Food Novels That Make Great Mealtime Reading 美食文，要下饭的那一种

1. 651 海 Island Survival: I Save All of Huaxia with My Cooking 海岛求生：我靠做美食拯救全华夏 Silly Chubby傻瓜肉肉Modern Romance526k WordsCompleted At a time when resources were scarcer than ever around the world, a game called “Ocean Survival 1.0” descended upon every country. The game has four seasons: spring, summer, autumn, and winter. The longer its players survive, the more of their country’s depleted resources will be restored. By contrast, those who die too soon will bring disaster upon their country, making an already bad situation worse. Shen Xingluo enters the game with a food System, and a cooking pot from the start. As long as 5.3kReads9.2Score604Shelves

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   Food-themed novels, the first two have no romantic pairing, the last two have. ⭐1. Food system + survival game + no male lead, very healing and cheerful, a typical "group-loved" novel; ⭐2. [No male lead + food hunter + The Wandering Earth + multiple noodle restaurants + otherworldly adventure + international cooperation] Wow~ Selling pearls from the East Sea Dragon Palace to sea monsters, recommending spicy hot pot from Sichuan to dwarves, providing hair-growth-promoting toon juice to Earthlings, and making a pot of fragrant spicy snails for the Black and White Impermanence; ⭐3. Food system + daily life + with a male lead, heartwarming daily life, powerful cheat abilities, read excerpts to store your brain; ⭐4. Food + live streaming + group-loved + with a male lead, all kinds of delicious food 😋

2. 652 我 I Opened a Fried Chicken Shop in Ancient Times 我在古代开炸鸡店 Haozi Loves Celery浩子爱吃芹菜Historical488k WordsCompleted Modern fast-food thinking × ancient business warfare + a team of lovable idiots + the chili pepper revolution + bonds across time No romance. Wanwan only has one chapter. Leave a name and character traits in the comments, and I might write them into the story... Best enjoyed late at night. Remember to order fried chicken, beer, and a midnight snack. !!! Leave a review, and you won’t go hungry!!! 145Reads7.3Score—Shelves

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   Don't be a beast of burden, come and eat fried chicken, it'll definitely make you want to eat more rice.

3. 653 穿 Transmigrated as a Chubby Farm Girl, I Grow Crops and Build a Fortune 穿成农家小肥妞，种田发家巧致富 Little Tea Pot茶小壶Ancient Romance336k WordsOngoing [Business + System + Food + Farming + Family Life + Building Wealth + No Imperial Authority] Chen Yao, a former special forces soldier and food blogger, transmigrates one day into the body of Chen Bao'er, a lazy, greedy, spoiled, and overbearing country girl. Her mother dotes on her like crazy, and they have a poor life that needs improving. No need to panic. She's not worried in the slightest. With a transmigration cheat in one hand and extraordinary skills in the other, getting rich is just ar 480Reads8.2Score116Shelves

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   With a cheat code in her left hand and incredible abilities in her right, getting rich is just around the corner. Watch how she starts from scratch and rises to the pinnacle of life. Forget the hypocritical and selfish fiancé, the stuttering, innocent hunter, the widowed restaurant owner with a child, the gullible, rich chubby guy... They'll all step aside. Right now, all I want is money!

4. 654 烟 Trial by Fireworks 烟火劫 About Six Feet Tall大概一米八Historical173k WordsOngoing After transmigrating to ancient times, he finds his pockets empty. Fortunately, he was a cook in his previous life. He uses green tangerines to make tofu, purifies coarse salt, and gathers all kinds of ingredients from the mountains that no one in this world has ever seen. One by one, he brings them home and turns them into dish after dish. From being ignored to having customers clamoring for every serving, his little eatery slowly draws people together and builds a life of its own. A foodie far 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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   He transmigrated to ancient times, penniless. Luckily, he was a chef in his previous life. The mountains were full of ingredients unfamiliar to this world, which he gathered one by one, cooking each dish meticulously. From being ignored to his dishes being in high demand, his small food stall slowly grew into a place where people and life began. A slow-burn, non-angsty, food-themed farming story about growth.

