money. I just happen to love selling fried chicken from a 54Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 118 他 He Vanishes from His Night Market Stall, Driving All His Customers Crazy 他夜市摆摊玩失踪，食客们全疯了 A Name on the Rankings榜上有名Urban535k WordsCompleted [Food + heartwarming + laid-back + business + street stall + no female lead] “Stop eating, stop eating! Take a look at yourselves. Do you even look like actors anymore? You're as round as balls!” Hearing the director's warning, a certain top-tier star tearfully polished off a bowl of braised pork. “Director, I promise, I promise I'll start working hard to lose weight tomorrow!” The director flew into a rage, snatched the braised pork, and took a bite. He was about to say, “Is this it?!” Then he 1.7kReads7.0Score103Shelves
19. 119 我 I Open a Canteen in the Embroidered Uniform Guard 我在锦衣卫开食堂 Bak Kut Teh肉骨茶茶Ancient Romance713k WordsCompleted “I’m a famous food blogger! There’s no way I can’t handle you lot!” Food blogger Song Zhaozhao accidentally transmigrated into the body of a vicious female supporting character. She ended up in a poor little mountain village, but her father doted on her, her mother loved her, and her older brother protected her. With a wave of her expert hand, Song Zhaozhao gave up on her childhood sweetheart and opened a canteen for the Embroidered Uniform Guard. “From today on, I’m in charge of your meals!” 1.6kReads—Score179Shelves
20. 120 肥 The Chubby Princess's Little Chef: Miserly Crown Prince, Don't Run! 肥妃小厨娘，抠门太子你别逃！ Xiao Yang Doesn't Do the Dishes小漾不洗碗Ancient Romance606k WordsCompleted [1v1, lighthearted writing, no nasty characters, multiple transmigrators, a chaotic gathering of transmigrators] Three-Michelin-starred chef Lin Manyue opened her eyes and found the world turned upside down! Yesterday she had been preparing foie gras at Paris's Tour d'Argent. Today she'd been dropped into a greasy, bloody ancient-era butcher shop. Her new life as a fierce, 200-jin butcher's wife came with no time to adjust! Neighbors slapped the chopping block and shouted, "Fatso, chop that mea 32Reads6.9Score—Shelves
21. 121 膳 A Feast That Rules the World 膳定乾坤 Qiu Yulan, Who Loves Conch Sashimi爱吃海螺刺身的秋雨兰Historical120k WordsCompleted "A royal banquet chef's successor transmigrates as the son of a condemned official. Starting in a frontier military camp, he uses the way of food to reform the army, stir up the imperial court, build a business, and nurture talent. In the end, he sparks social change with cuisine at its heart and makes history." My new work is out! Come read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The first book tells the story of a descendant of a national banquet who travels back to ancient times, using food to create a new era, opening academies and establishing businesses. The second book tells the story of how food conquers Li Shimin. The third book tells the story of a culinary god in the world of cultivation.

22. 122 厨 I'm a Chef, Yet Somehow I'm Li Er's Son-in-Law 厨师的我，竟是李二的女婿 Happy Little Crawler幸福的爬爬虫Historical2.0M WordsCompleted Yin Xuan transmigrates to the seventh year of the Zhenguan era in the Tang dynasty, where he becomes the owner of a tavern and awakens the Myriad Realms Cuisine System. From then on, his life changes completely. A plate of tomato and egg stir-fry leaves Cheng Yaojin and his two sons singing its praises, while a bowl of wine gets Li Shimin dead drunk. Every dish he makes sets trends throughout the Tang dynasty. Cheng Yaojin: Little brother, how about we become sworn brothers? We don’t have to be 14.8kReads8.9Score1.4kShelves
23. 123 我 I Conquer the World with My Cooking 我靠厨艺火遍全球 Upstream White Shark逆流的白鲨Urban2.3M WordsOngoing A country lad binds himself to a Chef God System, and one bowl of porridge costs 5,800? Everyone in the village thinks Du Bin has gone crazy. Who would have guessed his restaurant would be packed, and with nothing but the upper crust! 191Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Making delicious food is like living life; you must use the finest ingredients and carefully select the best. Only meticulous cooking can create a truly delicious dish. In this world, only food and love should not be taken for granted. We've already let love down too many times; let's not let food down either. Life is like a series of desserts; how can you know which one suits you best if you don't taste them?

