Looking for Down-to-Earth Food Novels: A Skilled Chef Serving Affordable Cuisine 求正经美食书，厨师厨艺精湛，美食价格平民

1. 1 我 My Food Refreshes at Random, Leaving Customers Drooling 我的美食随机刷新，顾客馋哭了 Half-Sweet Iced Coffee, No Extra Ice冰咖半糖不加冰Urban1.7M WordsCompleted This book is also known as: Selling Extra-Spicy Grilled Wings Outside a Colorectal Hospital [Food + no female lead + everyday life + comedy + perfect with a meal] Lin Xuan didn't want to go to work, so he unexpectedly bound himself to a food System. Every week, it assigned a random location and a random dish. But the very first week's task left him dumbfounded. What? Sell extra-spicy grilled wings outside a colorectal hospital? What kind of devilish task was that? And that was only the beginnin 81.6kReads9.3Score8.4kShelves

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   Food stalls are set up everywhere, and the prices are absolutely affordable.

2. 2 靠 Nourishing the Land with Food: My Fruits and Vegetables Have Come to Life 靠美食养地：我的瓜果通灵了 Jingli惊理Urban1.3M WordsOngoing [Urban fantasy + food + slice of life + no romance + random street stalls + perfect mealtime reading] Fresh out of college and already unemployed, Gao Lin unexpectedly binds to a Food System and decisively heads home. Each week, he randomly sets up a stall to sell food, and in return his fruits and vegetables receive a huge upgrade. Tiny tomatoes can be prepared in a hundred different ways. A whole field of rotten tomatoes gets a new lease on life, and even college students who can't live withou 986Reads7.4Score102Shelves
3. 3 这 This Chef Is Up to No Good 这个厨子不正经 No Hunger, No Sitting无饿不坐Urban342k WordsOngoing [Gourmet]+ [Perfect with a Meal]+ [Irreverent]+ [Lighthearted Comedy]+ [Urban Daily Life]+ [Heartwarming] As a child, Fang Ming’s cooking was so bad even the dogs wouldn’t eat it. As an adult, he unexpectedly obtains the [Food God’s Illustrated Compendium]. A reporter asks, “Why are you selling tonic soup outside a men’s clinic?” Fang Ming: “Because I want to help men get back on their feet.” Reporter: “Then why are you selling meat and wine outside a temple?” Fang Ming: “The wine and meat pass —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   I searched for serious novels, but the results were all unserious ones. It cracked me up!

4. 4 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
5. 5 这 This Boss Is So Sneaky, He Takes His Street Stall Everywhere 这老板真苟，摆个地摊还到处走 Selling Egg Burgers!卖鸡蛋汉堡咯Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [The print edition of Random Gourmet Stall is now available on major platforms] [Gourmet] [No romance] [Everyday life] [Comedy] [Comfort food] [Cozy] [Healing] After transmigrating to a parallel world, Lin Zhou unexpectedly binds himself to a Random Gourmet System. Every week brings a random location, random food, and different customers. He sells buns at the park entrance, century egg and lean pork congee on a mountaintop, and candied hawthorns outside a school. Every dish is mouthwatering and 83kReads9.5Score8.1kShelves

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   There are only 4 books.

6. 6 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

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   1. The protagonist has a wife and daughter. After losing his job and setting up a street stall, he is reported by a fellow vendor for using cheat codes. The police, to compensate him, allow him to set up a stall in front of the city management office. 2. The protagonist has a culinary god system. His creations intoxicate his fellow disciples, increasing their cultivation levels. 3. The protagonist is a primary school student, but his cooking is incredibly delicious. Customers eagerly await his return from vacation.

7. 7 修 A Great War in the Cultivation World, All for a Bite to Eat?! 修仙界大战，只为抢口饭？！ Red Carp, Donkey, Green Crucian Carp红鲤鱼驴绿鲫鱼Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted [Gourmet cooking + immortal cultivation + scheming sect disciple + lighthearted comedy + goofy daily life + no female lead or harem] Zhu Fan transmigrated to the cultivation world and became a disciple of a sect. Just as he was about to receive his golden finger, something unexpected happened Zhu Fan: Anyone else know this feeling? I was about to become a tycoon in the immortal realm! Once my divine pill was ready, I’d ascend to immortality! But someone suddenly cut in and bound me to the wrong 15kReads9.2Score1.7kShelves
8. 8 谢 I’m a Grade-Schooler, and I’ve Become a Culinary God! 谢邀，我，小学生，已成厨神！ Selling Egg Burgers!卖鸡蛋汉堡咯Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Gourmet]+ [Slice of Life]+ [No Romance]+ [Heartwarming]+ [Healing]+ [Comedy] “The only thing an elementary school student should be doing is studying hard... But I think Master Fang going to school is neglecting his proper work.” “I’ve finally made it to the front of the line... Master Fang, can we put your homework aside for a bit? Could you fry me some rice first?” “You think I’m waiting outside the elementary school to pick up my own kid? I’m actually here to pick up Master Fang after schoo 24.5kReads8.8Score2.4kShelves

