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

1. 51 在 A Night-Market Stall: Eat Well, Then Sleep 在夜市摆摊，吃顿好的再睡 Layer Cake骑缝蛋糕Modern Romance217k WordsOngoing Ji Nanzhi transmigrates into the body of a young woman who has just graduated from college. The girl has no money and both her parents are dead. She can barely afford her younger sister's medical bills, and, overwhelmed by despair, she stares at the vast, dark river before leaping in. When she is rescued, Ji Nanzhi has already transmigrated into her body. Standing in the cold wind, Ji Nanzhi thinks for a moment and decides to go back to her old line of work. A few days later, a food cart rolls i 8Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 52 美 A Culinary Void: I Take Chinese Cuisine by Storm Around the World 美食断层：我携华夏美食席卷全球 Nie Shisan聂十三Urban454k WordsCompleted [No female lead!!] Mu Yunfei transmigrates to a world with a shallow food culture, where he has to eat vegetarian dishes every day. He's about ready to throw up! Thankfully, he awakens a Divine Chef System! Jianbing guozi is soft, chewy, and fragrant; preserved-egg and pork congee makes foreigners fall in love with preserved eggs! Hot-and-sour noodles are impossible to resist, and beef brisket rice noodles are snapped up in an instant! Food critic: “I can die without regrets now!” Food blogger: 304Reads7.2Score100Shelves

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   These are food articles I've been saving for a long time; you won't regret reading them.

3. 53 偷 After They Heard My Thoughts, the Country’s Biggest Foodies Were Shocked 偷听我心声后，惊动全国吃货大佬 Yu Shengsheng余苼升Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Mind Reading + Beloved by the Whole Family + Food + Heartwarming + Feel-Good + Intangible Cultural Heritage Cuisine + Distinctively Regional Dishes] Shen Huazheng transmigrates into the beloved darling of the Shen family. She has no System, no medical skills, and can’t turn out elegant prose, so she might as well lie flat and be a pampered little couch potato who spends every day eating and drinking. Shen Huazheng watches her father, Minister Shen, prepare to go out to a banquet. [What a shame. 15.4kReads8.9Score1.3kShelves

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   Please don't watch this at night!!! I'm afraid you'll be tempted to order takeout [laughing][laughing][laughing]

4. 54 厨 The Day the Chef Left, the Diners Wept Until Their Tears Ran Dry 厨子跑的那一天，食客老泪都流干 A Flower of Pork Knuckle一朵肘子花Urban1.1M WordsCompleted Xu Yuan never expected that, as a recent college graduate, he would one day get bound to a System. The System said, “As a chef, your job is to let diners experience delicious food.” Then it added, “But as the creator of delicious food, how can you let work tie you down?” And so... “Ding! This month’s mission: Apply for a job as a restaurant chef, then quit after working for half a month to claim your System reward...” Xu Yuan: “You little schemer!” And so it went. Restaurant owner: “I’m not brag 8.8kReads8.5Score802Shelves

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   They're all about food, and every novel is great! [Learned something] Book 5: "Um... The city management officers are coming, I have to go!" A passerby who had just finished eating fermented fish: ??? "Don't go, buddy! I just tasted it, and my mouth is watering. What will I do if you leave?" "That's right, the market over there is chasing people away, you're fine here." "No, I want two pounds, can you sell me one portion before you go?" "Buddy, come with us, it's not safe here." A group of people had just tasted the free fermented fish. They hadn't even had time to buy it, how could they let Lin Zhou get away? Time was of the essence, Lin Zhou didn't even get on his tricycle, and he watched helplessly as a group of diners grabbed his arm, pushed the tricycle, and went straight into the residential area! The security guard at the entrance of the residential area pretended not to see this. Lin Zhou was dumbfounded.

