Looking for Foodie Stories (Street Stalls and Shopkeeping) 求美食文(摆摊开店)

1. 101 我 I Opened an Eatery in Ancient Times and Picked Up a Child Bride Along the Way 我在古代开食铺，顺带捡个童养夫 Qing Wuxiang青无相Ancient Romance653k WordsOngoing (The rating just came out, but it’ll go up.) [Alternate world + Food + Business + Daily life + One couple only + Happy ending + Love grows over time] Ren Qingwu was born into the body of a newborn baby in one fell swoop, becoming the only daughter of a hunter’s family in the southwestern part of the Great Yong dynasty. Her parents died young, leaving her with a penniless household and a little food stall that barely kept them alive. She resolved to break through with good food: Kneading dough an 3kReads8.1Score327Shelves

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   The female lead is an amazing cook! She makes a fantastic spread: preserved vegetable and pork buns, grilled fish with Sichuan peppercorns, pickled bamboo shoots and sauerkraut, cured sausages and pork belly, hot pot, braised meat, spicy chicken, hand-pulled noodles, dumpling soup, potato pancakes, salted duck eggs, and all sorts of pastries. The food descriptions are incredibly vivid and mouthwatering. There's a romance storyline, a slow and steady development of feelings. The male lead was rescued by the female lead's parents when she was a child; he's ostensibly her younger brother but actually her childhood sweetheart. The female lead is warm, reliable, and kind. She transmigrates late, and the story is a heartwarming slice-of-life tale set in a bustling city. Every character is well-developed, with a few truly awful characters.

2. 102 江 A Taste of Jiangnan 江南小食记 Braised Pork红烧肉Ancient Romance203k WordsOngoing Jiangnan water-town setting + laid-back daily life + gourmet business + no romance + adorable little sister After transmigrating into a family in a Jiangnan water town, Jiang Yun decides to lie flat and make the most of eating and having fun! She runs a little shop by the river and enjoys the slow, easygoing rhythm of life in Jiangnan. At home, she makes soft, chewy osmanthus rice cakes, pork belly braised with bamboo shoots, and fragrant beggar's chicken that draws people from every corner of 2.2kReads—Score203Shelves

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   This is a delicious food novel. The female lead's cooking is incredibly tempting, and there's also an adorable little sister. The atmosphere is relaxed and comfortable, reminiscent of a Jiangnan water town. It's a heartwarming and easy-going slice-of-life story, without any extreme arguments or drama. It's perfect for listening to and helps you fall asleep.

3. 103 大 A Great Yuan Innkeeper’s Journal 大元酒肆经营手札 Bright Green Persimmon绿澄澄的柿子Ancient Romance620k WordsCompleted The novel has only just started getting ratings, so the score will go up~ Small-town business + easygoing daily life Shen Qingli’s greatest wish in this life is to tend the family’s wine jars, watching her father brew wine and her mother make braised meat. Though she transmigrated into a rundown wine stall in Sophora Blossom Alley, where the wine had gone sour, it’s no big deal. A little activated-charcoal filtering, and suddenly the Shen family’s clear wine is so good that even the Assistant Mi 7.2kReads8.6Score1.3kShelves
4. 104 被 Laid Off by the Imperial Court, I Set Up a Stall in the Capital 被朝廷裁员后，我在京城摆摊 Loves Eating, Iron Pot爱吃的铁锅Ancient Romance178k WordsCompleted Su Jinnian transmigrates into the palace kitchens as a maid. She thinks she can put her culinary skills to good use and earn a promotion and a raise, only to get laid off the very next day. With ten taels in severance pay, Su Jinnian says, “It’s fine. I still have my skills.” So she sets up a little stall in the capital, selling braised pork rice, minced-meat noodles, crab roe soup dumplings, and more... Business takes off, the customers keep coming, and even “Young Master Gu,” who queues up eve 1.3kReads6.7Score112Shelves
5. 105 平 An Ordinary Journey to Safety 平凡的逃荒之路 Three-Eared Fish三耳鱼Ancient Romance136k WordsCompleted Lin Man breathed her last on a hospital bed in the twenty-first century. When she opened her eyes again, she had become the Lin family’s newborn daughter, named Lin Xiaoman. She spent the first nine years of her childhood living a simple but fulfilling life with her parents and older siblings. Then disaster struck. Her life in ancient times began with a desperate flight from famine… Lin Xiaoman: An Ordinary Life in Ancient Times 102Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 106 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 4.5kReads9.0Score534Shelves