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   1. The protagonist has a wife and daughter. After losing his job and setting up a street stall, he is reported by a fellow vendor for using cheat codes. The police, to compensate him, allow him to set up a stall outside the city management office. 2. The protagonist has a culinary god system. His creations intoxicate his fellow disciples, increasing their cultivation levels. 3. The protagonist is a primary school student, but his cooking is incredibly delicious. Customers eagerly await his return from vacation.

9. 9 成 After Becoming a Master of State Banquets, I Started Running a Street Stall 成为国宴大师后开始摆摊 Fried Hawthorn油炸山楂Urban460k WordsOngoing The warmth of everyday life is what comforts the human heart most. [Food + street stalls + lighthearted + plenty of cooking knowledge + street-stall guide + slow-paced everyday life + detailed recipes + no harem + the author genuinely wants to teach readers to cook] Chen Feng has studied cooking for years and mastered the four major regional cuisines of Sichuan, Shandong, Guangdong, and Huaiyang. He became the youngest person in the Dragon Kingdom to earn the title of National Banquet Master. Af 4.2kReads8.9Score277Shelves

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   [Heart][Heart][Heart] A serious food novel!!! The chef's culinary skills are superb. ① Chen Feng has studied cooking for many years and is proficient in the four major cuisines of Sichuan, Shandong, Cantonese, and Huaiyang, becoming the youngest recipient of the title of "National Banquet Master" in the Dragon Kingdom. He transmigrates to a parallel world and awakens a street vendor system. However, the difficulty of the tasks issued by the system is based on the original owner's cooking skills.

10. 10 警 Warning: The Aroma from This Street Stall Has Captivated a Movie Star 警告，小摊香气俘获女明星 Turn the Steering Wheel Left左打方向盘Urban203k WordsOngoing [Congratulations, Host, You've Activated the God-Tier Food System!] One night, after drinking too much at a bar, Shen Yi met the actress Lin Wan. Shen Yi unexpectedly bound himself to a food System. To earn its rewards, he began selling food at a different random location each week, serving different customers each time. He set up a fried chicken stall at People's Square, but the only people around were elderly folks dancing in the square. "My pension is eighteen thousand a month. What's wrong 3.3kReads—Score283Shelves

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    This looks great!

11. 11 我 I Used One Bowl of Noodles to Put a City on the Map 我靠一碗面，带动一座城 Fiery Cabbage火爆的白菜Urban1.2M WordsOngoing [Food + Scenic Area Management, No Stressful Shopkeeping, Well-Plotted, No Stupid Characters] From the start, he quit his job and headed home to take over his father's noodle shop. He turned the little shop into a countywide tourism sensation, putting the county's cultural tourism industry on the map. The Bureau of Culture and Tourism, the Transportation Bureau, the Market Regulation Bureau, and even the county magistrate all begged to get on his good side. He even took over a bankrupt A-grade s 69.8kReads8.3Score7.5kShelves

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    This book is very reasonably priced, comparable to most prices in China. Moreover, it has boosted tourism in the county through its food.

12. 12 成 Growth-Type Chef God: My Proficiency Rises Every Day 成长系厨神：我的熟练度每日上涨 Leg-Day Slacker练腿摸鱼仔Urban1.5M WordsOngoing [Food] [System] [Everyday Life] [Leveling Up] [No Female Lead] [Lighthearted] (The animated series is now out, and the print edition has been signed. Feel free to dive in!) Song Yan was tricked into coming home by his father to inherit the breakfast shop, but unexpectedly activated the God of Cooking System. [Host]: Song Yan Seasoning (Beginner): 165/1000 (Not enough to kill anyone) …Collapsed… Knife Skills (Beginner): 0/1000 (You should worry more about cutting your hand than cutting vegetables 152.7kReads8.7Score15.4kShelves