5. 655 吃 A Foodie Extraordinaire, She Conquers the Cultivation World with a Single Pot 吃货达人，她靠一口锅玩转修仙界 Retired Salted Fish养老的咸鱼Ancient Romance756k WordsCompleted Also known as: Gourmet Girl, She Conquers the Cultivation World with a Wok Shocking! The Sword Sect Has a Little Girl Who Carries a Wok [Transmigration] + [Cute Pets] + [Gourmet] + [Foodie] + [Everyone’s Favorite] + [No Romance] + [No System, Farming in the Cultivation World] Foodie Zhu Xiaomeng had just finished her college entrance exams and was ready to enjoy a good, long sleep. But when she woke up, she discovered she had transmigrated into the body of a little girl fleeing famine. The gi 2.5kReads9.0Score276Shelves

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   #This cultivation style is wrong# While others cultivate, I grow vegetables; while others fight, I cook! With his culinary skills, Sect Leader Jiang Tingyun has transformed the nearly bankrupt Qionghua Sect into a top-tier figure in both the catering and cultivation worlds!

6. 656 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
7. 657 末 Random Stalls in the Apocalypse, Snapped Up by Every Major Base 末世随机摆摊，我被各大基地疯抢 Sweet Peach Cheese Iced Tea甜桃芝芝冰茶Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.0M WordsCompleted [Female-oriented] [Apocalypse management + invincible, no romance + top-tier hotties + lighthearted] Natural disasters + zombies A food-focused business story. Not fully automated in the early stages! Not a superpowered heroine! * Xie Purou had just finished her last mission and hadn't even had a chance to enjoy herself when the System dumped her into the apocalypse. She has to draw cards just to unlock food? From the start, all she has is a run-down little inn and a food truck, and she has to g 19.3kReads8.8Score2.8kShelves

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   These three are pretty good, you can take a look.

8. 658 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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   This is a very down-to-earth cultivation system novel. The protagonist starts as a kitchen helper in a sect. A single dish of fried rice directly ruins the sect's reputation, forcing him to flee and open a small restaurant. Every dish has unexpected effects. The story is both heartwarming and funny.

9. 659 嘿 Hehe, I Might Not Be the Only System 嘿嘿，我可能不是只系统 Lailai Dada睐睐哒哒Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted “Ding! Congratulations, Host, you’ve bound the Tycoon System!” Fei Jing: “Wow, the legendary Tycoon System!” Xiao Yi: “Here’s your daily check-in task: collect fifty eggs from the chicken coop. The reward is an infinitely large storage space!” Fei Jing: “What kind of tycoon task is rummaging around in a chicken coop? But it did say I’d get a storage space…” Xiao Yi: “Xiao Yi has issued your daily check-in task: gather various vegetables and ingredients. For every item you collect, you’ll receive 407Reads8.6Score—Shelves

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   Although it's a system that makes people rich, he takes the female lead out to eat, drink, and have fun every day, and even cooks for her. The dishes he makes every day are incredibly detailed and absolutely delicious.

