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

1. 351 珍 A Feast of Delicacies 珍馐记 Little Silky Dog小丝子狗Ancient Romance197k WordsCompleted [An original novel behind the Huanyu Films television adaptation of the same name, starring He Ruixian and Wang Xingyue, with original screenwriters Qiyue Li and Pan Xin.] Ling Xiaoxiao is a country cook determined to become the greatest chef in the land. After passing round after round of selection, she joins the Crown Prince Zhu Shoukui's Imperial Delicacies Kitchen. Rumor has it that the Crown Prince is fussy, hard to please, and quick-tempered. On her first day in the palace, Ling Xiaoxiao c 51Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 352 美 The Food System Actually Told Me to Save Little Animals 美食系统竟喊我去拯救小动物 Waiting in the Grass for the Egg草丛等卤蛋Urban145k WordsCompleted [Host, please save the endangered New Zealand pigeon. Save at least 20. Current number: 0/20. Recommended completion time: within 6 hours.] [New Zealand quail rescue mission complete. Rewards: 100 plump squabs, Beginner Appraisal] “System, are you broken? What kind of System gives you an animal-rescue mission and then rewards you with pigeons?” Faced with Xu Ruobai's roar, the little-girl System replied in all seriousness, “I'm an advanced System formed by the fusion of two Systems. Please don't —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Food articles are so good!

3. 353 这 This Restaurant Gets Nothing but Bad Reviews, Yet the Owner Makes a Fortune Every Day 这饭馆全是差评，老板却日进斗金 Don't Say Studying Is Too Hard别说读书太苦Urban396k WordsCompleted Qin Shuyang is bound to a food-promotion System. As long as he promotes food, he can earn rewards. To boost his fame, Qin Shuyang made a video documenting two snakeheads as they met, got to know each other, and fell in love. The camera work and filters made viewers feel moved and envy their romance. Some even found themselves reminiscing about their own past relationships. But in the very next moment, the camera cut to one of the snakeheads being turned into fish stew with pickled cabbage by Qin 2.1kReads8.5Score146Shelves

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   Netizens have been saying the harshest things, and there's the longest queue at this restaurant. It's all bad reviews, yet the owner is making a fortune. Wen Feng's humor is hilarious and perfect with rice—a rare find! Go go go go!

4. 354 我 I’m Just Raising a Gluttonous Egg, Yet the Whole Galaxy Comes to Eat 我就养个饕餮蛋，全星际都来蹭饭 Seafood Treasure by the Shore海边蟹黄宝Modern Romance107k WordsOngoing Also known as: Records of Raising a Xiangliu Egg [Food + Overpowered Heroine + Cozy Daily Life + Pure Satisfaction] Gu Zhengzheng is a Xiangliu. Yes, the cute little snake with nine heads. After a miserable nap, she wakes up to find that ten thousand years have passed. She is no longer in the familiar age of ancient Earth, and there is a greedy egg beside her. There is also a thoroughly useless divine artifact. To raise the egg, she has no choice but to immerse herself in this interstellar world 25Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This is an incredibly delicious and appetizing food-themed novel. Although the female lead is a hydra named Xiang Liu, she's an amazing cook. The writing style is light and humorous, making it perfect for reading even late at night – it'll make your mouth water!

5. 355 都 We're Reborn, So Of Course We Should Break Up First! 都重生了，当然要先分手！ Liu Er Liu Er六二六二Urban688k WordsCompleted [Food + cooking + farming + reviving a time-honored brand] [No cultivation] [The System plays a very minor role] [Food, cooking, business, and realism take center stage] Feng Bin is reborn in the 1990s. After breaking up with his wife from his previous life, he chooses to ride the wave of the times and seek his fortune in a big city. By chance, he takes over a time-honored restaurant. It all begins with saving the old establishment. With his superb cooking skills, Feng Bin revives the venerable 2kReads8.7Score107Shelves

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   The completed story is a dad-themed food novel. The other book has a less-than-ideal title, but the food in it is incredibly appetizing, and it comes with various exquisite illustrations. Read it during mealtimes; it'll definitely make you want to eat.