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    Highly recommended by 7000-hour readers

13. 13 随 Random Street Stalls: I Use Food to Lure Snakes Out of Their Holes 随机摆摊：我用美食引蛇出洞 AAAA Prosperous BloomsAAAA花开富贵Urban889k WordsOngoing [Food + undercover work + comedy + catching criminals + System + no heroine + no romance] Also known as Food: The Undercover Cop Sets Up a Street Stall, and Fugitives Beg Him to Get Back to Work Xiao Lan transmigrated into the body of a police officer in a parallel world and was assigned to pose as a street-food vendor while keeping an eye on a suspect. As it happened, he’d been a cooking genius in his previous life. This was right up his alley. The next day, a tricycle loaded with top-tier food 9.9kReads9.4Score869Shelves

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    I highly recommend the first one.

14. 14 美 Gourmet: I Sell Lunchboxes at a Kindergarten, and Everyone Craves Them 美食：幼儿园卖盒饭，全都馋哭了 A Little Baby Cabbage一颗娃娃菜Urban2.0M WordsCompleted After transmigrating to a parallel world, Su Haoze took in the little tyke left behind by his big brother and sister-in-law. To support the family, he opened a small lunch spot outside a kindergarten. Who would’ve thought he’d end up bound to a Gourmet System! Braised lion’s head meatballs, chicken tofu soup, Dongpo pork, sweet-and-sour ribs, cola chicken wings... Dish after delicious dish won over not only the children, but also a whole crowd of parents. “Boss, do you sell meal plans?” “I want 5.4kReads7.3Score411Shelves

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    The first book is a food-themed, ancient-style novel, quite slice-of-life and heartwarming. The romance between the male and female leads develops slowly, not quickly, but rather gently and steadily. It doesn't focus much on explicit descriptions of food; the main focus is on the food itself. The second book has a system, a child-rearing type of story, mainly focusing on everyday life. It's quite enjoyable and worth checking out. Both are highly recommended.

15. 15 绑 Bound to a Gourmet System, I Become the God of Food by Opening a Restaurant 绑定美食系统，我靠开店成食神 Dean Xiang香院长Urban829k WordsOngoing The rating just came out! Feel free to start reading~ (Food + no romance + System + lighthearted comedy + everyday healing) Boss Xie will never get a partner!! Your System and my System don’t seem to be the same~ Other people’s food Systems: max level with one click, instant culinary godhood, become the God of Food without lifting a finger! Xie Yan’s food System: start from scratch and unlock things one step at a time. Xie Yan spread his hands. It’s fine, it’s fine. Having one is better than hav 24kReads8.1Score2.2kShelves
16. 16 骗 A Fake Cooking God Goes on a Show and Accidentally Becomes the Real Deal 骗子厨神上节目，一不小心成真了 Give Me an Egg Burger来个鸡蛋汉堡Urban1.0M WordsCompleted I transmigrated. Good news: I’m famous and hailed as the God of Cooking. Bad news: The whole thing is fake. I only got here through hype, rigged competitions, and bribed judges. Being famous despite having no skill would be bad enough, but Jiang Zhou discovers that his former self used his reputation to fleece people, too. Charging sky-high fees for apprenticeships, building restaurant chains, and doing whatever it took to make money. With the whole internet cursing him and his reputation in tat 21.4kReads8.9Score1.7kShelves
17. 17 食EN Diners Say I’m a Show-Off, but They Still Devour My Food 食客说我装逼犯，但是还嗷嗷干饭 Give Me an Egg Burger来个鸡蛋汉堡Urban769k WordsOngoing [Transmigration + Urban Life + System + Food + No Romance + Showing Off] “I can't help it. I don't want to, either, but as the God of Cooking, I've got to show off!” After transmigrating to a parallel world, Shen Chuan binds himself to the God of Cooking System, gaining the ability to create every delicacy imaginable. Just thinking about using his culinary skills to reach the pinnacle of success and earn everyone's admiration, with diners clamoring for a taste, is enough to make him blush! But h 24.2kReads8.8Score2.2kShelves
18. 18 开 From the Start, I Lost My Job: Selling Lunchboxes on the Way Home 开局就失业：返乡途中卖盒饭 Wind Quenches Flowers风熄花Urban3.6M WordsCompleted [A System golden finger, food, fast meals and lunch boxes, a leisurely slice-of-life pace, no romance in the main story. At readers’ request, the bonus chapters have a male lead. Male-oriented, male-oriented, male-oriented, said three times.] After working hard for three years, he’d just been made a full-time employee when the restaurant he worked at shut down. Bai Ye drove home in the secondhand car his boss had given him in lieu of pay, a heap of junk piled in the back. He never expected a S 33.8kReads9.1Score2.8kShelves