10. 660 汴 Two Beauties Laugh Amid Bianjing's Fireworks, Waiting for You to Pick a Handsome Man 汴京烟火双姝笑，美男榜上待君尝 Lu Lu Has Promise璐璐有为啦Ancient Romance121k WordsOngoing [Best friends transported together + healing slice of life + delicious food + funny, sweet romance] My name is Ruan Yuan. Yuan means round and complete, but unfortunately… it first showed up on my face. My two great loves in life are eating and looking at handsome men. Luckily, the two He brothers next door are so easy on the eyes that I can eat two extra bowls of Aunt Zhao’s zhajiangmian just by looking at them. Life was wonderful until my own parents decided I was too chubby and kicked me off 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [Dual Transmigration with Best Friends + Healing Daily Life + Delicious Food + Funny Sweet Stories] My name is Ruan Yuan, Yuan meaning round and perfect, but unfortunately… it first manifested on my face. My two greatest hobbies in life: eating and admiring handsome men. Luckily, the two brothers next door, the He family, are good-looking enough to make me eat two extra bowls of Aunt Zhao's fried noodles every day. Life was wonderful until my own parents complained that I was too round and kicked me to my best friend's house in Suzhou to "lose weight." While eating and drinking with my aloof, traditional Chinese medicine-training best friend on Pingjiang Road, I accidentally fell into the water—and when I opened my eyes again, I was transmigrated! Good news: I became the daughter of the magistrate of Suzhou County, with a wealthy family and no worries about food or clothing. A glowing bun suddenly popped out: "Host! This system can help you go home! The condition is—to dominate the handsome men list of Bianjing with delicious food!" Oh? Isn't this just letting me eat in a different place and admire handsome men on the side? No problem. From the bubbly wontons and iced cola of a Suzhou street stall, all the way to the "Meeting Pavilion" in Bianjing, barbecue conquered the prince of the Western Regions, Yangchun noodles cured the empress's anorexia, the Qin master was willing to sing for a bowl of sweet fermented rice balls, and the dark-skinned general and his eight-pack abs boy band showed up every day... As for those two mysterious noblemen who were always jealous of me—don't bother me, let me finish this meal first. Until at her coming-of-age banquet, the two brothers kissed her cheeks at the same time, and the system sound exploded: Mission complete! Return journey initiated! Five years later, Ruan Yuan was still struggling—the bouquet fell into her arms, and she received a kiss on each cheek. The Polaroid camera clicked, freezing the smiles of the three of them. The greatest taste in life is fulfillment, and also encounter.

11. 661 病 After the Frail CEO Moves to the Countryside, a Little Farm Girl Spoils Him Rotten 病弱霸总下乡后，被小农女娇宠了 Zhi Ying枝莺Modern Romance422k WordsCompleted Li Sui'an is a poor farm girl with no parents. All she wants is to find a husband willing to marry into her family and settle down to a cozy life with a man, children, and a warm bed. But every man she meets is a scumbag. Then one day, she sees the new neighbor. He has a slim waist and long legs, and he's delicate and handsome, a rare beauty among men. Li Sui'an falls for him at first sight. Smitten by his looks, she decides to marry him and bring him home. He can be the pretty one, while she ea 14.4kReads9.3Score1.8kShelves

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    Food-themed stories with both plot and food; they make you want to eat just reading them. Highly recommended!

12. 662 穿 Transmigrated to Ancient Times to Sell Bento: The Wicked Sister-in-Law’s Road to Riches 穿到古代卖盒饭：恶毒寡嫂致富路 Gathering Wheat Ears拾麦穗Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + food + business + building wealth + slow-burn development] Food blogger Meng Zhao woke up one day to find herself transmigrated into a novel aimed at male readers, as the vicious sister-in-law. Faced with the future “Dragon-Proud-Heaven” male lead, destined to wield power over the world, Meng Zhao had to choose between eliminating him while she had the chance and currying favor with him early. Instead, she chose to become the one worth currying favor with. Starting 3.5kReads8.6Score349Shelves
13. 663 流 Exiled to Hainan, I Made My Fortune by Foraging Along the Shore 流放海南后我靠赶海发家 Xia Zhizi夏栀子Ancient Romance801k WordsCompleted Jiang Wan is incredibly unlucky to get into a car accident, but she's also lucky: she and her mother, Yin Huaixi, transmigrate to the same dynasty and are still mother and daughter. As soon as they arrive, they learn that her mother's family has been exiled for life to an island, where they're forbidden to leave. What?! The place of exile is just like Hainan Island?! Jiang Wan's mouth waters so much that she starts to cry. She picks up her old beachcombing skills and brings all kinds of seafood 9.2kReads9.2Score1.3kShelves
14. 664 八 After Rejecting the Match in the 1980s, I Opened a Canteen at a State-Owned Factory 八零拒婚后，我在国营厂开饭馆 Fairy Pond Koi仙池锦鲤Modern Romance500k WordsCompleted [Reborn] + [The 1980s] + [Gourmet] + [Building a business] Shen Qingyue returned to the 1980s. In her previous life, her family drained her dry, and all three sisters were cheated by their grandparents. Reborn, she refuses to be a sucker again. She takes on the unreasonable troublemakers, and whoever picks a fight with her gets crushed underfoot. After splitting from the family, she starts a business with her sisters, opening a restaurant at a state-owned factory. The troublemakers fail to get t 3kReads9.0Score237Shelves