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   Beggar's Chicken, Bamboo Rice, Meat Sauce Pancakes... Ancient Chinese Business Food Stories

7. 107 山 A Guide to Cooking Monsters from the Classic of Mountains and Seas 山海经妖怪食用攻略 Wan Zitong绾紫彤Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Since ancient times, we've only heard of monsters eating people. Who has ever heard of people eating monsters? At the end of the Eastern Wilderness, strange beasts run rampant, and every kind of demon and monster makes its appearance. Taotie squints and rubs his belly, muttering, “These are all natural, pollution-free, premium ingredients, top of the line.” Bai Li tosses a wok with one hand and holds a pot with the other. To her master, who is burping from eating too much, she says, “The old man 29Reads7.7Score—Shelves

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   The first book is a complete story about going from setting up a street stall to opening a shop; it's quite good. The following books are also food-themed.

8. 108 穿 I Transmigrated to the Cultivation World: Farming with One Hand, Cooking with the Other 穿越修仙界左手种田右手美食 Come on, Rabbit!兔子加油Two Male Leads1.0M WordsCompleted Synopsis [Everyday life] [BL] [Cozy] [Farming] [Gourmet] [No golden finger] A tsundere, food-loving younger seme x a gentle, refined uke who loves making money Lu Sizhe transmigrates to a world of immortal cultivation. Unfortunately, cultivation still isn’t in the cards for him. After thinking it over, he decides to return to his old trade and become a chef. As his business flourishes, Lu Sizhe’s customers come from across the Nine Provinces. “Boss Lu, could you make me a plate of fried rice?” “ 7.6kReads9.1Score929Shelves

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   This book is really good! It has two male leads (don't read if you mind). The protagonist transmigrates to this casual place, and the other protagonist is a cat with incredible fighting skills—a cat with four white paws and the rest of its paws are black 🐱🐱🐱🐱 The story is very heartwarming; they opened a shop and have lots of small animals. [Admiring][Admiring]

9. 109 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 6.8kReads9.0Score640Shelves

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   The first book features a female protagonist who, after a car accident in modern times, transmigrates into the body of a mentally challenged person. Her family is very kind and never gives up on her medical treatment. Wanting to help her family pay off their debts as soon as possible, she sets up a stall to sell goods. The second book features a male protagonist who is the Ninth Prince, exiled to a county where he has been for ten years. The female protagonist, who transmigrates into the body of Miss Lin, is about to marry him. Together, they help the entire county escape poverty, bringing high-quality agricultural products and fruits. The third book features a female protagonist who enjoys making snacks and has a certain interest in food.