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    A top-rated masterpiece on Food Tomatoes 🤤🤤🤤 A hilarious blend of urban life and cultivation 🤤🤤🤤 2. Bai Ye, a working-class man, loses his job and returns to his hometown, unexpectedly binding himself to a food system! His construction site lunchboxes become so popular that even the city management officers have to work overtime. The system teaches him cooking skills, earns him bonuses, and unlocks god-level menus. A slice-of-life story with no romantic pairing. Watch him rise from poverty to the pinnacle of life through his lunchboxes!

19. 19 厨 The God of Cooking and the Demon Beasts: Oh No, We're the Ingredients! 厨神，妖兽：不好，我们成食材了 Jiu Yu九语Eastern Fantasy6.8M WordsOngoing A chef transmigrates to a fantasy world and awakens the strongest Chef God System. Whenever someone praises a dish he makes, his talent, physique, and insight improve. Well, this is an instant takeoff. What's more, his dishes have special effects: they can strengthen the body, nourish one's health, and clear away hidden injuries… The entire sect goes wild. From the Ancestor, Supreme Elders, and Sect Master to the servant disciples, everyone goes crazy for a taste. The Sect Master say 66.6kReads9.1Score4.7kShelves

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    A top-rated masterpiece on Food Tomato [licking screen][licking screen][licking screen] Hilarious and humorous urban fantasy [licking screen][licking screen][licking screen] 2. Bai Ye, a working-class man, loses his job and returns to his hometown, unexpectedly binding himself to a gourmet system! His construction site boxed lunches become so popular that even the city management officers have to work overtime. The system teaches him cooking skills, earns him bonuses, and unlocks god-level menus. No romantic pairing, a slice-of-life story. Watch him rise from poverty to the pinnacle of life through his boxed lunches!

20. 20 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

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    At thirty, Jiang Tian should have a stable career, but his boss absconded with his money, leaving him unemployed. Fortunately, his wife gently comforted him, and he decided to set up a street stall to make a living. Unexpectedly, he was bound to the [Strongest Street Vendor System], and his life took a dramatic turn! Simple fried rice became an irresistible delicacy, attracting a frenzy of customers. Facing malicious attacks from competitors, he bravely proved himself in front of the city management bureau. Watch how Jiang Tian uses his culinary skills to turn the tide!

21. 21 四 Siheyuan: I Made Silly Zhu Marry Qin Huairu from the Start 四合院之开局让傻柱娶秦淮茹 Road to Heaven 1通天大道1Male-Channel Fanfiction554k WordsOngoing Bai Hao is a gifted chef from the 21st century. Before turning thirty, he has already become a master chef, and the only thing separating him from the title of grandmaster is his age. Unfortunately, an accident sends his soul back to the 1950s, and into the world of the beast-infested Siheyuan... 943Reads7.7Score—Shelves

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    This book is so good, you can't put it down once you start reading! Perfect for those looking for something to read!

22. 22 美 Gourmet: Taking Over the Bear’s Prison Canteen 美食：从承包毛熊监狱食堂开始 Quill Pen羽毛笔Urban1.3M WordsOngoing After a disastrous blind date, Tang Lei flees overnight, only to bind himself to a Chef God System that randomly assigns him a place to run: the cafeteria of a prison in a nation of tough fighters! Pork stewed with potatoes, red-braised pork, stuffed eight-treasure duck, sweet-and-sour ribs… Homestyle dishes! State-banquet cuisine! Every delicacy imaginable! Bring a taste of the culinary kingdom to Siberia, a barren wasteland of food! The vicious, unruly inmates: “Boss, do you need anyone to was 2.8kReads9.2Score309Shelves

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    🍓🍓🍓① The male lead runs the canteen in the Russian bear prison 🐻, and his culinary skills are superb!!! 🍟🍟🍟 🍓🍓🍓② The male lead runs a small catering service with affordable prices! 🍱🍱🍱