6. 356 只 I Could Only Make Instant Noodles, but Now I Run a Canteen in the Immortal Realm 只会泡面的我，在仙界开食堂啦 Honey Snow Ice Orange蜜雪冰橙Ancient Romance399k WordsOngoing After sacrificing three roommates and a total of ninety years of their combined single lives, Bei Shasha earns the chance to transmigrate to a cultivation world and open a restaurant. But she only knows how to cook instant noodles. Before she knows it, she’s been thrown in at the deep end, becoming both the owner and head chef of the Midnight Canteen. Fortunately, the System comes through, rewarding her with a god-tier instant-noodle cooking skill that brings a host of extraordinary guests to te 16Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 357 寺 Selling Barbecue Outside a Temple, I Get Chased Across the Country by Foodies 寺庙门口卖烧烤，吃货追着我全国 Loves Red Yeast Tartary Buckwheat Tea爱吃红曲苦荞茶Urban264k WordsOngoing [A new city every week, forced to set up a random food stall!] [Food + everyday life + comedy + comfort food + no romance + healing] Chen Mo accidentally binds to a random food-stall System. Every week, he transmigrates to an unfamiliar city and has to sell its local snacks. The results... He sells extra-spicy grilled skewers outside a thousand-year-old temple, juicy scallion pancakes by West Lake, and ice-and-fire pineapple buns at the foot of a snowy mountain! In every city he has “wreaked ha 226Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This new book looks pretty good, quite interesting and humorous, you might want to check it out. "Selling Barbecue at the Temple Gate, Foodies Chase Me All Over the Country"—He's randomly assigned to a city each week, forced to set up a stall and feed foodies across the country! He sells super spicy skewers at the gate of an ancient temple, juicy scallion pancakes by West Lake, and icy pineapple buns at the foot of a snow-capped mountain! In every city he "ravages," foodies go crazy: Location needed! Buying on his behalf! Boss, don't run away! From then on, his food stall became an unsolved mystery in the culinary world, with foodies nationwide, maps in hand, besieging it: "Where has this 'human food bomb' landed this week? Buy tickets to chase him!"

8. 358 伊 Yi Wan Fried Rice 伊碗炒饭 Warm-Handed Baby暖手宝宝Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted From ancient times to the present day In ancient times, Yi Wan was heir to a royal chef’s legacy. In the modern era, Yi Wan’er had lost her parents in a car accident just as she finished her college entrance exams. In a single day, Yi Wan transmigrated and became Yi Wan’er. Watch as this heir to an ancient royal culinary tradition works wonders with ingredients in the modern world, cooking up a life rich in every flavor. 12Reads6.7Score—Shelves
9. 359 娇 Sweet Lady Qingqing 娇娘卿卿 Spring Day Jinhe春日今禾Ancient Romance278k WordsCompleted [Food + Sweet Romance + Everyday Parenting] Liang Qingyun married at sixteen. She dutifully paid her respects to her parents-in-law morning and evening, and no one could find fault with her. But she never got pregnant, and her mother-in-law spent all day making cutting remarks about her. Then, just as she finally conceived, her husband coldly handed her a divorce letter! Both husband and wife knew exactly who the child's father was, and Liang Qingyun calmly accepted the situation. But as a divor 1.7kReads9.0Score223Shelves

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   🌴🌴These are all food-themed novels, and they're all very good. 1. The female lead enters the royal palace with her son to become a cook, making all sorts of delicious food, and then raises her child. 2. After leaving the Jiang family mansion, the female lead starts by selling food from a street stall.

10. 360 这 This God of Cooking Really Wants to Teach Everyone 这个厨神真想教会大家 Liu Er Liu Er六二六二Urban695k WordsCompleted [Cooking + Dad Life + Technical Skills + No System] Feng Zheng only wanted to run his family’s little restaurant well, win back his first love, and give his daughter a warm, complete home. He never expected that livestreaming his cooking to attract customers would make him an internet sensation. His dish of eel in sizzling oil taught housewives across the country how to prepare eel at home. His delicate tofu soup became the standard for knife skills among the nation’s top chefs. His braised pork 183Reads7.3Score—Shelves
11. 361 金 Golden Yams and Silver Beans 金薯银豆 An Nuo Jun安诺君Ancient Romance3.1M WordsOngoing Synopsis: Transmigration + fictional setting + farming + no spatial dimension + no golden finger + making money + gourmet food After transmigrating, the heroine discovers that her family is in a terrible situation, her village is in a terrible situation, and the farmers in this country are having a terrible time! It really is a case of fields lying fallow across the land while farmers still starve to death! She introduces sweet potatoes, potatoes, and chili peppers to make all kinds of delicious 1.2kReads6.6Score108Shelves

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    The female protagonist is skilled at making various kinds of food, including braised pork ribs with wild yam, braised fish with konjac tofu, "fairy tofu," willow sprout buns, purple clover buns, soup dumplings, and four-color green rice dumplings. She sells all kinds of delicious food to make money.

12. 362 美 Little Gourmet! Don't Call Me the Stinky Tofu Beauty 美食小当家！别叫我臭豆腐西施 Nanjing Hot Girl Gagazhu南京辣妹嘎嘎猪Modern Romance323k WordsOngoing Can a food-themed mobile game really make wishes come true? I’ve gone back one year in time, so I can kick my scumbag ex to the curb and protect the little savings I was tricked out of! Back with my family, I reopen my little food shop, and business is booming! I can only squeeze in time to tear apart a shameless fake sweetheart, put greedy, bizarre relatives in their place, and enjoy a doting mom, a loving sister-in-law, and endless cuddles with adorable kids and pets. There’s just one tiny pro —Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 363 斩 Cutting Spring 斩春 Chinese Loropetalum in the South南有檵木Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted ༆ Original title: "Slaying Spring", courtesy title: "Three Thousand Miles of Floating Light", also known as "A Little Bookshop in Chang'an" . "The audiobook is now available. Give it a listen!" . [Historical fantasy, farming, ancient romance, healing, opening a bookshop, romance, with a strong focus on the love story.] · [Heroine: Xu Jiang ★ Hero: Lou Yunchun] · [Other characters: Hu Xu ★ Song Li, Zeng Zhui ★ Lin Hongchu, Lin Qinnian ★ Madam Lin, Lou Jing ★ Madam Lou. Du Hui, Yuan Zuzu, Wu Zhi, 19.8kReads9.5Score3kShelves