5. 55 超 The Super Food God Tycoon 超级食神大亨 Meow Meow Who Loves to Cook爱做菜的喵喵Urban2.7M WordsCompleted Yang Song happens upon the Chef God System. With nothing but a secondhand food cart selling grilled gluten skewers, he steadily climbs to the peak of success. The richest man's son works for him as a waiter, goddesses throw themselves at him to help run his shop, and top female students from campus come to peel potatoes for him... A beautiful TV reporter asks in an interview, "I hear lots of celebrities come to dine at Baifeng Pavilion. Do they have to wait in line too?" Yang Song replies calmly 224Reads7.3Score—Shelves
6. 56 开 Sold from the Start: From Street-Corner Pancake Seller to Regional Tycoon 开局被卖，从卖饼小贩到富甲一方 King Wen Was Right文王说得对Ancient Romance618k WordsCompleted [Food + business + imperial exams + farming + infrastructure + character growth + mutual first love] Food blogger Lu Yan died suddenly of heart disease and transmigrated into a novel about a heroine’s rise to success. The heroine in the book was the legitimate daughter of the prime minister, but her stepmother schemed to have her kidnapped and sold to a poor, remote village. An older man bought her and raised her as his own daughter. Before long, the heroine came across the fallen crown prince, 16kReads8.6Score1.2kShelves
7. 57 御 Beast Taming: I Really Just Want to Run a Peaceful Restaurant 御兽：我真的只想安稳的开饭店 The Fish Who Loves Writing Books爱写书的鱼Urban2.1M WordsCompleted [Food + opening a shop + everyday life + lighthearted fun + beast taming + System] Also known as: “The Stories I Couldn't Tell About Me and the System,” “A Leisurely Life with Three Little Ones,” “I'm Unbeatable in My Restaurant, So Do Whatever You Like,” and “Shocking! My Three Pet Beasts Are All Big Shots” Foodie Jiang Ming drinks a century-old, top-quality Daughter Red and unexpectedly transmigrates to a parallel world called Blue Star, where he gains a Spirit Chef System. At first, Jiang Min 16.1kReads8.8Score2.5kShelves
8. 58 美 Gourmet: You Hired Me as a Security Guard, So Why Am I Making the Residents Drool? 美食：让你当保安，你馋哭业主？ Fu Xiaola富小拉Urban252k WordsCompleted [Gourmet + System + no romance + cooking competitions + lighthearted daily life] In his previous life, Liu Ran was a programmer who worked around the clock. He died suddenly on his twenty-fifth birthday and was reborn just as he was graduating and looking for a job. This time, he decides to skip thirty years of struggle: he’ll become a security guard right after graduation and laze around! But the Gourmet System intervenes and changes the life he had planned for himself. From the triple-combo ri 189Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 59 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
10. 60 I An Introvert Runs a Stall Everywhere, and the Customers Lose It I人摆摊到处跑，顾客崩溃了 Meowblade喵刃Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted (Completed) [Food + healing + System + no romance] The ups and downs between food-loving customers and a heroine who loves to run away from her delicious food. (Not romance, just foodies’ pure love of good food.) The finest cuisine calls for the best ingredients and outstanding technique, brought together with customers’ ravenous stares, mouths watering, and an overwhelming craving to create a truly exquisite feast. Zhou Lin is an independent woman with exceptionally strong boundaries. Thanks to 4kReads8.2Score340Shelves
11. 61 穿EN After Becoming the Villainess, I Clear My Name Every Day 穿成恶女后每天都在洗白 Gathering Vetch, Gathering Vetch采薇采薇Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [Everyone’s Darling + Adorable Kids + Laugh-Out-Loud Comedy]: Transmigrating into a lovesick woman, Tang Zhuyun wakes up in the middle of a scene where she’s climbing into a man’s bed. She turns around and runs. Forget this bed, she’s not getting in! Who needs a man when her father is the top scholar, her brother is the top scholar, and even her son will be the top scholar? They’ll protect her, so she can do whatever she wants! As a master physician, she’ll focus on her career, save lives, and k 33.8kReads9.3Score4.7kShelves

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    She transmigrated into the body of a wicked woman with a chubby belly. Her father doted on her, her brother and son were handsome and protective, and she herself was an excellent cook—even her crayfish attracted the emperor… She cooked for her father to take to work every day, leaving everyone in the office drooling.

12. 62 你 You Take the Imperial Exams, I Farm: A Paper-Thin Couple Braving the Famine 你科举我种田，塑料夫妻闯荒年 Bai Jiuhuan白久欢Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Farming + food + pocket dimension + stockpiling grain + fleeing famine + business + sweet romance + everyday life] After Jiang Qingyue’s soul is mistakenly taken, she receives the ultimate transmigration starter pack. She thought she’d get to live a cheat-powered life, railing against heaven, earth, and everything in between. Instead, she transmigrates into the body of a fat, lazy, greedy, slippery woman and marries a man who hates her to the bone. Song Yan died unjustly in his previous life an 47kReads9.0Score3.4kShelves

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    A large portion of this book is about food. I usually listen to audiobooks to fall asleep at night, and I always find myself craving something to eat while listening. When I don't know what to eat, I often get tempted by the food in the book, haha. Also, unlike other transmigration novels, the male and female protagonists meet in the underworld at the beginning of this book. Later, the female protagonist transmigrates into the book, and the male protagonist is reborn. It's quite interesting.