24. 124 美 Gourmet: Top-Tier Cooking Skills Generated at Random 美食：随机生成顶级厨艺 Young Master Long Chin长颔公子Urban278k WordsCompleted “Brother Mo, if I give you one night, will you cook me a meal?” A beautiful woman with long legs, a slender waist, and generous curves looked at Lin Mo and pleaded. In his twenty years of life, Lin Mo had never encountered a request like this. “Since you seem sincere, it'll cost you 200 yuan for a bowl of noodles,” Lin Mo said. The beauty's eyes widened. It was as if she'd seen the light... 79Reads6.3Score—Shelves
25. 125 美 Gourmet: My Little Food God Shop 美食：我的食神小店 Master Strategist Patrick Star神机妙算派大星Urban128k WordsOngoing [Gourmet] [No romance] [Everyday life] [Recipes] At the end of Bluestone Alley in the old district, just past the third pagoda tree, there’s a hidden little restaurant run by the God of Cookery. It serves egg fried rice that really glows! And rice porridge that sends you drifting back into your memories with just one sip! It’s also a top-tier restaurant where a bowl of rice porridge costs 166 yuan. Customers are left bowing in admiration, crying out for more, and ordering another ten bowls! The 5Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 126 厨 The God of Cookery Competition: From the Start, My Egg Fried Rice Left Everyone in a Panic 厨神大赛：开局一碗蛋炒饭全慌了 Twin-Blade Little Swashbuckler双刀小飞侠Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsOngoing The best executive chef at a five-star hotel in Huaxia drowns and transmigrates to another world where culinary skill reigns supreme. His sickly mother, his terrible cook of a father, and his little wife who cries at the drop of a hat all become his reasons to strive. The powerful Culinary God System sends his status soaring. A terrifying red-shelled bug? Turn it into spicy crayfish! Winter’s too cold? Then let’s have hot pot! The fishing boat is crawling with strange creatures! Time to slurp do 18Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 127 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 1.1kReads8.7Score102Shelves
28. 128 美 Toriko: Exploring the Gourmet Universe 美食的俘虏：畅游美食宇宙 That Person Suffering from a Book Drought书荒那个人Anime Fanfiction425k WordsOngoing Luo Qi accidentally transmigrates to the world of Toriko and becomes an orphan. Fortunately, he’s adopted by an orphanage under the IGO and grows up safely. In this world, where food is everything, there are two professions people admire above all others. First: Gourmet Hunters, whose powerful strength lets them face the dangers of the wild, and whose life’s calling is to capture rare ingredients. Second: chefs, who master all kinds of specialized techniques to make ingredients even more delicio 3.8kReads8.6Score264Shelves

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    Food articles, featuring all kinds of delicious food.

29. 129 开 Island Survival from the Start, While My Mom's Barbecue Stall Becomes a Hit 开局荒岛求生，我妈烧烤摊卖爆了 Plum Blossom K梅花小KModern Romance529k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + System + Two-Way Space + Coastal Foraging + Farming + No Romance + Bullet Comments + Feel-Good Fiction + Family Bonds] The ocean is full of water, but unfortunately, you can’t drink it. “Mom! I transmigrated! Help, I’m going to die of thirst!” Fang Yun stared at the captions appearing above her daughter, who was in a vegetative state. She was completely stunned. You want to chop down a coconut tree? Don’t worry! Mom will hand you an axe! A tent, a fishing rod, crab tongs, what 5.4kReads8.2Score794Shelves
30. 130 美 Gourmet: I'm Going Crazy! I Never Wanted to Be a Chef! 美食：疯了，我也没想干厨师啊！ Leaving You at Home丢你在家Urban490k WordsCompleted (Leave your brain here) I just transmigrated to a parallel world, and I'm already being hounded for debt! The previous restaurant owner owes us money. Not much! Just fifty million! Su Lang snapped: The boss owes you money. What does that have to do with me!? Before he ran off, he transferred the restaurant to your name. Oh, and he left you ten penguins, too! What the heck? Penguins!? So you ran off and paid our wages with penguins? Ding! Congratulations, Host, you have bound the Food Is Heaven S 81Reads6.2Score—Shelves
31. 131 影 The Movie Emperor Sets Up Stalls Around the World 影帝他在全球摆摊 The Ink Snake Wanders Through Words墨蛇游文Urban349k WordsCompleted [Food + No Romance + Stockpiling + Entertainment Industry + Comfort Food + Heartwarming + Healing] After transmigrating into the body of a second-year acting student, Ye Tianli learns to cook in his acting class to complete the System's mission and return to his original world. While everyone else joins film crews to act, he works his arms kneading dough and travels the world with the System, gathering ingredients and setting up street stalls: He went to the Devil's Sea and stripped the waters 74Reads6.5Score—Shelves
32. 132 美 Gourmet: Laid-Off Office Worker Bags a Million Orders! 美食：被裁社畜，狂揽百万订单！ Gou Wa Leopard Head苟娃豹子头Urban717k WordsCompleted [Gourmet] + [Entrepreneurship] + [System] + [Comeback] + [Getting Rich] + [Everyday Life] + [Feel-Good Story] Yang Lin was an unlucky programmer who got laid off. He thought his life was about to go downhill for good, but instead he kicked his Gourmet career into overdrive! His parents’ boxed-lunch business was on the verge of going under. The moment Yang Lin took over, the Super Chef System came to his rescue, and his cooking skills instantly became god-tier. His boxed lunches and braised meat 259Reads6.6Score—Shelves
33. 133 被 After Getting Laid Off, I Restarted My Life with a Street Stall 被裁员后，我靠摆摊重启人生 Young Man of Huaiyin淮阴少年Urban423k WordsOngoing [God Chef System] [Culinary Superstar] [Heartwarming Story] At 26, Xu Zichuan's life had hit rock bottom: he was unemployed and unmarried. Then, to his surprise, he awakened the “God Chef” System and became the most formidable culinary superstar in the food world. “Thirty-eight yuan for beef chow fun? Are you robbing me?” As soon as he said that, the man added, “...I'll take it. And give me another one.” Someone asked, “Boss, why are there only nine dishes on your menu every day?” “Because I onl 191Reads—Score155Shelves