10. 110 穿 Transmigrating to a Picturesque Countryside Home of Fine Cuisine 穿越田园美食人家 Su Muyi苏木衣Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted When chef Xia Dong wakes up, she finds herself transformed into Xia Dong'er, a pitiful little bean sprout of a girl. Her gambling-addicted father wants to sell her, her greedy mother wants a divorce, and she has an adorable little brother. She lands straight in survival mode on the highest difficulty. Xia Dong'er says, “Wait, let me eat some meat first and catch my breath!” Sweet osmanthus fills the walnut-stuffed pastries, while pearl-like glutinous rice is rinsed in well water. A lifetime of f 1kReads8.6Score146Shelves
11. 111 我 I Sweet-Talked the Crown Prince While Unpacking Packages in Ancient Times 我在古代拆快递时甜诱了太子 Ming Yi明宜Ancient Romance620k WordsCompleted After transmigrating, Qi Huan becomes the daughter of a disgraced official, exiled to the frontier. From the start, she has nothing but a thatched hut, and it collapses before long… Luckily, she binds herself to a powerful delivery System. As long as she does good deeds and saves up points, she can order whatever she wants! Even better, her neighbor, the disgraced crown prince, is a point-farming cheat code: Help someone out: +1 point. Help the disgraced crown prince out: +100 points. From 4.3kReads9.3Score510Shelves
12. 112 吧 One Little Kiss, and the Rugged Man Goes Wild, Sweet-Talking Me into Coming Home 吧唧亲一口，糙汉疯了诱哄我回家 Little Bun小面包Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted A story about poverty alleviation, perfect for readers interested in civil service exams and public-sector jobs! [Energetic sweet girl & rugged man who’s crazy about sugar] [Transmigration + Farming + Substitute Marriage + Making a Fortune + Pocket Space + Rural Revitalization] She spends her very first day in another world getting married, and her rugged husband is studying an illustrated manual right in front of her?! What a wild start. Lin Baochu says, “I can’t take this. I really can’t!” A s 4.2kReads8.5Score407Shelves
13. 113 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 4.3kReads8.9Score341Shelves
14. 114 我 Eating and Cat-Wrangling in the Tang Dynasty 我在大唐吃饭撸猫 Princess Orange Cat橘猫公主Ancient Romance325k WordsOngoing [Historical romance + transmigration + food + sweet romance + devoted 1v1] You Xiu transmigrates into the body of the second daughter of the wealthy You family in the Tang dynasty. She has money and free time, is young and beautiful, and has both parents in a happy family. As long as she doesn’t do anything stupid, she’s guaranteed an easy life. On top of that, she gets bound to a System during her transmigration. It’s incredibly powerful: any recipe, seed, or cooking utensil from anywhere in th 104Reads8.1Score—Shelves
15. 115 摆 Selling Egg Fried Rice at a Street Stall, Wielding My Spatula Until the Wok Smokes! 摆摊卖蛋炒饭，抡得锅铲都冒烟！ Riding a White Dog骑只白狗Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Food + Games + Challenges + Comfort Food + Heartwarming + Showbiz + No Romance After her contract expires, Shi Yi chooses to leave showbiz. By chance, she is selected by a food game, which requires her to take a little three-wheeled cart out to sell food every day. Level One: Sell ten-yuan boxed meals and throw in a bottle of water! The customers can’t believe what a bargain it is! “Boss Shi, I’ll have an order of braised ribs!” “Oh my gosh, you’ve even got king crab?!” “Boss Shi must be running 4kReads7.5Score420Shelves
16. 116 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 5.3kReads9.2Score586Shelves
17. 117 拒 The Three-Star Hole-in-the-Wall That Refused a Michelin Rating 拒绝米其林评级的三星小店 I'm a Bubble我是泡泡Urban2.1M WordsCompleted After the internet influencer Liu Dao visited the shop, the breakfast restaurant the Chen family had painstakingly run for over a decade teetered on the brink of closing. After binding with a System, Chen Yang quit his white-collar job in the city and took over the little shop. Newbie gift pack: an ingredient identification and rating feature. The fresh pork belly from a free-range mountain pig that swims regularly has three distinct layers of fat and lean meat. After roaming the hills, its fles 3.9kReads8.8Score386Shelves

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    These are all pretty good; looking at too many will make me hungry.