13. 63 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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    These three food-themed stories are among my favorites. They're all about male leads without romantic partners, and they're perfect for watching while eating. Seeing the food in them always makes my mouth water and makes me want to eat it! #FoodStory

14. 64 厨 God of Cooking’s Quick Transmigration: I Become a Master Chef in Every World 厨神快穿，我在各个世界当大厨 Renewing Myself Every Day日日自新Fantastical Romance728k WordsOngoing Reincarnated as a scumbag? No problem. There’s nothing a good meal can’t fix 1. A scammer dad who’s a chef 2. How a fallen marquis’s household made its fortune 3. Spy? Not even a dog would do that! 4. Going home 5. A heartless, ungrateful wretch 127.7kReads9.3Score13.1kShelves
15. 65 让 You Asked Me to Cook Vegetarian Meals, So Why Is My Incense Offering Exploding? 让你做斋饭，我香火怎么被干爆了 Can't Be Bothered to Name It不想起名了Urban678k WordsOngoing [The rating has just been posted and is sure to rise] (System) (Food) (Everyday Life) (Lighthearted Comedy) Lu Chen used to be an overworked corporate drone, but after being diagnosed with terminal cancer, he was fired. Just as he was waiting to die, he unexpectedly obtained a Divine Incense System and bonded with Tianlin Temple. As long as the temple receives incense offerings, Lu Chen's lifespan increases. But Tianlin Temple is about to go under! Lu Chen can only use the divine cooking skills 6.2kReads6.7Score503Shelves
16. 66 睁 I Opened My Eyes to Find Myself Selling My Niece? The Vicious Aunt Brings Fortune to the Whole Family 睁眼就在卖侄女？极品小姑旺全家 Call Me A Gu叫我阿骨Ancient Romance1.2M WordsOngoing [System + Beloved by All + Famine + A Real Piece of Work] Chen Qianqian transmigrated one day and opened her eyes just in time to see someone selling her niece. The original owner was lazy, greedy, and shameless. She had three older brothers and a younger brother, and as the family's only daughter, she'd been spoiled into a complete menace. She relied on the men in her family to throw her weight around the village, and now she was even planning to sell her niece just to get some meat! Wasn't she 11.2kReads8.7Score1.1kShelves

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    The last farming and food novel had a low rating, but it was still pretty good.

17. 67 傻 Once the Silly Girl Smartens Up, the Wen Family’s Ancestors Must Be Smiling from Their Graves 傻女不傻后，老闻家的祖坟冒青烟 Ink-Dyed Green Wound Tears墨染圊殇泪Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate + food + farming + sweet romance + doted on by the whole family + devoted husband + badass heroine + no golden finger] In her previous life, Wen Zhenyi was a top chef in public and a bounty hunter in secret. After a car accident, she transmigrated into the body of a dim-witted young woman in an alternate dynasty. She thought she had transmigrated to another world, but it turned out her soul had simply returned to its rightful body. Her family had spent everything they had and pil 6.8kReads9.0Score643Shelves
18. 68 异 The God of Cooking in Another World 异世厨神 Foodie Kitty爱美食的喵Eastern Fantasy2.7M WordsCompleted In this fantasy world, where cultivators can split mountains with a raised hand and sever great rivers with a kick, he begins his path to godhood with a tiny restaurant! The most beautiful woman in the capital, the saintess of the Ice Spirit Palace, the enchanting demoness of the demonic cult, and the emperor who travels ten thousand miles a day all become his devoted foodies! Faced with the flood of customers, Qi Xiu declares, “Each person can order only one serving of each dish per day!” What? 1.5kReads8.0Score177Shelves
19. 69 我 I Became the Richest Person in the Kingdom Through Food 我靠美食成为了全朝首富 Xiaobai Sells Xiaoxin小白卖小新Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Historical romance + transmigration + beloved by the whole family + food + sweet romance + farming + building a fortune + 1v1] (A warm family with no troublesome relatives, so read with confidence) After transmigrating, Shen Yuanshu became the only girl in the Shen family in six generations. Her grandparents doted on her, then her parents, and she had six older brothers who were all fiercely protective of their little sister. Unfortunately, the girl was frail. Ever since she became conscious at 4.4kReads8.5Score329Shelves
20. 70 农 The Farmer's Daughter-in-Law: Making a Fortune with Delicious Food 农门王妃：我靠美食发家致富 My Little Chubby Girl侬家有个月半妞Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Completed; audiobook with live narration published] {System + spatial dimension + spirit pets + building a fortune through food + two strong, devoted leads + a warm, doting family + adorable child} [Spatial dimension: farming and animal husbandry; three-story villa: unlimited warehouse + supermarket with automatic restocking + weapons] [Original title: The Farmer's Daughter Becomes a Princess: I Build My Fortune Through Food] [Also known as: Spatial Farm: The Wife I Bought Brings Me Great Luck] 842Reads9.2Score104Shelves