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34. 134 美 Gourmet: Don’t Talk to Me About Calories, If It Tastes Good, It’s Calorie-Free 美食：别跟我谈热量，好吃就零卡 The Water Runs Deep水深深呀Urban823k WordsCompleted [Gourmet] + [Random Food Stalls] + [Lighthearted] + [Cozy] + [Everyday Life] + [Taking It Easy] + [Unusual Food Stall Locations] + [Perfect with a Meal] + [No Female Lead] Fang Yuan, a programmer who has just quit his job, is ready to take it easy... Ding! The Ultimate Food Stall System is at your service. Each week, your stall location and menu will be selected at random. This week, please go to Peace Plaza at noon to sell roasted sweet potatoes. Fang Yuan looks up at the blazing sun, shining 1.4kReads6.2Score116Shelves
35. 135 让 I Told You to Set Up a Street Stall, Not Outside the City Management Bureau 让你摆地摊，没让你城管局门口摆 Watching the Moonlight看风月Urban1.6M WordsCompleted [Gourmet]+ [System]+ [Wife- and Daughter-Doting Devotee]+ [Cozy Daily Life]+ [No Transmigration, No Rebirth] After turning thirty, Jiang Tian loses his job. His boss flees overseas with his sister-in-law and 80 million yuan. Comforted by his wife, Lin Wanqing, Jiang Tian decides to start a food stall. To his surprise, he binds himself to the [Supreme Street-Stall System]. A humble bowl of fried rice from a roadside stall leaves countless customers overwhelmed: "Boss Jiang's fried rice is the 18.3kReads8.6Score1.3kShelves
36. 136 翻 What a Train Wreck! The Actress Forced to Play a Role Has Completely Lost Her Image 翻车！被迫营业的艺人她人设全崩 Shen Jiujiujiujiu沈鸠啾啾啾Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Just a few months after joining the entertainment industry, Xin Zhu was hit on the head with a water bottle thrown by a hater. She passed out on the spot and was rushed to the hospital. She'd barely made any money, and now her life was in danger. Whoever wanted to be an entertainer could have the job. Just as Xin Zhu was about to pack her bags and quit the industry, she unexpectedly became a sensation thanks to her absurdly good luck?! Everyone else: “I can't find any clues.” Xin Zhu: “Isn't thi 2.3kReads8.9Score300Shelves

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    Novels featuring characters with maxed-out culinary skills offer readers a feast for the eyes and palate with their unique settings and exquisite descriptions of food. Whether transported to another world or becoming a food blogger in reality, the protagonists conquer everyone with their culinary prowess. If you're a food lover, these novels are a must-read. They will take you into a wondrous world filled with food and fantasy, providing endless enjoyment and satisfaction as you read.