18. 118 绑 After I Bound Myself to a Gourmet Game, Diners Started Chasing Me Down 绑定美食游戏后食客狂狂追 Thousand-Strand Soul千丝魂Modern Romance158k WordsCompleted [Food System] + [Pop-Up Stalls in Random Locations] + [No Romance] + [Heartwarming] Xu Youyou had just graduated from college and was unemployed from day one. After striking out with company after company, she was at her wit's end and decided to post online looking for work. She wasn't expecting much. But to her surprise, she actually found a job. The other person said, “Type 1 and I'll give you a job that pays a million a month.” At first, she didn't believe it. She thought some elementary scho 352Reads—Score135Shelves
19. 119 团 The Cherished Koi Wife: My Blind Box System Makes Me Invincible 团宠锦鲤妻：我带着盲盒系统无敌了 Chasing the Wind Across the Galaxy星河逐风Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance + lucky koi + cozy, family-centered pampering] The orphan Gu Ran transmigrated into the body of a young farmer's wife. Ever since she arrived, the Su family's once-bare cupboards seemed blessed by a lucky koi: they ate fine white flour, built a new house, and had meat at every meal. Gu Ran herself had a blind-box System, and threw herself into selling blind boxes and growing longevity flowers to stay alive, never looking back. “Today's limited-edition pink lipstick blind-box 2.3kReads9.0Score198Shelves
20. 120 美 Random Food Stalls: Boss, Don’t Run! 美食随机摆摊，老板不要跑！ What Candy Are You Hiding?揣什么糖Modern Romance343k WordsOngoing [Gourmet] [Great with a meal] [System] [Street vending] [Feel-good power fantasy] [Romance] Gu Muxi finally completes the System's ten-lifetime mission and earns the chance to return to the modern world. But the System unexpectedly malfunctions, trapping her in a black hole with no one to talk to. Then one day, she hears a voice calling her. It turns out to be the Main System. To make it up to her, the Main System binds her to a new System and gives her the chance to return to the modern world. 1.3kReads—Score104Shelves
21. 121 开 From the Start, I Quit My Job on the Spot, and My Food Stall Took the Whole City by Storm 开局裸辞，我的美食小摊火遍全城 Ruling the Streets市井横行Modern Romance370k WordsOngoing [Female lead with no romance] [Stalls all over town] [Lighthearted slice of life] Foodie at heart, absurd to the soul! Chen Jinyue, whose college major was a dead end, finally managed to find a job. But her boss took credit for her work and squeezed her dry with endless overtime every day. She’d had enough. After quitting without another job lined up, she unexpectedly bound herself to Food System 007. She thought it was a sure thing, but every mission turned out to be more outrageous than the la 958Reads—Score103Shelves

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    Want to see food stalls?

22. 122 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 10.6kReads9.1Score1.1kShelves

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    [Learned it][Learned it][Pay attention][Explore][Understand]

23. 123 回 Going Back to Ancient Times to Open an Online Shop 回到古代开网店 Duan Yue Shi Yi端月十一Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted "Wifey, I want ice cream!" A certain man narrowed his long, phoenix-shaped eyes and licked his lips. "Coming right up!" Wen Rou waved her hand, and a cone of ice cream appeared in her palm. "Wifey, let's have hot pot tonight!" A certain man rested his chin in his hands and stared at Wen Rou as she drew a map at the table. "Sure!" Wen Rou put down her pen and began preparing the ingredients for hot pot. ..." "Wifey, I have a gift for you!" A certain man appeared in front of Wen Rou, looking s 1.4kReads9.0Score176Shelves
24. 124 拜 Goodbye, I'm Going Home to Run a Stall 拜拜了您，我回家摆摊了 Miss Steak牛扒小姐Modern Romance503k WordsCompleted [Gourmet + Slice of Life + No Romance + Heartwarming] Shen Huan was an ordinary office worker. The company was rife with cutthroat competition, and her direct boss kept making things difficult for her. After working diligently overtime for half a year, she'd finally had enough of his torment and quit. Who cared about this lousy job? In a fit of anger, Shen Huan quit without another job lined up, packed her things, and went back to her hometown. When she decided to start a street food stall, she 3.5kReads8.6Score253Shelves
25. 125 禁 Has Lord Xu Broken His Vow of Abstinence Today? 禁欲的徐大人今天破戒了吗 Fruit Jelly水果冻冻Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted A new restaurant has opened in Huayang City. Its proprietor is a pretty young widow, with a slender willow waist you could barely encircle with one hand and a gaze that seems to hook you in... People have taken to calling her the “Beguiling Blossom Proprietress.” The stern prefect, who has always kept his desires in check, darkened at the sight and scolded her coldly: “Shameless and depraved!” Later, the aloof Lord Xu, who never paid attention to women, met the beguiling and enchanting proprie 4.1kReads9.3Score572Shelves
26. 126 吃 Eat, Eat, Eat! Come and Eat! 吃吃吃，都来吃 Hua Zhengrong花峥嵘Modern Romance621k WordsCompleted [Unconventional Food Story + Improving the Nation’s Health + Ensemble Cast + No Romance + System Pocket Dimension. Chasing Dreams, and the Heroine Means Business!] Wu Shuang, who grew up in an orphanage, had just graduated from college when a speeding car sent her flying. The good news: she was in great shape and wasn’t hurt. Even better news: she got a food System and a pocket dimension! Wu Shuang sighed: at last, the thread of her fate had grown thicker!!! From then on, Wu Shuang’s hot pot res 231Reads—Score106Shelves
27. 127 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 416Reads—Score105Shelves