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    These are all incredibly good! I want to watch each one three times! Just reading the words makes my mouth water, which shows how good they are. And it's so satisfying! [Admiring]

21. 71 厨 The Chef God’s Study Guide 厨神学习手册 Sponge Ball海绵球Two Male Leads1.3M WordsCompleted [Updated daily. Please subscribe, recommend, and comment! (ノ>▽<)ノ] The world is so big, you have to go see it! And then he arrived in a new world... To keep developing his skills as a chef, he had to start from scratch! New ingredients, new cookware, and a whole new family! The one thing that never changed was his devotion to delicious food. And so, Li Xiaomi became Li Xiaomi. Li Xiaomi: "I'm still a baby, really!" If you want to become a god, start when they're little! 1v1, slow burn, updated d 1.7kReads9.1Score153Shelves

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    Interstellar food novel, the protagonist cooks from infancy, very appetizing.

22. 72 逃 Fleeing Famine: After Breaking Off the Engagement, She Starts a Female Household and Takes in a Son-in-Law 逃荒：退亲后，她改立女户招赘婿 Moonset, Clear and Calm月落清浅Ancient Romance600k WordsCompleted [1V2 + Establishing a Woman-Headed Household + Farming + Getting Even with Scumbags + Fleeing Famine + Pocket Dimension + No Saintly Do-Gooder] She, Xu Zhiyi, has transmigrated! The moment she opens her eyes, she finds herself caught in a staged adultery scandal. Her fiancé and best friend have set her up to break off the engagement. Fine, she'll make sure their scheme backfires! After absorbing the original owner's memories, Xu Zhiyi is stunned. The original owner had just been reborn, but the 5.6kReads8.8Score682Shelves
23. 73 快 Quick Transmigration: I'm Your Nanny 快穿之我是你们的奶妈 Little Xin Zi小新子Modern Romance2.5M WordsCompleted Quick transmigration + No CP + Feel-good power fantasy + No Mary Sue Li Dazui is a nanny who transmigrates to different little worlds to take care of all kinds of characters. She looks after tragic heroines, vicious supporting female characters, chuunibyou CEOs, and sunny, righteous, outstanding male supporting characters, among others. A tragic heroine has her kidney stolen? Don't worry, the nanny will take that scumbag's kidney to make it up to you. A vicious supporting female character? Don't 2.8kReads9.2Score209Shelves
24. 74 流 Exiled to Lingnan: I Made My Fortune Gathering Seafood 流放岭南：我靠赶海发家致富 Ning Xiaoyaoyao宁小妖妖妖Ancient Romance650k WordsCompleted Synopsis: [The rating is low because it just came out. It’ll rise later.] [Transmigrate into a book + Food + Foraging by the sea + Business + Everyday life + Family squabbles + Mostly lighthearted.] Xu Nan has one piece of good news and one piece of bad news. The good news: she got into a car accident… but survived and managed to cling to life. The bad news: she transmigrated into a book, becoming the cannon-fodder first wife of the wicked villain. The moment she opens her eyes, her bargain-bin 3.9kReads7.5Score342Shelves
25. 75 我 I Take a Boy Band to Survive on a Deserted Island 我带男团荒岛求生 Jiangjiang Is Quite Handsome江江有点帅Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [System + all-around heroine + sharp tongue + comedy + shipping war (the male lead is set)] Yan Li, an adventurer who loves surviving in the wild, wakes up one morning to find that she has become someone else. Worse still, she ends up stranded on a deserted island after a plane crash... “Ding! Congratulations, Host, you've bound yourself to this System. Once your points reach one million, you can return to your original body and receive a ten-billion-dollar reward!” Huh? She's not the only one s 13.4kReads9.1Score2.6kShelves
26. 76 网 The Internet’s Most Polished Girl Is Setting Up Stalls Everywhere? 网络精致女孩她居然到处摆地摊？ Try for Eternal Life Again再试永生Modern Romance272k WordsOngoing [Gourmet] [Street Stalls] [Farming] [No Romance] [Light Technology] Yang Xiu binds to a trending food System, which assigns her one online video-shooting task every so often. She drives the utility vehicle provided by the System, wears its exquisite outfits, and disguises herself so thoroughly that even her mother wouldn’t recognize her, all to complete the food challenges the System assigns. She takes a mini old-timer car to a highway rest stop to cook century egg and pork congee, drives an RV 80Reads8.1Score—Shelves
27. 77 农 Delicious Country Cooking: The Little Chef Is Beautiful and Adorable 农门佳肴：小厨娘她美又娇 Tong Xijun童夕君Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Sweet Romance + Farming + Food + Mutual Devotion] Shen Jiayao, a young chef in her previous life, didn't let her skills go to waste after she transmigrated to a small mountain village. Life in the village was hard, but her father doted on her, her mother loved her, and her older brother protected her. Most importantly, she had a childhood sweetheart who'd grown up alongside her. When he became an official one day and planned to marry a noblewoman, Shen Jiayao wielded her big ladle and knocked h 4.7kReads9.0Score557Shelves