37. 137 神 God-Tier Gourmet 神级美食家 The Sword's Name剑之名Urban3.0M WordsCompleted The countryside is beautiful, and the food is delicious. Fry up some dishes, grow some crops, raise some fish, play with the dog, and make some babies. That’s the leisurely country life of Qin Feng, the God of Cooking. One day, Qin Feng sat lazily in the courtyard of his farmhouse restaurant and lifted his eyelids to glance at the three foreigners standing respectfully before him. “Boss Qin, this is the president of our country, who’s come especially to sample your cooking.” “Sorry, we’re sold o 1.7kReads8.3Score144Shelves
38. 138 美 Gourmet: Selling Meals at a KTV? I'm Actually Very Serious 美食：ktv卖饭？我真的很正经 Crows Can Turn Their Luck Around乌鸦会翻身Urban613k WordsCompleted [Food + everyday life + entertainment + comedy!] Jiang Feng transmigrates to a parallel world, where he becomes a cook in a KTV kitchen and awakens the God of Cooking System! While other KTVs are busy coming up with discount packages, his place starts selling meals instead. “Hello, boss. This is our KTV's new specialty service: a platter of braised meats.” “What? Your KTV doesn't offer anything naughty, and you sell food?” “Holy crap, this braised meat is freaking incredible! Quick, bring me ten 37Reads7.0Score—Shelves
39. 139 美 Exploring the World of Food 美食世界探索 Chen Ziyang, the Great God Himself陈紫洋大神本人Eastern Fantasy437k WordsOngoing 📖 A hard-core hunting adventure in a world of gourmet food ✔️ No golden finger, no female lead. The protagonist relies entirely on real skill to brave dangerous places, hunt exotic ingredients, and cook hearty dishes. ✔️ A muscular protagonist and realistic, hard-core hunting details turn the wilderness into a feast for the senses. ✔️ No deliberately torturing the protagonist. The pace is brisk and satisfying, with no frustrating setbacks. Later on, his combat power goes through the roof, and he 93Reads—Score—Shelves

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    No system, no cheat codes, the protagonist relies entirely on his own cooking skills

40. 140 跃 Soaring Across the Firmament 跃苍穹 Hou's Spear武侯的戈Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsOngoing All right, I'll stop hiding it. I, Li Yan, don't slay demons and monsters solely to defend the human race. I want to improve too. I'm a young man with ambition! Demons and monsters, come here and let me kill you! Let your wicked lives help me grow! I wield a sword that slays demons and monsters! I wield a palm that turns heaven and earth upside down! I have a heart that upholds the world and brings glory to the human race! 805Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Once you understand one thing, you understand everything; you can do whatever you want.

41. 141 我 I'm Just a Chef. What Do I Know About Showbiz? 我就是个厨子，哪懂什么娱乐圈 Er Ba Wan二八万Urban659k WordsOngoing [Food + System + Entertainment] Li Ming transmigrated into the role of head chef in the employee cafeteria at Jiayi Media and was bound to the Super Chef God System! Not only did Boss Yang and Reba sneak into the kitchen every night, but countless actors and stars flocked there too, all just for a taste of Li Ming's cooking! Reba: “How can Li Ming's cooking be this good? If I married him, could I eat his food every day?” Boss Yang: “Why have so many stars and directors been begging to work with 1.4kReads7.0Score102Shelves

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    Top Chef Novels are all highly recommended! ① Xu Lai, a master chef, transmigrates to a parallel world and becomes a one-star vegetable washer. His restaurant is shut down, he's burdened with huge debts, but he doesn't care. But what happened?! He's a master chef, praised by industry leaders, yet he's targeted by five major companies with bounties on his head. This is a novel that combines competition and everyday life, with incredibly detailed food descriptions, realistic illustrations, sound logic, and an affordable price.

42. 142 离 A Hundred Days After the Divorce, My Daughter Exposes My Chef's Certificate 离婚百日，厨师证竟被女儿曝光 Cute and Handsome萌帅Urban1.3M WordsCompleted Lin Chen has been divorced from his wife of eight years for just a hundred days when his daughter suddenly shows up at his door. “Daddy, Mommy found a new daddy. It makes me so sad.” Hearing this, Lin Chen is instantly furious. After eight years together, he walked away with nothing. And in the end, his wife had already found a rich man and had even stopped caring about their daughter. “Daddy will definitely give you a future!” Lin Chen vows. Just as he makes up his mind, he obtains the Life Win 769Reads8.0Score102Shelves
43. 143 重 Reborn, I'm Still a Chef 重生后我还是个厨子 Three Folds三道褶Urban1.6M WordsCompleted I’m a chef, but I’m more than just a chef. I’m not short on money, yet wealth keeps pouring in. I’m not short on beautiful confidantes, yet they keep vying for a place in my arms. … Before I knew it, I had built a business empire. But what is the meaning of life? What is the meaning of being reborn? I was lost… 9Reads8.0Score—Shelves
44. 144 美 Foodie Restaurant Reviews: My Identity as the Head Chef of a State Banquet Is Exposed 美食探店：我国宴主厨身份被曝光 Ruffian暴徒Urban1.1M WordsCompleted In this age where food reigns supreme, Xiao Bai awakens the Gourmet System and wins the Harbor District God of Cooking Competition. He earns the title of Imperial Banquet Chef, but keeps his identity hidden and sets out to review restaurants. [Ding! You have completed the task of reviewing ten private dining establishments! Reward: 10 SSS-grade cooking methods.] [Ding! You have completed the task of reviewing eight major cuisines! Reward: a set of God of Cooking knives!] [Ding! You have complete 653Reads6.5Score100Shelves
45. 145 杂 With a Mixed Spirit Root, I Become a Food God by Cooking for My Sect 杂灵根的我，靠当宗门厨子成食神 Well-Behaved but Defiant乖离不乖11k WordsCompleted I Have a Mixed Spiritual Root, but Became the God of Food by Cooking for My Sect 11Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The main character is a chef