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    The descriptions of the food are truly captivating, with both excellent writing and a compelling storyline. I highly recommend giving it a try (don't miss out on this little Xu Jiang! [Kissing emojis])

14. 364 摆 Selling Liangfen on the Street, I Make the Whole City Crave It 摆摊卖凉粉，全城百姓被馋哭了 Sun Qi, Who Loves Ferrets喜欢肉貂的孙齐Ancient Romance162k WordsCompleted [Food + farming + love at first sight + doting romance + slow-burn sweetness] Xu Yingchun transmigrates into a book and becomes its wicked villainess, doomed to a miserable ending. She’s going to escape the villainess’s fate and become the heroine of her own story! After buying her freedom from the Jiang household, she sets up a street stall, opens a restaurant, and buys land. Her life gets better and better. Milk tea, barbecue, crawfish, hot pot, and big-plate chicken: she’ll serve it all! The 326Reads8.0Score121Shelves
15. 365 意 An Accidental Quick Transmigration Gave Me a Farmhouse 意外快穿，我获得了一个农家院 Happy Duobao爱笑的多宝Modern Romance835k WordsCompleted As a money-grubbing patriot, Ouyang Linlin loves reading novels. One day, an accident sends her into a quick-transmigration System. Watch her save one abused person after another and help them take charge of their lives! But she isn't going to help for nothing. Surely she can bring home some local specialties from each mission world? 532Reads7.4Score101Shelves
16. 366 水 My Water Jar Connects to Ancient Times, So I Stock Up and Save the Prince’s Entire Family 水缸通古代，我囤货救下王爷满门 Since You're Here, Stay来了就别走Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Completed! [A water vat connects to ancient times + travel between past and present + farming + spatial storage] After leaving the entertainment industry, washed-up celebrity Gu Ranran returned to her hometown to farm and enjoy a quiet retirement. By a twist of fate, she discovered that the large water vat at her house could connect to ancient times. On the other side was Shen Moyuan, a down-and-out prince. Without even realizing it, Gu Ranran helped Shen Moyuan through a crisis, and her bank ac 5.1kReads9.0Score631Shelves
17. 367 末 Apocalypse: I Sell Lunch Boxes Through Tuantuan Select 末世：我用团团优选卖盒饭 Cute Little Veggie Bun呆萌小菜包Sci-Fi & Apocalypse482k WordsCompleted [Apocalypse + System + running a business + interstellar livestreaming + different realms + no romance + invincible strong heroine] (Completed) [New book: Transmigrating to Ancient Times, I Meet a Scumbag, So I Start an Academy Through Food] (Not a self-sacrificing heroine) Luo Yunshi mysteriously transmigrates to a modern-day apocalypse, where she runs into zombies from the start. She's bound to the Apocalypse Fast-Food System, and can buy groceries from Tuantuan Select. It even offers food fro 206Reads8.6Score—Shelves
18. 368 为 You Want Me to Get Married Just So You Can Eat at the Wedding Banquet? 为了吃席，你竟然催我结婚？ Dong Changxin东长欣Urban2.6M WordsCompleted Worn out both mentally and physically by the cutthroat rat race in his industry, Chen Yuan returns to his hometown. He had planned to lie flat and live as a slacker, but the System forcibly binds itself to him. The System scans for available careers: village banquet chef, rural content creator, expert farmer, and rural Taobao partner. Before Chen Yuan can react, the System automatically selects village banquet chef, sending him off to cook up feasts in the countryside. Master Chen accidentally f 7kReads8.1Score531Shelves
19. 369 我 I Just Set Up a Stall, but My Customers Beg Me in Tears to Feed Them 我就摆个摊，那些食客哭着求投喂 Soft Whispers浅语潇潇Urban1.4M WordsCompleted The novel is complete! Dive in with confidence. Gourmet, doting dad, one heroine, heartwarming, slice of life, food to enjoy with your meal, and catching criminals. In his previous life, Yan Qingzhou married the village chief's daughter so he could escape the mountains. Relying on his good looks, he charmed a rich heiress, only to end up abandoned by everyone. Then he was reborn on the night before he eloped! He had not yet made a terrible mistake. His daughter had not been kidnapped, and his 2.9kReads8.3Score284Shelves