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    These are all food-themed novels, and they're all fantastic! Don't look at the ratings; they're genuinely good, and the writing is excellent. There are no awful relatives or family members; they're heartwarming and healing. The female lead can cook all sorts of delicious food, and the male lead is wonderful too. If you enjoy stories of simple, happy, and peaceful life, I highly recommend these books. However, if you're on a diet, I suggest not reading them at night, or you'll be craving them! Haha.

28. 78 左 Milk Tea in One Hand, Fried Chicken in the Other: The Princess Travels Between Past and Present 左奶茶右炸鸡公主她穿古今 Lin Yulin林屿林Ancient Romance292k WordsOngoing [Food + master chef + System + lighthearted everyday life + comedy + perfect mealtime reading + pocket dimension + traveling back and forth] Lin You, the most outstanding master chef of the twenty-first century, accidentally transmigrated into an ancient era and became a useless princess mocked by the entire court. Lin You turned and smiled. “Bring me everything: luosifen, fried chicken, milk tea, and all eight great cuisines!” Her casual braised pork filled the entire palace with its aroma. The 139Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 79 穿 I Became the Eldest Sister-in-Law of a Farming Family, and Now They All Listen to Me 穿成农门长嫂，全家都听我的 Glutinous Rice Stir-Fried with Rice Cakes糯米炒年糕Ancient Romance321k WordsCompleted [Farming + Alternate World + Family Squabbles + Cozy Daily Life + Food] Liu Zhixia transmigrates and is forced to marry into the Ji family. She’s willing to be a replacement bride, but only if she first cuts ties with her family! She has several younger siblings and a few houses. They may be poor, but at least they don’t cause her trouble. Thanks to her skills, life gets better and better, and the younger ones become her biggest fans. “We’ll do whatever Sister-in-law says!” “Eldest Sister-in-law 2.3kReads8.2Score316Shelves
30. 80 两 Traveling Between Two Worlds, I Pretend to Be a God in Primitive Society 两界互穿，我在原始社会伪装神灵 Yu Chenchen玉沉沉Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The print edition, The Boundary Crosser, is now available. [Female-oriented, no romance] [Food + Street Stalls + Transmigrate Between Two Worlds + Farming + Getting Rich + Development + Infrastructure] Lu Chenyu is poor, but unexpectedly inherits a villa from a distant relative. Before she can even celebrate, she learns that she has also inherited a huge debt. Her fortune turns into a massive liability, and the big villa is haunted, so she can’t sell it at all. On the verge of tears, Lu Chenyu h 13.9kReads8.3Score1.5kShelves
31. 81 穿 Transmigrated to the Beast World to Raise Cubs 穿越兽世养崽崽 The Cat Who Loves Champagne爱喝香槟的猫Ancient Romance436k WordsCompleted Qiao Yun transmigrated one day and became a cub from the snow leopard tribe who had just turned human. Qiao Yun was stunned. “!!!” As a serious fur enthusiast, this was basically heaven! But what was with all these filthy cubs lying on the ground, skin and bones, crying so weakly they could barely make a sound? So Qiao Yun picked up food with one hand and fattened the cubs up, while using the other to grab soap pods and scrub them until they were spotless. Then Qiao Yun petted and cuddled them t 285Reads8.6Score102Shelves
32. 82 沈 The Little Cook from Hunter Shen's Household 沈猎户家的小厨娘 Lazy but Not L L懒懒不懒LAncient Romance231k WordsCompleted (Farming + food + alternate world + no golden finger) Lin Xi brings her younger brother with her when she marries a hunter. He may be cold on the outside, but he’s warmhearted and treats her well. Lin Xi and the hunter work hard together, building a life from nothing. The whole family stays together and works to make their lives better. A gentle, slice-of-life farming story. No golden finger. Alternate world. 134Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 83 摆 I Became a God-Tier Tycoon by Running a Street Stall, and My Customers Chase Me All Over Town 摆摊成神豪，食客追我满城跑 Loves Coconut Water c爱喝椰子水cUrban127k WordsOngoing [Food + Tycoon + Comedy + System + No Romance + No Heroine + Daily Life + Comfort Food + Wish Fulfillment] Li Hai is a wage earner who longs to get rich. By chance, he binds to the Food Tycoon System. From then on, he sets out to run street-food stalls. The locations and dishes are random. Every time he completes a stall-running task provided by the System, he receives a generous reward. [Congratulations, Host! Task complete. Reward: ten million yuan.] [Congratulations, Host! Task complete. Rewa 2Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 84 被 After Saving Me, the Cold-Faced Constable Wants Me to Marry Him 被救后，冷面捕快竟要我以身相许 Glutinous Rice Stir-Fried with Rice Cakes糯米炒年糕Ancient Romance340k WordsCompleted [Street life + food + sweet romance + everyday family life + slow and steady] After an unexpected transmigration, Wu Su became a woman rescued by a constable. Her family was gone, and she had no money, influence, or home, so she could only cling to his leg and beg him to take her in. At first, she said, “Constable Shen, please let me stay for a while. Once I've earned some money, I'll repay you.” He replied coldly, “No need.” Later, he cornered her inside the room, pressing closer step by step. 4.6kReads8.9Score712Shelves
35. 85 美 Gourmet Food: Serving Customers from My RV, I Had My Secret Identity Exposed 美食：房车摆摊，顾客扒我马甲 Second Miss Wang旺家二小姐Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The animated series is now live: [System] + [Gourmet] + [Warm and Healing] + [Main Character Has No Romance] + [A Few Secret Identities] + [Riches and Rewards] Original title: Gourmet: Food Truck Stalls, Customers Uncover My Secret Identity (Making friends through food and seeing the world with kindness. The main character sets up stalls at random all over the country, and loves to travel once a task is complete.) Wan Yi, a model from a minor agency, nearly starves to death at home while trying 3.4kReads8.8Score448Shelves