23. 23 炊 A Cook's Humble, Everyday Life 炊事兵的烟火人间 North Sea Fisherman北海渔民Urban1.3M WordsCompleted (A short drama adaptation is now available. Search for it to watch.) [Veteran army cook + soaring prices + heartwarming cuisine + everyday life running a shop] “Fifteen yuan for thirty dishes, all you can eat? There’s got to be a catch with this boxed meal!” As a food influencer mocks him on camera, Lu Mingyuan is in the kitchen, stir-frying his eighth wok of hot-and-sour cabbage. As the last honest stall owner in Sanjiangkou, he slaps his veteran’s discharge papers on the table and rises to his 695Reads7.7Score107Shelves

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    Food articles: 1) From boxed lunches to various elaborate dishes and medicinal cuisine; 2) From a retired cook who opened a restaurant.

24. 24 我 Opening a Little Restaurant in Shengjing 我在盛京开小馆 Four Bayberries四颗杨梅Ancient Romance381k WordsCompleted [Alternate world, slow burn, not a wish-fulfillment novel, food + court intrigue + transmigration. Read with caution if that’s not your thing.] Miss Li’s Changhuan Eatery, tucked away on Qingxing Alley, serves delicious food at affordable prices. The officials who get up early for roll call tug at their increasingly tight uniforms, but still can’t help ordering another bowl of fresh pork wontons. Pei Hongzhi happened to eat there once and discovered that Miss Li didn’t just make excellent breakf 27.9kReads9.4Score3.7kShelves
25. 25 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 dramatic arguments. It's perfect for listening to and helps you fall asleep easily.

26. 26 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
27. 27 混 Running a Restaurant in Ancient Times: All Tricks and No Shortcuts 混在古代搞餐饮，全是科技与狠活 Bookish Cat本本猫Historical1.3M WordsCompleted What do you do when you accidentally get a kitchen that can travel between ancient and modern times, but you can’t cook? No problem! We crooked cultivators run our restaurant with nothing but technology and additives! Open the fridge, take out some scissors, snip open the package, pour it into a bowl, and put it in the microwave. Defrost for thirty seconds, heat for three minutes. Ding! Your kung pao chicken is ready, honored guest. What? You want a bowl of chicken soup? Coming right up! I’ll ad 24.2kReads7.8Score3kShelves

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    Pre-made meals aren't cheap!

28. 28 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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    You can check this one out; it's quite good, though a bit short. It's written by the same author as the one about the fishing tackle shop owner.

29. 29 厨 The Chef and the Star 厨子和明星 Bei Ying贝迎Urban1.1M WordsCompleted In his previous life, he was a rising star in the restaurant industry, famous from a young age and immensely proud. He built his own brand, rose to the top, then plummeted just as quickly. In this life, after his parents pass away, he inherits the little shop his family left behind, all to protect the peace and her. 90.8kReads8.3Score11.7kShelves

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    No rebirth, no system, purely urban

30. 30 美 A Food Blogger Transmigrates Into a Book Set in the Republic of China and Just Wants to Make Money 美食博主穿书民国只想搞钱 Metal and Earth Suit My Five Elements五行喜金土Modern Romance557k WordsCompleted Food + Baking + Transmigrate into a Book + Pocket Dimension + No Romance Food blogger Jiang Hongyao transmigrates into a book, becoming Jiang Hongyao, a minor character who serves as a casualty in the romance between the leads in the novel A Lady of the Republic. She's not the second female lead or the third. She doesn't even qualify as the fourth. She's just a passerby with barely any lines, the kind who doesn't even get an ending. Since she's here, there's no going back. At least the spacious 1.8kReads8.6Score178Shelves

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    I never read novels set in the Republican era! But this one is amazing! It's a female ensemble piece where the protagonist transmigrates to a poor family in the Republican era. Her parents are dead, leaving only two sisters who are about to be eaten alive. She discovers she has a spatial ability and avoids entanglement with her awful relatives. She goes to Shanghai, makes desserts, and becomes an instant sensation, thriving in the city. The story depicts many women struggling with life's hardships, and the protagonist's arrival subtly changes them. (It's not just a simple food novel; career development and plot lines are interwoven.)