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    The first book is about food, a stay-at-home dad, heartwarming, slice-of-life, perfect for watching while eating. The second book is about food, an undercover operation, comedy, catching criminals, a system, no female lead, no romantic subplots. The third book features Su Yang, a lone parent raising his three-year-old sister, who unexpectedly binds himself to a god-level food stall system. Su Yang's culinary creations captivate customers, leaving them completely mesmerized. The fourth book is about food, a system, sincere cooking, no romance, family-oriented, and heartwarming. The fifth book features Lin Zhou, who unexpectedly binds himself to a random food system. Every week, he's given a random location, random food, and different customers. The sixth book features Lou Yuanzhou, who, after eating too many ready-made meals, unexpectedly gains a chef's food system! He can earn rewards by opening a shop and completing various tasks. The seventh book features Lin Xuan, who doesn't want to work, who unexpectedly binds himself to a food system. Every week, he's given a random location and random food. However, the first week's task leaves Lin Xuan dumbfounded. What? Buying super spicy chicken wings in front of a proctology hospital? What kind of devilish task is this? But this is just the beginning. The eighth book focuses on the protagonist's career and promoting Chinese culinary culture. The ninth book in the competitive, slice-of-life, and hardcore food genre. All the food in the book is based on real-life dishes, and the illustrations throughout the book are not exaggerated, are logical, and are reasonably priced with no limits.

20. 370 满 Max-Level Kid, Reborn as the Night Market Food King 满级小孩哥，重生夜市美食之王 Longcheng Yuyu龙城玉雨Urban874k WordsCompleted "Food + System + Cooking with Sincerity + No Romance + Family Bonds + Healing" Zhou Qi, one of Huaxia's top chefs, was hit by a speeding truck the day before competing in the World Chef Championship. Just like that, he transmigrated into the body of an eight-year-old boy named Zhou Qi. With no other way to make ends meet, Zhou Qi joined his adoptive father in setting up a stall at the night market. And then... Passerby: “Whoa! What smells so amazing?” Campus beauty: “Little bro! How am I suppose 441Reads7.1Score—Shelves
21. 371 美 Food App: The Adorable Mom's Shop Goes Viral 美食app，萌娃亲妈开店火了 Fresh Orange Cat清清橘猫Modern Romance153k WordsCompleted [Food + adorable kids + sweet romance] After getting drunk, Yu Fanfan wakes up to discover she’s somehow arrived four years in the future. She’s skipped straight past marriage and childbirth and become a mom overnight. After hitting a wall in her job search, she discovers a food-god app has suddenly appeared on her phone. By opening a shop and completing everyday cooking tasks, Yu Fanfan unlocks one delicious food picture after another. Diners discover a super-tasty little shop tucked away in an 214Reads8.2Score104Shelves
22. 372 穿 Transmigrated into a Tragic Novel as Cannon Fodder, I Turned the Tables with Food 穿成虐文炮灰，我靠美食逆风翻盘 White Mountain Jade白山碧玉Ancient Romance632k WordsOngoing [Food + System + business + healing each other + obsessive, scheming male lead] Yun Shu, a descendant of imperial chefs, opens her eyes to find she has become a doomed cannon-fodder character in an old-fashioned tragic romance. Not only did she spend her life giving the heroine resources and taking the blame for her, but even after her death, she became part of their PLAY. They really used her to the very end. Why should the whole world’s lives be sacrificed just so their love story can be passi 28Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    The female lead is a descendant of imperial chefs and a food blogger, capable of mastering all eight major cuisines. She transmigrates into a cannon fodder character in an ancient, melodramatic romance novel, then decides to escape the plot and develop her career in Lingnan. Along the way, she experiences various local customs and delicacies. Be sure to have snacks ready while reading, or you'll easily get cravings! 😋