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    The first book is a modern street food novel with a heartwarming plot, detailed food descriptions, and slightly exaggerated customer reactions, but I envied Boss Lin for being able to set up a stall everywhere. The second book is about a food blogger who travels back in time to ancient times and opens a restaurant, writing a lot about modern cuisine. The third book is a period drama where the female protagonist starts by selling food at a factory gate, then moves into the factory, and eventually expands her business. The initial food descriptions are very appealing.

15. 665 杂 A General Store Transformed Into an Ancient-Style Snack Shop 杂货铺爆改古代零食小店 Nie Kui臲尯Ancient Romance525k WordsCompleted [Just started getting ratings. Read it, and maybe the score will go up!] “A laid-back shopkeeping story focused on snacks. The pace is slow, so skip it if that bothers you.” Jiang Yun transmigrates into ancient times and inherits a grocery store on the verge of bankruptcy. Faced with a difficult situation, she relies on a System in her mind containing recipes for modern delicacies, gradually turning the little shop into a famous establishment. Her secret-recipe spicy strips bring the county magi 814Reads8.2Score110Shelves

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    The comments section also includes pictures; everyone is making very attractive snacks.

16. 666 猫 Kitty’s Happy Little Dessert Shop 猫咪的圆满甜品店 The Cream Puff Isn't Sweet奶油泡芙不甜Modern Romance253k WordsCompleted [Another world + Desserts + Fluffy companions + A little of the groveling ex trope] [An adorable, clearheaded, sunny orange cat × A proud, sharp-tongued, max-strength Ming Snake] After an accident brought on by low blood sugar, Yun Manman transmigrates to the continent of Lingyi and becomes a fluffy orange-and-white cat. Delighted by a whole new world full of fluffy creatures, she clenches her tiny paw and declares, “I’ll make desserts conquer the continent of Lingyi and enjoy a happy cat’s life 1.7kReads9.2Score212Shelves
17. 667 寒 The Poor Scholar Who Squandered His Family’s Wealth 寒门败家子 Xun Beiyi寻北仪Historical3.5M WordsCompleted Also known as Back to Ancient Times to Build a Factory. Main characters: Wang Yuan and Li Shihan. After transmigrating to ancient times and into a poor family, Wang Yuan had nothing to his name, yet he started squandering money! He poured mud into brown sugar, mixed limewater into lard, dumped government salt into a pond, boiled government liquor in a pot, set a live ox’s tail on fire, and handed money to every beggar he saw... These bizarre ways of wasting money left the imperial clan, powerful 6.8kReads8.4Score854Shelves

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18. 668 东 Boss, Have You Eaten Today? 东家，今日吃了吗？ XXPAncient Romance161k WordsOngoing [Food + farming + everyday life] Chapters 1–23 cover her childhood; the male lead appears in Chapter 23, and she heads to Shaojing in Chapter 34. The whole story is about 200,000 words. Good riddance, rotten tomatoes. Tu Ling has been a picky eater since childhood, but fortunately her grandmother dotes on her, her mother protects her, and her father spoils her. She grows her seasonings from seedlings, starts handling the spatula as a toddler, learns to cook in the dining hall, and gets her resta 4Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 669 穿 Transmigrated as a Male Courtesan to Seduce a Crippled Prince, the Actor Is Wild and Flirtatious 穿成男倌勾残王，影帝又野又撩 Third Master Boils Wine三爷煮酒Two Male Leads273k WordsCompleted The second installment of "Transmigrated as a Hunter's Husband, I Spoiled a Prince into Becoming Emperor", and the second main storyline. A top-tier star and movie emperor from the modern zombie apocalypse awakens as a ridiculously powerful Zombie Emperor. After devouring a fifth-tier ability user, they both transmigrate into other bodies. The star wakes up as a male courtesan in a brothel, with a disabled prince as his fiancé. The top-tier star is at a complete loss. To escape his life as a cou 86Reads—Score—Shelves