31. 31 穿 Canceled After Becoming a Villainess, I Set Up a Food Stall and Make the Whole Internet Drool 穿成恶女被封杀，摆摊馋疯全网 Glutinous Rice Dumpling糯米团叽Modern Romance462k WordsCompleted [Food System + Lighthearted Comedy + Cozy + Heartwarming + Transmigration into a Food Story + Functional Ingredients + Comfort Food + Beautifully Plated Dishes + Romance] The male lead is more of a background character, just one part of our heroine’s play~~ (*^3^) /~☆ Transmigrated into a disgraced, scandal-ridden nobody, with her role stolen, her contract locking her in, and the entire internet telling her to get lost? Jiang Li tears up her contract and makes a run for it on the spot: “Let the 286Reads5.6Score100Shelves

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    It looks nice, the price is a bit high, but acceptable.

32. 32 重 Reborn in 1987: Hosting Banquets in the Countryside 重生八七：我在农村做大席 Foodie Who Never Gains Weight吃货不长肉Urban3.0M WordsOngoing I’m the best banquet chef in Rehe Township. Hire me for your feast and I’ll make you look good! A chef and food blogger in the age of big data, he returns to the 1980s to cook village banquets. In a word... nailed it! Don’t look down on village banquet chefs. There’s money to be made, meat to eat, and no end of lively happenings to watch. Li Chun is living a full and happy life. Don’t believe me? Then come on in and see for yourself... 58.8kReads8.7Score3.2kShelves

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    This book is a must-have; highly recommended.

33. 33 随 I Set Up a Stall Wherever I Please: Sis, We’ve Been Looking Everywhere for You 随机摆摊，胖姐我们找你找得好苦 Poisonous Mushroom Gu毒蘑顾Modern Romance973k WordsOngoing [Gourmet] [Daily Life] [Comedy] [Heartwarming] [No Romance] [Street Stalls] [System] [Transmigration] [Cozy] [Animals] [Parallel World] P.S. This book has a laid-back, everyday plot, with few dramatic twists and turns. It focuses more on cozy, down-to-earth moments. This is not a power fantasy! This is not a power fantasy! Li Meng accidentally transmigrates into a parallel world, where she can't get by without an identity. Just when she least expects it, the essential golden finger for anyone 212Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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    Personally, I think it's pretty good. There aren't many unnecessary embellishments; prices are normal, and it's a slice-of-life, relaxing, and heartwarming story with no romantic pairing. The female lead isn't a typical stunning beauty; she's a cute, chubby girl in her early twenties, with a soft and gentle vibe. It's very down-to-earth and heartwarming. She has maxed-out cooking skills from the start, and it gets better and better as the story progresses. It's a bit of a letdown because of the name; it sounds like someone in their forties or fifties.

34. 34 灶 The Kitchen God's Daily Life as a Mortal Worker 灶君下凡的打工日常 Clear Little Pi清澈的小皮Urban471k WordsCompleted [Gourmet] [No Female Lead] After ascending from a small world, Jixiang served for three hundred years as the Divine Lord of Blessings, also known as the fourth-generation Kitchen God. As a newcomer, he found that the vast Heavenly Court had no place for him to stay. And this so-called post as Kitchen God involved far more than simply tending the fire and cooking. Did immortals really live on nothing but nectar and dew? Deeply puzzled, Jixiang gathered his things and returned to the trade he knew 1.9kReads9.1Score231Shelves

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    This is absolutely perfect! The protagonist, the Kitchen God, descends to the mortal realm to accumulate merit through tribulations. The prices are cheap, the ingredients are high-quality, and the food descriptions are like professional commentary! No one who sees this can resist getting hungry! Plus, they make all sorts of famous dishes, local specialties, snacks, desserts, and tea!

35. 35 美 A Gourmet Food Stall That Pops Up Anywhere: Boss Fang, I've Found You! 美食随机出摊，方老板我找到你了 Eliauk Backwards倒读是EliaukUrban225k WordsOngoing A steak stall at a flower, bird, fish, and insect market? He sells chicken wings there too? And he once sold one-yuan fried rice? At different locations?!!! Seriously, how headstrong is this owner?! Fang Cheng: “I don't know. It's not up to me.” Diner 1: “Boss Fang, please bring back your buns just once! I feel awful if I go a day without eating them~” Diner 2: “Listen to yourself.” Turning around: “Boss Fang, don't listen to him. Bring back the potato-braised beef brisket! I've never eaten beef 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    ⑥ Is a book about opening a food shop: The protagonist is fired and takes over his family's small shop, awakens a food system, has peculiar business hours, and offers different and strange dishes every week. He receives system rewards weekly and accumulates many customers. ①~⑤ Describe the protagonist setting up stalls in various locations, with the food not matching his usual style. (He has a system, but it doesn't interfere much.)