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    [Cool][Cool][Cool]

28. 128 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 3.5kReads8.8Score468Shelves

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    Both novels are completed. The first book has excellent descriptions of food [shy emoji], and the female lead is relentlessly pursued by customers; the whole story is warm, gentle, and very healing. The second book features a protagonist who travels to another world and cooks different dishes for various animals and people. The female lead's character is central throughout the entire book, and the story is quite heartwarming with no overly annoying characters. It's a good read.

29. 129 明 I'm a Culinary Genius, So Why Does Everyone Call Me a Heretic Cultivator? 明明厨艺天才，怎么都叫我邪修？ Reckless Fury肆意狂澜Urban434k WordsCompleted [Gourmet] [Comedy] [Slice of Life] Lin Xiaoyan is a rookie food blogger who, in an age when food bloggers are locked in a fierce struggle for clicks, has opened up a new path by learning as she cooks. But Lin Xiaoyan's videos never go the way you'd expect. She gets every step wrong, yet somehow the finished dishes turn out brilliantly! “Wait, if you don't know how to caramelize the sugar for red-braised pork, you can just use cola instead? And it still comes out so glossy and red. Are you sure 4.7kReads8.8Score333Shelves
30. 130 随 Week One of My Random Street Stall: Selling Beer Duck at a Driving School 随机摆摊第一周：驾校卖啤酒鸭 Yi Que弋缺Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Gourmet] + [Random Street Stalls] + [Perfect with Rice] + [Healing] + [No Romance] The warmth of everyday life is what soothes the human heart most. Lin Chuan, an overworked office worker who died suddenly from exhaustion, unexpectedly awakens the Gourmet Healing System. Every week, he sets up a stall at a random location and serves random dishes. Completing tasks earns him amazing rewards. But the System's very first weekly task leaves Lin Chuan completely dumbfounded (⊙_⊙) Selling beer-braise 1.4kReads6.0Score132Shelves
31. 131 靠 Nourishing the Land with Food: My Fruits and Vegetables Have Come to Life 靠美食养地：我的瓜果通灵了 Jingli惊理Urban1.3M WordsOngoing [Urban fantasy + food + slice of life + no romance + random street stalls + perfect mealtime reading] Fresh out of college and already unemployed, Gao Lin unexpectedly binds to a Food System and decisively heads home. Each week, he randomly sets up a stall to sell food, and in return his fruits and vegetables receive a huge upgrade. Tiny tomatoes can be prepared in a hundred different ways. A whole field of rotten tomatoes gets a new lease on life, and even college students who can't live withou 1kReads7.4Score102Shelves
32. 132 大 The Big Shot’s Spiritual Cuisine Shop 大佬的灵食小铺 Qingqiu Lily青丘铃兰Ancient Romance214k WordsOngoing After returning to Divine Realm 300, Fang Yuxuan sets out to find the World Tree. While her Divine Lord elder brother isn’t looking, she takes her pocket dimension and divine artifacts and heads down to a small world below to start a new life. “Sorry! My little shop doesn’t have a menu. You eat whatever I cook.” “My shop doesn’t accept these things, but I can process them for you.” “How did you all end up down here too? Did he throw you down?” The Spirit Food Shop has no menu. The dishe 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The story begins with a powerful figure who uses ingredients from the mortal world to create delicacies that cultivators crave in the cultivation world, and runs his shop all over the place. There is no male lead, no romantic pairing, and no ambiguous relationships in this food-themed novel.