23. 373 绝 A Stunning Widow, Fiery and Alluring; A Retired Soldier, Cold and Tempting 绝色寡妇辣又魅，退伍硬汉冷又欲 A Pot of Fine Wine一壶大花酒Modern Romance557k WordsCompleted (Set in an alternate version of the 1980s; devoted couple with sizzling chemistry + flamboyant, seductive wild rose x brooding, tough veteran + a touch of ensemble cast) A push and pull of flirtation, sizzling hormones, healing and redemption Everyone knows that on the little island of Jiulin, there’s a hotel called Laifu. The owner, Yao, is a pretty widow who loves money and men. People all say that in ancient times, she’d have been a bewitching temptress who brought kingdoms to ruin. Then one 3.2kReads8.9Score249Shelves
24. 374 人 In America, Eastern Cuisine Takes Over New York 人在鹰酱，东方美食占领纽约 Moonlit Longing月相思Urban1.0M WordsCompleted “No one in this country understands jianbing guozi better than I do!” The New York Times’ Mr. Dong column On bustling Fifth Avenue, the line stretches as far as the eye can see. Cut in line, and you could find yourself in a street shootout within minutes. Stinky tofu takes over Wall Street, crawfish conquer Silicon Valley, and the scent of luosifen fills the air all over Manhattan. The giant screens in Times Square play a nonstop reel of mysterious Eastern magical cuisine. Americans don’t e 6kReads9.3Score735Shelves
25. 375 美 Gourmet: Fragrant Dishes That Have the Sect's Disciples Fighting Over Them 美食：爆香菜肴，宗门弟子疯抢 All-Purpose Little Black Lord万能小黑君Eastern Fantasy231k WordsOngoing [Scoundrel + Food + Sect + Hilarious + Cutthroat Competition] Shi Hao transmigrates into a fantasy world and awakens the Chef God System. As one dish after another is served, the entire sect is thrown into an uproar. Not only are the dishes delicious, they even have special effects: increasing cultivation, healing hidden injuries, enhancing beauty... The disciples fight tooth and nail for every bite. Each one swears to train harder so they can grab two more bowls of rice. Shi Hao gives a crooked 15Reads7.5Score—Shelves
26. 376 夫 My Lady Is Hard to Please: Stop Acting Up, You Mad Warlord 夫人难哄，疯批督军你别作 A Pot of Smoke and Wine一壶烟酒Modern Romance605k WordsCompleted Jiang Ning is the young proprietress of Yixin Restaurant. Her cooking skills are extraordinary, and she herself is even more delicious-looking than the food she makes. The moment Commander Lu lays eyes on her, he decides to claim her as his wife, even though she's engaged to someone else. He says, “Be with me, and you'll have everything.” Then he adds, “If you refuse, you'll have nothing.” She still slaps him across the face again and again, mocks his manly pride with cold words, and even presse 356Reads6.9Score—Shelves
27. 377 随 Random Gourmet Food Promotions That Become Unbelievably Popular 随机美食推广，达到不可思议 Masterful Hanmo炉火纯青的汉默Modern Romance130k WordsCompleted Miao Shuangshuang was sleeping soundly, dreaming that she was happily playing with the locals in a world filled with laughter. Suddenly, she stepped into empty space and woke with a start. While Miao Shuangshuang was still shaken, a transparent panel appeared out of thin air before her eyes. It began running automatically, and before long, a voice came through. “Congratulations, you’ve won a prize. You’re the only winner in this world.” Then it started running on its own again. “Task type 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It goes very well with rice.

28. 378 摆 Dumping My Scumbag Ex, I Snatched the 1980s' Most Promising Stock 摆脱渣男，我叼走八零最强潜力股 Lin Juejue林觉觉Modern Romance555k WordsCompleted Xia Meng: Founder of the country’s largest food service company and a formidable businesswoman renowned throughout the business world. Her journey has been nothing short of legendary. No one knows what she went through or how she rose from the ashes and weathered the tides of the times. People love to talk about her career, and her love life draws even more attention. Everyone knows that Zhao Ling and President Xia supported each other throughout their careers. Years later, one became the founde 2kReads9.0Score187Shelves
29. 379 小 The Little Florist’s Maid Wife 小花匠的丫鬟妻 Rain Boat Journey雨舟行至Ancient Romance632k WordsCompleted The rating has just been posted, and it will gradually rise! This story is set in an imaginary dynasty. [Historical Romance] + [Farming] + [Gourmet] + [Building a Fortune] Li Dongqing, a young maid in the Tongpan Prefect's residence, learned to cook exceptionally well through a stroke of good fortune. She was cautious and diligent in the Tongpan Prefect's residence, constantly honing her skills. By the time she finally left, she found that everything at home had changed beyond recognition. Later 2.2kReads8.4Score184Shelves

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    This food book is a slow and steady read, highly recommended!

30. 380 小 A Family in a Little Village 小村人家 Fei Qing妃卿Ancient Romance283k WordsCompleted [Farming + Food + No System + No Romance + Building a Career] When Li Yun wakes up, she is still Li Yun, but not quite the same Li Yun anymore. She has been reborn as Li Yunniang in Anyang Village. Her father dotes on her, her mother loves her, and her older brothers and sisters-in-law spoil her. She has plenty to eat and drink, but not a penny to her name. No matter. Let's see how Yunniang leads her family in farming and storing grain, then makes delicious food to sell at a stall. She builds wo 246Reads7.1Score—Shelves

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    Highly recommended! It's a food-themed farming novel with tons of recipes. The female lead is focused on her career, running a stall and doing business. There's no special abilities or cheat codes; it's a peaceful and heartwarming story with no weirdos.

31. 381 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
32. 382 刚 My Stall Is Full the Moment I Open! Do You Know How Hard This Is? 刚出摊就客满，知道我有多苦吗？ Playing Music and Dancing奏乐跳舞Urban223k WordsCompleted [Comfort-Food Cuisine] [Delicate Writing] [Easygoing Daily Life] [Warm and Healing] After being reborn, Su Yu unexpectedly binds himself to the Ultimate Gourmet System. Egg fried rice: golden in color, with every grain distinct. One bite and you can't stop! Braised chicken: tender, juicy meat with layers of flavor. The sauce gushes out with the slightest bite! Chili oil noodles: chewy noodles that sizzle with heat, spicy and fragrant, with a lingering aftertaste! Every dish is top-notch, leaving 89Reads6.0Score—Shelves

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    The writing is great, and the food pictures make my mouth water the more I look at them 😋 [smirk]

33. 383 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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    Great, great, I like it! The second book is a new one.