46. 146 美 Gourmet: I'm the Company Chef, and Everyone Wants Overtime 美食：我公司掌勺，全员要求加班 Walnut Nutcracker胡桃大夹子Urban186k WordsCompleted [The male lead’s career path: employee → self-employed → employee → self-employed → employee → ... an endless cycle...] Su Bin, an outstanding soon-to-be graduate, was about to start an internship at a major company when a jealous classmate secretly changed his assigned position, turning a white-collar job into a late-night restaurant cook position. As it happened, Su Bin unexpectedly acquired a Gourmet System. Inside the company shuttle-bus drivers’ break room: “It’s past nine at night. Why is 257Reads5.9Score—Shelves

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    The first book is amazing, highly recommended!

47. 147 小 Setting Up a Stall Outside the Elementary School, Mom and Dad, Save Some for Me 小学门口摆摊，爸爸妈妈给我留点 One Dream, Two Emptinesses一梦两空Urban201k WordsCompleted This book is also known as "After I Grabbed My Bucket and Ran, I Awakened the Gourmet God System". [Comedy] [Comfort Food] [System] [Gourmet] [Goofball] As a civil engineering graduate, Zhang Yang followed his seniors’ advice on starting a business and became a proud freelancer: selling snacks outside an elementary school as a street vendor. Egg fried rice, pan-fried buns, and all kinds of other delicious food took the school gate by storm. The elementary school students and their parents lined 392Reads5.7Score—Shelves

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    Food-themed novels, not bad.

48. 148 爱 The Gourmet of Love Apartment 爱情公寓里的美食家 Ready to Die at Any Moment随时赴死Male-Channel Fanfiction558k WordsCompleted The story of Liu Dong, the greatest chef in the world, after Lu Xiaobu brings him to Love Apartment. (Most of the plot has been rearranged, so it definitely won't follow the TV series step by step. The protagonist's career and the apartment's story get equal focus, and Yu Wanyu, Mei Jia, and the others all have their own fully developed, distinctive storylines.) The legendary journey of a humble little restaurant as it becomes a viral sensation, a famous attraction, a city landmark, and a Chines 1.9kReads8.3Score100Shelves
49. 149 过 I Went Home for New Year and Took Charge of the Cooking, Now My Relatives Won't Leave! 过年回家掌厨，亲戚赖着不走了！ Five-Spice Tofu and Pork Belly香干五花Urban238k WordsCompleted [Food + Mouthwatering + Makes You Drool + No Romance + Cozy Daily Life + Comedy] As soon as final exams ended, Chen Zhuo unexpectedly bound himself to a Setting-Based Food System. By loading different everyday-life settings, he could gain the cooking skills associated with them. On his first day back home, he loaded the “Spring Festival” setting. Cured meat, cured fish, and sausages were just the appetizers. Under his hands, fish cakes, fish balls, meatballs, lotus-root sandwiches, spring rolls, 874Reads6.4Score100Shelves
50. 150 美 Gourmet: A Street Stall Owner Tours the Nation 美食：地摊老板，全国巡摆 Banana Stir-Fried with Strawberries香蕉炒草莓Urban233k WordsCompleted Zhang Feng is a model young man who transmigrates to Blue Star in a parallel world and binds himself to a Gourmet System. From then on, a man as legendary as a myth begins appearing all across the country. Cumin lamb skewers, late-night egg fried rice, fragrant braised beef, crispy fried chicken frames... From big cities to small towns, a legend begins to spread: On some street, you may come across a man in a chef’s uniform. If you meet him, you’ll get to taste the most delicious food in the wor 70Reads5.6Score—Shelves

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