33. 133 与 Good Food and Sweet Dreams with You 与君美食复甘眠 Rice with Green Sichuan Pepper青花椒拌饭Ancient Romance866k WordsOngoing [Transmigration + Ancient Times + Farming + Food + Woman Chef + Romance] The meat is so tender it seems carved from beauty, and the fragrant aroma never stops rising from the pot. As a humble office worker in the twenty-first century, Su Yu had few interests, and food was the only one she loved. Her one and only wish was to stop being exploited by every capitalist under the sun and become a capitalist herself. So the gods heard her prayer and granted it. She closed her eyes and woke up as a poor 308Reads8.3Score—Shelves

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    Focusing on making delicious food with peace of mind, the female protagonist is neither a saint nor a hypocrite; she's a normal character. From a small food stall to a grand restaurant, there are no awful characters throughout the entire story. From hot and sour noodles, rice noodles, and spicy hot pot to Dongpo pork knuckle, boiled fish slices, and shredded pork with sweet bean sauce, everything is described in detail. You can read it with confidence and won't regret it. [Shy][shy][heart]

34. 134 美 Gourmet: Touring the City with My Food Stall, Making Diners Drool 美食：全市巡摆，馋哭食客 A Fish That Swam Ashore一条游上岸的鱼Modern Romance2.1M WordsOngoing [Gourmet + System + No Romance + No Female Lead + Heartwarming + Hard Work] Yan Qing, a minor actor who had spent his career playing corpses, quit the entertainment industry. To his surprise, he accidentally became bound to a Chef God Gourmet System. Before long, strange sights began appearing all over the streets of S City: the CBD, university gates, outside the film studio, by the cemetery... The lines stretched as far as the eye could see... A top star became his loyal customer and shamelessl 10.5kReads7.5Score876Shelves
35. 135 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 3kReads8.3Score295Shelves
36. 136 美 Gourmet: I Ascended to Immortality by Running a Stall in the Cultivation World! 美食：我在修真界靠摆摊飞升了！ Sui Xi随兮Ancient Romance457k WordsOngoing [Transmigration + food + System + random street stalls + cultivation world + no romance] At the very last moment, as her consciousness faded after an explosion at a restaurant, Yan Zhiyin transmigrated! The good news was that she had bonded with a food System, and a get-rich-quick script was right in front of her. The bad news was that she had transmigrated to the wrong place! Instead of a parallel world where her life would be safe, she had landed in a cultivation world where people shouted thr 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The female protagonist, who acquires a gourmet system and transmigrates to the cultivation world, randomly sets up stalls at various sects, causing the sect leaders and elders to follow her around every day.

37. 137 厨 God of Cooking: Have You Lost Your Mind? The Hospital Is Full of People Just for a Meal 厨神：疯了吧，为口饭医院住满了 Flowing Trace流痕Urban418k WordsCompleted [Gourmet] [No Female Lead] [Comedy] [Healing] [Cozy Daily Life] Lin Yu transmigrated to a parallel world and became a cook at a hospital, despite having no cooking skills. Even dogs wouldn't eat the food he made. Just as he was about to be reassigned to clean the toilets, the God of Cooking System unexpectedly bound itself to him. As long as diners were satisfied with his cooking, Lin Yu could earn approval points. He could use those points to enter a lottery and win all kinds of rewards, gradua 5.7kReads8.5Score543Shelves

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    ✔️👍🏻The first book features a primary school student with a system whose family runs a food stall, which later expands into a larger business. 🉑The third book features a chef at a private hospital cafeteria whose cooking is terrible and almost gets fired, but he also gains a system later on. 🉑The third book also features a female protagonist who sets up food stalls everywhere, selling different things each week. The locations are also random.

38. 138 农 The Clever Farmhouse Cook 农门巧厨娘 Bao Xuan宝萱Ancient Romance2.6M WordsCompleted Gu Lang has just two favorite things in life. First is my wife, and second is my wife’s delicious food. My wife is beautiful and kind, and the food she creates is second to none. Jiang Chuyue nods. Her husband sure knows what he’s doing. Jiang Chuyue smiles proudly. The first part was well put, dear husband, but I’m not the creator of delicious food. I’m just the one who brings it here. 561Reads8.4Score100Shelves

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    🍉These are all food-related articles.