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    My own book, written by learning

20. 670 穿 Transmigrate as a Master Chef: One Bite from a Divine Wok to Freshen Up the Great Jing 穿越厨神：一口神锅鲜炸大靖 Qianjia Reads at Night谦甲夜读46k WordsCompleted Transmigrated Chef: A Bite from the Divine Pot, Fresh and Sizzling in Great Jing 7Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 671 美 Gourmet: Selling Breakfast at a Night Market Stall 美食：我在夜市摆摊卖早餐 Free Orbit自由轨道Urban170k WordsCompleted [Gourmet] [No Female Lead] [Everyday Life] [Comfort Food] [Business] What, you’re selling breakfast at a night market stall? And it’s actually this delicious? You’re selling breakfast? This is my dinner! Shen Yan was fired for entering the office with his left foot first. By chance, he unlocked the Gourmet System and started running a food stall, working his way toward becoming a master chef through the dishes he made. Add sea cucumber to fried rice, and abalone to instant noodles. The finer the 37Reads—Score—Shelves

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    ✨✨🍃🍃The story follows Shen Yan, who is fired from his company for the "absurd" reason of entering with his left foot. While feeding his stray cat, he unexpectedly unlocks a gourmet system and gradually grows into a gourmet master through his own cooking. The detailed descriptions of the food are very engaging, and it's easy to get hungry while reading at night. "Ding, congratulations to the host for unlocking the Gourmet Life System."

22. 672 穿 Reborn as a Hunter's Husband, I Spoiled an Emperor into Being 穿成猎户哥儿，包养出个皇帝来 Third Master Boils Wine三爷煮酒Two Male Leads289k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + devoted to each other + mutual pampering + food and farming + recovering lost memories + helping his husband take revenge] After being doted on by the Zombie King, Gu Jingpeng, a low-level ability user with a fifth-rank power, dies horribly in the Zombie King’s jaws. His soul transmigrates into the body of another Gu Jingpeng, a man in a different world with the same name. He is frail and impoverished, and now, out of nowhere, he has a husband who is tall and incredibly handsom 244Reads8.5Score—Shelves
23. 673 穿 I Became the Bride Who Was Supposed to Bring Good Fortune to the Male Lead of an Imperial Exam Novel 穿成科举文男主的冲喜小娘子 Hehe Who Doesn't Want to Work Hard不想努力的禾禾Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Historical romance + transmigrate into a book + farming + food + space + building wealth + one-on-one happy ending] This story is set in a fictional world. Please don't compare it to actual history!!!! Luo Xingyue transmigrates into a book as the cannon-fodder wife of the newly introduced chief counselor, who dies almost as soon as he appears. Gazing at the few bare, empty rooms before her, she takes a deep breath. If you want a good life, you have to work for it yourself. Other heroines transm 1.9kReads8.8Score168Shelves
24. 674 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
25. 675 小 The Lin Family's Meals Today 小林家今天的饭 The Purgatory-Clad Demon King炼狱装六天魔王Urban313k WordsCompleted "Urban Slice of Life, One Female Lead, Lighthearted Story, No Angst, Enjoy Without Worry" Kobayashi Ikuya is an ordinary high school student whose life becomes lively and eventful after he befriends a girl who calls herself Oda Nobunaga, the “Demon King of the Sixth Heaven.” She also makes him her “vassal.” This episodic series follows the warm, everyday lives of modern boys and girls. Centered on the small “home” that is the Kobayashi family dojo, it uses carefully prepared meals and dishes ful 56Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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    Beautiful everyday life in the city! Lighthearted laughter and heartwarming stories of life. 🌸