34. 384 遇 If You Meet a New Oriental Chef, You'd Better Get on Your Knees! 遇到新东方的厨子，你就跪了吧！ Wind Quenches Flowers风熄花Eastern Fantasy619k WordsCompleted [Spiritual Qi Revival + Traveling Frog + Everyone Misreads the Situation + Food] [A slow-burn, slice-of-life story focused on fun.] A thousand years after the spiritual qi revival, almost everyone can cultivate. One of the rare ordinary people who can’t, Su Mingge can only make a living by running a small restaurant in the slums. To save up for a kitchen renovation, he enters a livestream talent competition. Show off a talent? I’ll fry an egg for everyone! Someone wants to challenge me? Beho 228Reads9.1Score—Shelves
35. 385 八 The Charming ’80s Chef: From the Start, I Cut Ties and Set Up a Street Stall 八零俏厨娘：开局断亲摆摊忙 Dudu Fish Balls嘟嘟鱼丸Modern Romance183k WordsOngoing [Period Setting + System + Delicious Food + Entrepreneurship + Taking Down Scumbags] When she opens her eyes, a state banquet chef has become Shen Jingshu, a young factory worker in the 1980s. Her own mother wants to sell her off in exchange for her brother’s iron rice bowl, while her younger brother scolds her: “You should be sacrificing yourself for the family.” Shen Jingshu calmly serves up a bowl of plain noodles, makes the whole family drool, then slaps down her ledger. “You raised me for t 88Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 386 回 Back in the 1980s, Starting My Career Anew 回归八零再就业 Lost but Not Lost迷途不迷途Modern Romance2.1M WordsCompleted While everyone else who transmigrates gets to live another life, Qi Xinlan loses twenty years of hers! One moment she's a thriving, ambitious administrative director at a multinational corporation; the next, she's a fifty-two-year-old woman. This is the bittersweet story of how the white-collar elite Cindy Qi became Auntie Qi to her neighbors. Her most promising son is gone, her daughter-in-law has run off, and a whole bunch of little children are left behind! See how a modern HR and administrat 16.3kReads9.5Score1.6kShelves

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    A heartwarming food-themed novel, every chapter is a dish name, making my mouth water 🤤! The male and female leads get along like an old married couple, and everyone around them is also very nice, with no awful characters. The male lead's life trajectory is completely different from other tragic novels. It's so good, I even cried while reading the extra chapters 😭 ② The steamed buns made by the female lead look so delicious! Qi Xinlan inexplicably transmigrated into a 52-year-old woman, losing 20 years of her life! Facing six hungry grandchildren, the female lead didn't give up, but seriously planned her future life. She not only solved the employment problems of her family members, but also opened a steamed bun shop to earn money to support the children. She not only managed the family harmoniously, but the children are also all successful! If the female lead hadn't appeared, the fate of the rest of the family wouldn't have been so good, and they would have lived a miserable life. In short, the female lead changed everyone's original life trajectory. ③ The male lead has a chef god system, and the things he makes seem to be the most delicious in the world 😋. I was really drooling while reading it. Personally, I feel it perfectly matches my ideal of a food-themed novel: a simple, peaceful life, lovely customers, no villains or scheming, and a loving atmosphere surrounding delicious food. It's rare to find such a good food novel without a female lead on Tomato's platform.

37. 387 我 My Card-Based Cuisine Conquers the Interstellar World 我的卡牌美食征服全星际 Mu Mu Meng木木梦Modern Romance503k WordsCompleted Gourmet healing + raising card spirits + farming and management + no romance Reborn in the interstellar era, master chef Su Miaomiao was saddled with an enormous debt and left to tend an abandoned, uninhabited planet. Then she activated her ancestral bracelet. A spirit spring irrigated the wasteland, and an ancient Earth seed bank reappeared. Even more unexpectedly, she bonded with a Gourmet Card System. Every dish that brought happiness could generate its own card, with random drops of seeds, 197Reads—Score102Shelves

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    Food-themed healing + card-collecting sprites + farming and management + no romantic pairing. Reborn in the interstellar era, renowned chef Su Miaomiao, burdened with enormous debt, guards a desolate, uninhabited planet. Until she activates her ancestral bracelet—a spiritual spring—to irrigate the barren land, and the ancient Earth's seed bank sees the light of day again. She also unexpectedly becomes bound to a food card system; every dish that brings happiness generates a unique card, randomly dropping seeds, interstellar coins, and rare ingredients. As the space upgrades, even more magical creations are born—round berry sprites hum songs while watering the orchard, soft European-style bread sprites crawl into the oven to control the heat; they replicate dishes, purify pollution, and assist in cooking. From then on, Su Miaomiao's interstellar restaurant becomes a hit, and her food cards sweep the universe. Major powers offer sky-high contracts for cooperation, and food lovers cross galaxies to check in. Only Su Miaomiao calmly holds the newly born sprite in her arms, gazing at the walls covered with glittering food cards—a spiritual spring.