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    Super delicious and perfect with rice! The author describes the details of cooking in great detail. The female lead has no romantic partner but has a system to help her.

36. 86 王 The Princess Consort Cooks, and the Prince Follows the Smell Right to Her 王妃做菜，王爷闻着味就找来了 Li You Ning狸呦凝Ancient Romance687k WordsCompleted [Food + Storage Space + Love After Marriage + Opening a Shop] I'm Mu Jianxi, a food blogger of the new generation, known as today's little chef, with over eighty million followers across the internet. I never imagined that transmigration could happen to me. If I want to become a rich woman, opening a shop is obviously the best way to make money. With delicious food in hand, the world is mine. I'll introduce the ancients to luosifen, stinky tofu, spicy crayfish... and more. I never expected that 8.3kReads8.5Score873Shelves
37. 87 神 Tycoon: How Did I, a Milk Tea Seller, Become the World's Richest Man? 神豪：卖奶茶的我竟成了世界首富 Ye Shang Mumu叶上木木Urban1.6M WordsCompleted What? A cup of milk tea costs 998 yuan? Why not just rob me outright! Young Master, the 998-yuan milk tea you just ordered is the cheapest one here. If you want something more expensive, there's no upper limit! I'm spending thousands on a cup of milk tea, and I still have to wait in line? A small roadside shop is packed to the brim. How is this possible? You can become the richest man in the world just by selling milk tea! Lu Yi smiled. There's no problem a cup of milk tea can't solve. An 262Reads8.6Score—Shelves
38. 88 王 The Princess Consort’s Snack Shop 王妃的零食铺子 The Kitten Doesn't Eat Oranges小猫不吃橙子Ancient Romance419k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Food + Princess Consort + Marriage First, Love Later + No Pocket Dimension + Heartwarming] Su Lele owns a snack shop. One day, she transmigrates to ancient times into the family of an official. With a harmonious family and a comfortable life, she decides to return to her old trade and start making snacks, beginning with retail sales. Her goal is to open snack shops all across the Great Yun Kingdom. Hawthorn rolls, potato chips, fish balls, grilled shrimp, little dried fish, pin 4.2kReads8.9Score322Shelves
39. 89 我 The Fruit I Grow Is All the Rage Across the Stars 我种的水果风靡全星际 Snail Player蜗牛选手Modern Romance300k WordsCompleted [No romance, not a strong heroine, a cannon-fodder supporting character’s growth] Jiang Ning, an outer disciple of the Shennong Sect, had worked hard for a hundred years and was on the verge of earning a special place in the inner sect. Then she woke up in a heavily polluted interstellar era, in the body of a daughter her family had cast out. To pay off the enormous medical bills she owed after treating a pollution outbreak, she had no choice but to roll up her sleeves and return to her old trad 454Reads7.8Score104Shelves
40. 90 穿 Transmigrated, I Became the NPCs' Favorite 穿越后被npc团宠了 Fallen Leaf o落叶oModern Romance649k WordsCompleted [Full-Dive Game + Online Gaming + Food + Adorable Pets] When Ye Mi woke up, she had transmigrated into a full-dive game and become a member of a beginner’s village. In the game, she discovered that the NPCs, who couldn’t care less about other players, practically spoiled her rotten. When she wanted a house built: Ye Mi: “Can I build a house here?” Carpenter: “I’ll go find someone to help build it right now. Just tell me what furniture you want. I’ll make it all for free.” Other players: “Could y 1.3kReads9.1Score171Shelves