36. 36 美 Gourmet: Random Street Stalls, and the Campus Belle Senior Tells Me to Behave 美食：随机摆摊，校花学姐请自重 Xuanyuan Zhang轩辕张Urban1.6M WordsCompleted After transmigrating to a parallel world, Lin Fan binds himself to a Gourmet System. The System randomly assigns quests. Completing them and buying items earns Gourmet Points, which can be exchanged for all kinds of rewards. Roast duck legs outside the school gates, steak at a night market stall, and spicy pepper soup in the park. One delicious food after another draws everyone in, including the upperclassmen at his school. “Damn! Where did my underclassman who sells duck legs go? He’s disappear 23.4kReads7.5Score3kShelves
37. 37 我 I Set Up Random Food Stalls, and My Customers Can't Stop Drooling 我随机摆摊卖美食，顾客们馋哭了 His Highness Momo默默殿下Urban126k WordsOngoing Also known as: “Selling Braised Pork at the Civil Affairs Bureau? Has This Owner Lost His Mind?” [Food + Street Vending + No Female Lead + Comedy + Lighthearted and Healing + Comfort Food] After being laid off, Jiang Chi unexpectedly binds himself to a Contrasting Cuisine System. Each week, it randomly assigns him a street-vending location and unlocks a top-tier dish. But the beginner mission in his very first week leaves Jiang Chi reeling. What? Sell “Soul-Soothing Braised Pork” outside the div 3Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 38 摆 Run a Street Stall? I Didn't Say You Could Set Up Shop Outside the Police Station! 摆摊，没让你在警局门口摆呀！ The Silly Cat Listening to the Waves听涛的憨猫Urban294k WordsCompleted Rebirth, food, family, business, comedy, positive energy Lu Chuan was a drunk and an abusive husband in his previous life. One day, his wife Suqin and daughter Niannian jumped from a rooftop, and he finally came to his senses. After dying, he transmigrates back to the past. In this life, he will make amends for his past mistakes and bring happiness to his wife and child. 7Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 39 让 You Opened a Restaurant, So Why Are You Serving Customers at Three in the Morning? 让你开美食店，你凌晨三点营业？ Spicy Pickled Fish辣椒酸菜鱼Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Gourmet]+ [Urban Fantasy]+ [Comedy]+ [Healing]+ [No Female Lead] Recently unemployed Lu Feng was planning to sell the little restaurant his parents left him, but unexpectedly activated the God of Cooking System. One quest each week, a random dish, and random opening hours. He turns ordinary dishes into peerless delicacies, and ravenous customers line up and scramble to get them. Customer One: Boss Lu, these soup dumplings are the best I've ever had in my life! Customer Two: I even threw out my 450Reads7.2Score105Shelves
40. 40 农 The Farmstay's Culinary God 农家乐的厨神 Nangong in August八月南宫Urban1.2M WordsOngoing After Cheng Liang returned to his hometown, he inherited his grandfather's farmhouse restaurant and gained a System. The farmhouse restaurant now serves fish with pickled cabbage, shredded pork with green peppers, dry-pot chicken, braised pork, twice-cooked pork, stir-fried beef, chicken giblets with pickled peppers, fish-fragrant shredded pork, steamed pork with rice flour, pork belly with preserved mustard greens, chicken stewed with mushrooms, old duck soup, and beer duck. 17.2kReads7.1Score1.3kShelves

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    I think this looks pretty good. [Eating melon emoji]

41. 41 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 3.4kReads9.1Score336Shelves

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    The first one is super good.

42. 42 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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    You can read this food article, but don't come looking for me if you gain weight, I won't be responsible!!! [Evil laugh][Evil laugh][Evil laugh]

43. 43 美 Gourmet: My Little Shop Is Famous Around the World 美食：我的小店，名震全球 Sleeping Cat熟睡的猫Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [Gourmet] [Opening a Restaurant] [No Female Lead] [System] [Perfect with a Meal] [Heartwarming] [Everyday Life] [A Different Menu Every Day] [Affordable Prices] [Ensemble Cast] Lou Yuanzhou has eaten so many ready-made meal packs that he actually gains a Chef God Gourmet System! As long as he opens a restaurant and completes all kinds of bizarre missions, he can earn rewards! Steaming hot wontons, springy zhajiang noodles, and the legendary lamb stew... all made by Lou Yuanzhou himself! Once his 9.6kReads9.0Score796Shelves

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    These are all good books, but I highly recommend the first one, "Auspicious Boss yyds".