38. 388 穿 Transmigrating to the Past to Farm: I Use My Phone to Cheat 穿越回古代种田，我用手机开挂 Shi Xiaoqian Loves Big Money时小迁爱大钱Ancient Romance282k WordsOngoing Female lead: Ye Zhiqiu (The early section has only a little family-life content; in the middle, the heroine lives on her own; later, she runs a business.) (No romance + foraging in the mountains + living alone + food + business. The heroine isn’t a saint, and she can be ruthless.) Ye Zhiqiu used to be an ordinary office worker, earning just 3,000 yuan a month and barely scraping by. Who would’ve thought that simply staying up late during the National Day holiday would send her transmigrating to 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I think there are actually quite a lot of delicious foods here.

39. 389 七 The 1970s: The Culinary Goddess 七零厨神美人 Meow-Meow Claws阿喵亮爪爪Modern Romance583k WordsCompleted [A cooking god, military-industrial research, patriotism, delicious food, positive energy, and an exhilarating era: don’t miss this period novel!] Cooking god Zhao Wan Feng transmigrates. She lands in a third-line military factory and even scores a perfect scientist husband. In that case, she’ll work hard and aim to become the cafeteria’s head cook, then settle down and enjoy life… No, she’ll become the cafeteria’s star, put down roots at the military factory, have children with her husband, and 3.4kReads9.2Score434Shelves

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    "Yunxi, wake up, it's time to eat." A slightly aged female voice rang out beside the bed. Ugh, so noisy! Lin Yunxi frowned slightly, her beautiful eyebrows furrowing impatiently as she rolled over and pulled the blanket over her head. Gu's mother called a few times, but seeing her second daughter-in-law fall silent after rolling over, she sighed. She then placed the bowl and chopsticks she was holding on the small stool beside the bed, walked over, and nudged Lin Yunxi's shoulder. "Yunxi, it's time to eat." Having been woken up twice in a row, Lin Yunxi's morning grumpiness flared up instantly. She abruptly threw off the blanket and sat up, wanting to see who was being so inconsiderate. Lin Yunxi, still sleepy, slowly opened her eyes. What came into view was a drab gray blanket with two or three large patches sewn onto it, looking incredibly shabby.

40. 390 清 The Qing Court Lady Is a Master Chef, and the Fourteenth Prince Can't Resist Her 清穿格格厨艺高，十四爷不经撩 Tiantian JJ恬恬JJAncient Romance346k WordsCompleted [An alternate Qing dynasty, a gourmet's guide to winning hearts, sweet romance, an adorable child doted on by one and all] Lin Qianyu is knocked back to the Great Qing by a cup of iced milk tea, where she becomes the consort of the aloof Fourteenth Prince, Yinti. But unlike ordinary women in the prince's household, she has no interest in fighting over a man. Instead, she keeps reminding herself: talk is fine, but don't fall in love. Nothing beats making money. By chance, she gains access to 177Reads6.3Score—Shelves

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    A Qing Dynasty time-travel food novel, with steps.

41. 391 七 The Plump Wife of the 1970s and the Reserved Educated Youth Tycoon 七零肥妻，禁欲知青是大佬 Man Qin满沁Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Su Xunwei is a renowned master chef, yet somehow she ends up in the body of a chubby village girl who was tricked by a scumbag in the 1970s. The moment she opens her eyes, she pins down a young educated man who has just been sent to the countryside and has her way with him. The scumbag breaks off their engagement, and the whole village insists she force the young educated man to marry her? No problem. That’s a piece of cake! With a spatula in her left hand and seasonings in her right, she’ll coo 7.7kReads9.1Score887Shelves
42. 392 妖 A Record of Eating Demons 妖食记 Cai Wangwang菜汪汪Ancient Romance632k WordsCompleted The Wuwei Inn flourishes because people in this world always have so many wishes. Birth, aging, sickness, death; resentment, hatred, love, and feuds; love and separation; life and death. The demons at the Wuwei Inn love to feast on these human joys and sorrows. Long Sanniang is stunningly beautiful. She's a shop owner, a fine cook, and a guide. Her life is long and dull, so she opens a restaurant to hear people's stories and, along the way, take in a handsome young general. Open the most distinc 3.8kReads9.4Score698Shelves

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    🍉🍉🍉 In the second book, the female lead is in charge of cooking, and the male lead is in charge of farming. That's how they build their home. It's so addictive, I recommend starting from chapters five or six. If you find the setup boring, it won't affect the plot. 🍅🍅🍅