39. 139 美 Food Stall Diaries: Call Me Boss Su 美食摆摊：请叫我苏老板 Lu Qiyao Guang鹿蹊爻光Modern Romance688k WordsCompleted A gas explosion kills Su Mo. Then Su Mo successfully transmigrates, and it turns out she’s transmigrated into a book, too. The good news: she isn’t the heroine or a supporting character, just an inconspicuous background character. The bad news: the background character’s mother is “crazy,” and the original owner has been emotionally manipulated all along. As transmigration stories go, Su Mo gets a Food System. And so begins her life running a food stall. Outside elementary schools, at hospital e 6.4kReads8.1Score866Shelves
40. 140 穿 Transmigrate, Farm, Get Rich, and Raise the Kids 穿越之种田致富养崽崽 Mu Muzhi木木枝Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Jiang Wanwan transmigrates from the harsh apocalypse to an impoverished ancient era, only to find that life is just as difficult. The difference is that she now has an adorable little dumpling, a handsome and dependable husband, and a whole space full of crop seeds. With her superb cooking skills, she can raise her precious little one, feed her husband, and help the villagers grow rich along the way... 4.2kReads9.0Score377Shelves

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    🧸🧸🧸, After transmigrating, I'll become rich overnight through food! Milk tea, spicy hot pot, hot pot, barbecue, crayfish, stinky tofu, cold noodles, crossing-the-bridge rice noodles, mutton soup, beef soup, boneless chicken feet, braised pork intestines, cured sausage, plum juice, spicy boiled fish, chopped chili fish head, Mapo tofu, salt and pepper chicken, minced meat eggplant, dry-fried potatoes, salt and pepper ribs, xiaolongbao (soup dumplings), potato noodles, braised pig's trotters, fried chicken legs, wontons, stir-fried pork intestines, grilled fish, braised pork belly, shredded pork with garlic sauce, dry-fried green beans, sweet and sour poached eggs, spicy and sour lemon shrimp, crab burger, dry pot fish, garlic shrimp balls, cake, shrimp and chicken feet burger, sizzling tofu, stir-fried pork liver, barbecue, braised fish, minced meat eggplant, and more—all kinds of delicious food are available.