41. 91 穿 Reborn as the Villain's Stepmother, Win Hearts with Good Food! 穿成反派后娘，攻心就用美食吧！ Little Milk Ball小奶球Ancient Romance445k WordsCompleted [Marriage First, Love Later + Adorable Baby + Food + Family Life + Humble Households] [Constable + Little Chef] Pu Jiaojiao discovers that she has transmigrated into a book she once read, becoming the villainous stepmother. The stepmother in the story abuses the children in every way imaginable and is utterly inhuman. Remembering the stepmother’s tragic ending, Pu Jiaojiao can’t help swallowing nervously. If she wins them over with delicious food, can she keep herself alive in the future? Watch 2.7kReads8.5Score221Shelves
42. 92 食 The God of Food Is Here 食神来了 Fermented Rice Radish Skin酒酿萝卜皮Urban1.3M WordsCompleted Three years after hanging up his cleaver, Ye Gui, head chef of the state banquet kitchen, makes his comeback. This time, he’s returning by livestreaming visits to restaurants. The book is also known as: “Death Has Arrived,” “The God of Food Livestreams Restaurant Visits, and Chefs Around the World Panic,” “The Food Safety Act,” “A Chef Must Stay True to His Principles,” “The Streamer Says You’re Going to Jail, So You’re Really Going to Jail,” and “Fact-Checkers, This Is What Real Fact-Checking L 1kReads8.7Score100Shelves

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    These two books are perfect for watching while eating.

43. 93 回 I Went Back to the Village for a Feast and Became the Head Chef 回村吃席，竟成了掌勺大厨 Rice Noodles and Prawns米线大虾Urban251k WordsOngoing When his cousin gets married, Chen Chen has just transmigrated and hasn’t even had time to adjust before his third uncle drags him back to the countryside for the wedding feast... The chef in charge of the banquet suddenly suffers a heart attack and is rushed to the hospital. In a desperate bid to save the day, his uncle’s family can only pin their hopes on Chen Chen, who spent three years studying cooking at New Oriental. Chen Chen: “Help! I really can’t cook!” System: “Yes, you can.” And so... 1.3kReads9.1Score102Shelves
44. 94 兽 Beast World: Are All You Big Tigers This Clingy? 兽世：你们大老虎都那么粘人吗 Rong Yu榕榆Two Male Leads898k WordsCompleted [One-on-one + two male leads + beast world + transmigrate + sweet romance + System + happy ending] Veterinarian Jiang Sui'an died in an incident involving an angry patient, and when he opened his eyes again, he was dangling in midair above an enormous fluffy creature. Jiang Sui'an: “???!!!!” Where the heck have I ended up? Hu Bai was overjoyed. Not only had he completed his adult hunting trial ahead of schedule, he had also found an incredibly beautiful demi-beast. Luckily, now that he was an ad 7.9kReads9.1Score967Shelves

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    I'm not quite sure what the boundaries of this rich vocabulary are. [Heart] I found some detailed descriptions but few words in the stories I've read. [Heart] The only drawback is that they contain other elements. [Heart] Perhaps detective stories, suspense, or slice-of-life stories.