43. 393 重 Back to the 1960s: Farming, Building a Fortune, and Raising the Kids 重回六零：种田发家养崽崽 Southern Lychee南方荔枝Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted Transmigrating into the impoverished 1960s wasn’t scary. Becoming a cannon-fodder supporting female character in a book wasn’t scary either. What was scary was that her three stepsons would grow up to become major villains, and all of them, along with their upright, aloof father, would meet tragic ends. How could she let that happen? Lin Qinghe looked at the three future villains, none of whom was even ten years old, and made up her mind: changing a villain starts when they’re young! 3.8kReads9.0Score504Shelves
44. 394 重 Reborn: I Clear the 1980s with the Help of a Leveling System 重生后，我靠养成系统通关八零 Red Bean Paste and Creamy Milk红豆沙沙生酪牛乳Modern Romance230k WordsCompleted [Reborn + period setting + food + System + pocket dimension + card draws + putting scumbags in their place + plot-driven] After being betrayed by everyone in her previous life, Ye Miaomiao died and ended up in a pitch-black alternate dimension. She was also told she had to complete the main quest set in the 1980s before she could return to her original world and take revenge. All right, then. Bring it on! It was just a matter of clearing a quest. With the fury of her previous life burning inside 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [Salute][Salute]

45. 395 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

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    Super delicious food

46. 396 下 Sent to the Countryside on a Sea Island, Raising Little Ones with My Frog 下乡到海岛，带着蛙崽养团子 Sweet Rice Wine Dumplings酒酿甜心圆子Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Alternate-History Period Setting + Joining Her Husband on an Island Posting + Frog Companion's Pocket Dimension + Family's Cherished Darling + Raising Kids + Food + Foraging by the Sea] When Qi Mengyu woke up, she was blowing bubbles in the sea when Yan Qing, a cool, long-legged man, hauled her out. She discovered that she'd transmigrated into the role of a cannon-fodder supporting character in a period novel. To cherish life, stay away from the male and female leads. Marry a thoughtful, go 3.2kReads8.9Score263Shelves
47. 397 满 A Max-Level Social Butterfly Gets Rich in a Period Novel 满级社牛，在年代文里暴富 Dudu Fish Balls嘟嘟鱼丸Modern Romance122k WordsOngoing [Transmigrate into a Book + Food + Everyone's Favorite + Farming + Business] Oh no! Tian Cheng went to sleep and woke up as the vicious supporting female character in a period novel. She has a sweet face but a bad-tempered, unpleasant personality, and she has a crush on the male lead. Jealous of the heroine, she targets her at every turn and eventually dies a miserable death, leaving everyone sighing over her fate. But Tian Cheng is a food lover, and she has no plans to repeat the same mistakes. 7Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's a food-themed novel about a street vendor. It's quite funny, and the female lead has a "Social Cow System" that allows her to exchange for ingredients. She makes things like hot and sour noodles, spicy hot pot, braised pork, fried chicken, chili sauce, and more.

48. 398 龙 Can You Have Both Dragons and Good Food? 龙与美食可以兼得吗 Starving Ghost Has an 8 A.M. Class饿死鬼要上早八Modern Romance116k WordsOngoing [Western fantasy + food + another world + business management + light adventure] When Tu Yiyi transmigrated into a Western fantasy world, she thought she’d landed the role of the Chosen One: flying through the sky on a broomstick, casually conjuring fireballs to hurl at the Demon King, and reaching the pinnacle of life from then on. Instead, her broom wouldn’t fly, she couldn’t conjure fireballs, and she was just a helpless ordinary person. Even more absurdly, she was somehow bound to a food bus 93Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is a must-read food novel; it's incredibly delicious with rice, and the characters are all so cute! [Eating melon emoji]

49. 399 穿 Transmigrated to Ancient Times to Get By in the Imperial Harem 穿到古代混后宫 The Pen Name That Doesn’t Need Zhouzhou不用周周的笔名Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted Modern-day Huang Ye transmigrates into the ancient Great Xia Dynasty as the pampered darling of the Minister's household, where a daughter is born only once every ten generations. To repay her loving family, she starts learning martial arts at a nunnery while still a little girl. She wants to master everything: inner strength, hand-to-hand combat, swordsmanship, medicine, and poisons. Only by learning real skills can she better protect her family. At last, she grows up, only to be told she must 1.9kReads7.6Score179Shelves

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    Down-to-earth food refers to food that we can eat regularly.

50. 400 小 Setting Up a Stall Outside the Elementary School, Mom and Dad, Save Some for Me 小学门口摆摊，爸爸妈妈给我留点 One Dream, Two Emptinesses一梦两空Urban201k WordsCompleted This book is also known as "After I Grabbed My Bucket and Ran, I Awakened the Gourmet God System". [Comedy] [Comfort Food] [System] [Gourmet] [Goofball] As a civil engineering graduate, Zhang Yang followed his seniors’ advice on starting a business and became a proud freelancer: selling snacks outside an elementary school as a street vendor. Egg fried rice, pan-fried buns, and all kinds of other delicious food took the school gate by storm. The elementary school students and their parents lined 392Reads5.7Score—Shelves

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    Humorous food articles

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