26. 676 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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    Comments: First book: "I Let You Set Up a Stall, Not the City Management Officer's Door" Jiang Tian's street vending drama is best for its warm and happy family atmosphere. Remember to watch the short drama! The novel is even better because it's still being serialized. Comments: Second book: "The Recipe Randomly Refreshes, Customers Are Crazy" Lin Xuan's street vending drama is even more fun. Remember to watch the short drama! The novel is even better because it's still being serialized. When will Lin Zhou's drama be released? Comments: This is the most perfect short drama I've ever seen. No backstabbing or scheming. Five stars! [Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up] Looking forward to season two! [Request for more updates]

27. 677 觉 Awakened a Mortal Artifact? This Is a World-Creating Dao Artifact! 觉醒凡器？这可是创世道器！ Chengcheng Loves Oranges澄橙爱吃橙Ancient Romance464k WordsOngoing Have you ever seen a white tiger with a cake balanced on its head? An irascible old ginseng that has cultivated for nine thousand years? A man-eating flower that keeps saying it wants to eat its master, yet fights harder than anyone? Su Yu has seen them all. Ever since awakening at eighteen, she's been bringing these oddballs home one by one, while everyone else risks their lives just to secure a single sentient ingredient. Now, loss of taste is sweeping across the four great culinary continents 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's alright. The female lead was a chef in her past life, and the culinary world combines her past and present cooking skills. The supporting female character is a perfumer, a great assistant; the spices she blends will make the food even more delicious.

28. 678 死 Selling Spicy Gluten in the Underworld After Death: The King of Hell Becomes a Superfan 死后在地府卖辣条，阎王成铁粉 Bunny Station兔小站12k WordsCompleted I Sold Spicy Gluten Sticks in the Underworld After I Died, and the King of Hell Became a Superfan 7Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The female lead sells spicy snacks in the underworld; they're absolutely delicious with rice! [Cool]

29. 679 美 Gourmet: You're a Top Gaokao Scorer, and You Open a Food Shop? 美食：你一个高考状元，开美食店 Heavy Motorcycle Rider重机车铁骑Urban304k WordsCompleted After transmigrating to a parallel world, Chu Yang went through high school just like everyone else. Then, with the college entrance exams just around the corner, his mom secretly bought a franchise of Nezha Immortal Drinks! Luckily, Chu Yang awakened the God of Cooking System! He received a premium braised-meat recipe from the start! Its fragrant aroma carried for miles, drawing in countless customers who couldn't wait to get their hands on it. Then came premium braised pork, fish with pickled 456Reads6.0Score103Shelves

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    This book perfectly meets the requirements: the protagonist is a top scorer in the college entrance examination, but he happens to have a master chef template; the daily life is lighthearted and funny, and the descriptions of food are especially enticing!

30. 680 巷 Memories from the Alleyway 巷口时光记 Concrete ID Card Production Assistant混凝土身份证出品员Modern Romance274k WordsCompleted After Li Ping'an takes over the family noodle shop, Hutu Ji, he discovers that his grandfather left behind more than just an old wok. Late at night, the grease-stained cookbook turns its own pages, revealing unfamiliar writing: “Thirty-seventh ingredient: Amber of Time. For those whose heartstrings are wound too tight, soothe them with the sweetness of slowed time.” The next day, an investment banker driven to the brink by deadlines walks in, searching for a caramel pudding from his childhood m —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Late at night, an old recipe book flips through its pages, revealing a hundred flavors that soothe the soul. The young man who takes over the family noodle shop turns out to be a master of culinary arts, using food to comfort the seven emotions and protect the city's vibrant atmosphere.

31. 681 穿 I Transmigrated to a War-Torn Famine and Used a System to Raise Four Children 穿到战乱荒年靠系统养活四个崽崽 Moon-Covering Drizzle Tower遮月微雨楼Ancient Romance325k WordsCompleted [Farming life, System, transmigration, adorable children, food, communicating with animals, building a fortune] Su Xiaoxiao falls into the water and thinks she’s done for. When she opens her eyes, she discovers she has transmigrated to an ancient era plagued by war and famine. And she’s a wicked mother, too? What? She’s suddenly got four kids, without even the pain of childbirth? They line up from tallest to shortest, looking like a row of phones picking up a signal, and all call her “Mom.” Su X 32Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Farming and food stories, feel free to check them out if you like.

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