44. 44 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
45. 45 美 Gourmet: My Maxed-Out Cooking Skills Are Only for a Quiet Street Stall 美食：满级厨艺的我只想安静出摊 The Storyteller讲故事的人Urban775k WordsCompleted [The short drama of the same name is now available] (The protagonist never shows off. He's mild-mannered, humble, and hardworking. There is a female lead. Please don't read if that's not your thing, thanks.) A quiet, laid-back story about everyday food and cooking. The System is even lazier than the protagonist (it just lends a hand, it doesn't take charge). Xia Yu is a foodie who graduated from college not long ago. His dream is to be a lazy slacker. Then one day, a System drops out of nowhere 7kReads8.7Score479Shelves

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    I've read all three of these books, and I highly recommend them – they're guaranteed to be good!

46. 46 净 I Left with Nothing, but Was Rewarded with a Small Shopfront 净身出户，奖励一间小门面 Little Feicai小飞菜Urban1.2M WordsCompleted Chen Fan was selected by his university for postgraduate study, but after marrying because of an unexpected pregnancy, he became a househusband. Five years later, Rong Hui had built a successful career and found fault with Chen Fan at every turn. So, after a period of cold war, the two divorced. To win custody of his son, Chen Fan not only gave up their 80 million yuan in marital assets, but also the home he had bought before they married. Then he unexpectedly gained the Perfect Life System and 1.7kReads7.9Score128Shelves
47. 47 仙 Immortal Realm Cafeteria: My Spiritual Cuisine Has the Aloof Senior Sister Drooling 仙界食堂：我的灵膳馋哭高冷师姐 Through Cycles of Withering and Renewal辗转枯荣Eastern Fantasy119k WordsOngoing Modern restaurant management + running a cultivation sect · Low-profile growth · Comforting food! The cool, aloof senior sister posts mouthwatering late-night food on her “Moments,” making all her fellow disciples drool… —Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 48 宗 The Sect's Culinary God: I Conquer the Immortal Cultivation World with Food 宗门厨神，我靠美食征服修仙界 A Sweet Chili Pepper一颗甜辣椒Eastern Fantasy231k WordsCompleted [Food + No Female Lead + Farming + Ensemble Cast] Ye Bai transmigrates to a fantasy cultivation world, with nothing but a body incapable of cultivation and an inn from the start. Fortunately, he awakens a Culinary Cultivation System. Complete its quests, and he can earn recipes, spiritual roots, cultivation techniques, immortal artifacts, a pocket dimension... And so, every meal Ye Bai cooks becomes an unparalleled delicacy. The entire cultivation world goes crazy trying to get a taste of his co 248Reads6.1Score—Shelves
49. 49 我 I’m Just Cooking, Why Are the Demonic Beasts So Nervous? 我就做个菜，妖兽你紧张什么？ Chilled Dinosaur冰镇恐龙Eastern Fantasy336k WordsCompleted Xie Fan, a food lover, accidentally transmigrates to a world of immortal cultivation and awakens the God of Cooking System! He thought a world of cultivation would be full of fun, but there’s no internet or air conditioning, and worst of all, the food is terrible! With the principle that he can give up cultivating immortality, but he can’t give up eating, Xie Fan decides to fend for himself! The entire sect goes wild! The disciples: “What is this? How can it be so delicious!” “Eating a bowl of f 736Reads6.6Score112Shelves
50. 50 辞 I Quit to Start a Business! Why Are Tigers Lining Up for My Scallion Pancakes? 辞职创业！猛虎排队抢我煎饼？ Daughter of a Poor Family寒门之女Urban151k WordsCompleted Yan Tao stares at his pay stub from the construction site, showing a salary of less than 4,000, and feels utterly hopeless. While complaining that the jianbing guozi from a street stall tastes awful, he unexpectedly unlocks the Supreme Jianbing System? And so begins his journey as a jianbing guozi entrepreneur! The original stall owner invites him to become a partner? Yan Tao turns his nose up at the pushcart, takes the “emotional distress compensation,” and walks away without a care. With the l 8Reads—Score—Shelves

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