45. 95 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
46. 96 架 Alternate Ancient China: Building a Fortune in Jiangnan 架空古代：江南人家经营致富日常 Rain on Riverside Flowers汀花雨Ancient Romance2.4M WordsOngoing [Ancient-Style Business and Wealth-Building] + [A Jiangnan Family] + [Everyday Family Life] + [Lighthearted, Sweet, and Satisfying] A lighthearted, stress-relieving story about the everyday business and family life of a small household in peaceful Jiangnan, filled with warmth, joy, kindness, and ordinary domestic moments. It tells the story of common people in ancient times. The main characters are not princes or ministers, nor are they members of noble or aristocratic families. From the very st 73kReads9.3Score7.4kShelves
47. 97 让 I Sent You to Kindergarten, and You Say You Can Cook Six Dishes? 让你上幼儿园，你说能炒六个菜？ Tinpot Guokui铁皮锅盔Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted Su Wan transmigrated in the most bizarre way imaginable. In her previous life, she was a chef. Now she's the director of a kindergarten on the verge of closing down. She also received a Food System, and from then on, the whole kindergarten's atmosphere changed completely. Mom: Son, what did you learn at kindergarten today? Son: I don't want to talk about work after I get home. Dad: Sweetie, did you have fun with your friends at school? Daughter: How should I put it? They don't know how to pitch 10.4kReads9.1Score1.1kShelves
48. 98 重 Reborn in the 1980s: Starting with Selling Noodles 重生80年代，从卖面条开始 Loves Coconut Water c爱喝椰子水cUrban189k WordsOngoing [Made Entirely by Hand] [Period Novel + Food + Cozy Everyday Life + System + Farming] Jiang Jue unexpectedly is reborn in 1989 and takes over his family’s restaurant from the start! In an era short on good food, he’ll give diners a taste of culinary wonders! Noodles with shredded pork and green peppers, noodles with fried pork, Yangzhou fried rice, sea cucumber braised with scallions, Wensi tofu, squirrel-shaped mandarin fish, mapo tofu, dry-fried rice noodles with beef, ginger duck... From nort 180Reads—Score105Shelves

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    [Add one to bookshelf][Add one to bookshelf] Food novel

49. 99 她 After She Died, the Coldhearted Powerful Official's Hair Turned White Overnight 她死后，冷冰冰的权臣一夜白头 Mu Mianmian慕绵绵Ancient Romance641k WordsCompleted [Not an angst novel + heartwarming + no logic + read it to see if it suits your taste] After transmigrating into a book, Hua Zhao had her memories erased and became a tool whose job was to give the heroine a golden finger. To top it off, she was also the infamous, short-lived first wife of the villainous minister. Luckily, she regained her memories and cut her losses in time. The heroine’s golden finger? Sorry, that’s a family heirloom that came with me when I transmigrated into the book! Her in 135.8kReads9.4Score10.5kShelves

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    I highly recommend these three books! They're perfect for reading while eating, and the food is absolutely amazing!! The first one features a female protagonist who prepares a different meal for her family every day. She even runs a food street with hot pot, fried skewers, barbecue, duck blood soup, cake shops, milk tea shops, and more… Even the three most powerful figures in the palace sneak out to check out the food street. She even brings meals to court for her father and brother, and the emperor is mesmerized by the aroma of roast duck and spicy crayfish. The second one is also a pure food novel disguised as a domestic drama. The female protagonist makes a lot of snacks, and everyone fights over her cooking—who needs to fight then? The third one features random and bizarre street vending locations: selling stinky tofu outside a prince's door, snacks outside a coffin shop, boxed lunches at a deserted dock, and ice cream on the highest mountaintop of a temple… You really have to check it out, it's incredibly good!

50. 100 全 The Entire Demon Realm Comes to My Little Restaurant 全妖界都来我的小饭馆 Alleyway ol巷陌olAncient Romance463k WordsCompleted (The rating just came out, so it’s low for now. It’ll rise later.) Historical romance + gods and monsters + alternate setting + food + slow burn A new little restaurant has opened on Yong’an Street. The proprietress is lovely, and the food is delicious. Fish fermented with purple ginger, tangy, spicy, salty, and fragrant; crispy fried duck, tender and juicy. Smoky, savory cured meat, richly red and glossy; fresh sunflower greens with fine bamboo shoots, light and refreshing. Diners flock to t 129Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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