41. 141 农 The Clever Country Kitchen Maid: Her Dandy Husband Comes Looking for Trouble 农门俏厨娘：纨绔夫君来碰瓷 Ning Mo宁墨Ancient Romance939k WordsCompleted Ye Qing transmigrates into an ordinary farming family’s daughter. The moment she opens her eyes, she faces the grim reality that her family can barely afford to eat. Her uncle’s family abuses and bullies them, while her grandmother shows no affection and her grandfather couldn’t care less. The only thing Ye Qing can rely on to turn their lives around is her excellent cooking. She takes on the family’s worst troublemakers, protects her loved ones, makes delicious food, and leads her mother and si 23Reads8.2Score—Shelves
42. 142 穿 I Became a Wicked Farm Girl, Won a Man, Raised Kids, and Brought Prosperity to the Whole Family 穿成农门恶女，撩汉养崽旺全家 Mu Muzhi木木枝Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Paralyzed husband + farming + food + raising children + pocket dimension] Shen Zhi transmigrated unexpectedly and became a vicious woman who abused her son and wanted to kill her paralyzed husband. Looking at her little boy, skinny and grimy, her older son, a born troublemaker, and her sickly, beautiful husband lying in bed, Shen Zhi sighed. With so many mouths to feed, she had no choice but to roll up her sleeves and get to work! Luckily, she had cooking skills and a pocket dimension, so she w 5.4kReads8.7Score512Shelves
43. 143 农 The Fierce Farmer’s Wife: Fragrant Country Cooking 农家悍妻：田园美食香 Sugar Pouch糖兜Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted After transmigrating to a farming village, Liu Mi finds herself surrounded by trouble. She puts the troublesome relatives in their place, builds her wealth, and wins the heart of a rugged man. Life is going splendidly, and everyone says Liu Mi has three great talents: she loves food, loves money, and is a skilled doctor. But Liu Mi knows what she really wants: to love him, cling to him, and be his beloved for the rest of her life! Farming and food, all the way to a prosperous life. 5Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 144 重 Reborn in the 1980s: Building a Fortune and Raising My Kids 重生八零之发家致富养崽崽 Mu Muzhi木木枝Modern Romance996k WordsCompleted [Sweet romance + no awful characters + food + adorable kids + period setting] In her previous life, after Li Heng accidentally fell off a cliff and was left disabled, Qiao Xi abandoned her husband and child, ultimately bringing the Li family to ruin. Given another life, she looks at her gentle, doting husband, then at her adorable, lively son, and swears to make it up to them and never let the tragedy happen again. With food and clothing businesses, Qiao Xi takes things one step at a time, gradu 4.6kReads9.1Score270Shelves
45. 145 锦 Bountiful Fields: The Chef’s Wife Is Ready to Rise 锦绣良田：厨神娘子要崛起 The Real Lucky Carp锦鲤本鲤Ancient Romance1.6M WordsCompleted A chef from a modern state banquet kitchen transmigrates to an ancient farming household. Her husband is blind, lame, and a convicted criminal. Yet this very man has a face capable of bringing a kingdom to ruin, and even out in the Northwest, people still line up to make a play for him. With a cleaver in hand, Yu Jinshan takes on the scheming women and conquers the world with her cooking. She overcomes every obstacle and fights her way into the capital, clearing her husband's name. Young Prince: —Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 146 家 A Little Wife at Home: The Chief Minister Knows How to Woo Her 家有小妻：首辅大人很会撩 Tears of Love in the Mortal World红尘相思泪Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted She transmigrated into a book and became an ugly girl in a poor mountain village! She even became the child bride of the future Chief Councillor! And to make matters worse, she wasn’t even the heroine! “Zhang Zhongxi, I’m leaving.” “The official document is in black and white. Without my consent, you’ll still be mine even if you run to the ends of the earth.” She was no match for him, so Li Ronghua could only sadly roll up her sleeves and set out on the road to wealth! Even after becoming immens 374Reads7.4Score102Shelves
47. 147 不 Why Not Add Another Bowl of Rice? 不如添碗饭 Lu Guagua鹿瓜瓜Ancient Romance238k WordsOngoing [Farming + Food + Healing + Growth + Cozy + Lighthearted Comedy] [Cheerful, lively little cook × Arrogant, childish young lord Pei Qun of the marquis’s household: a bickering couple] A young woman who sells wontons in Jingzhou City finds an arrogant, childish man at her doorstep. She takes him home and stuffs him full of food, but the next day he sneaks away. The young woman saves up to open a restaurant and takes a job as a cook in the marquis’s household. Then one day, she discovers that the a 125Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    They're all run by adorable young ladies!

48. 148 农 The Chubby Farmhouse Wife Is a Little Sweet 农门肥妻有点甜 Chi Wu池梧Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted If you want life to go smoothly, you have to add a little green to the mix. Qin Huai, heir to a family of doctors, transmigrated by accident… When she woke up again, she had become a fat woman who had also put a huge pair of green horns on her husband’s head. At a moment of danger, she was about to be thrown into a pond to drown, but her husband simply picked her up and carried her away without a word~ “Hey, strongman, could you show some respect for my two hundred pounds of fat? It has its prid 180Reads8.5Score113Shelves
49. 149 屠 The Butcher’s Little Diner 屠夫家的小饭馆 Peach Blossom Little One桃夭小小Ancient Romance188k WordsOngoing A fictional-world sweet romance and food story, centered on the everyday pleasures of ordinary life. The heroine comes from a family of butchers and has a meat stall. She loves experimenting with food, but her father is a miser with a sharp tongue and a soft heart. The hero is the son of a disgraced official. After his family got into trouble, he was thrown out and wandered here. Aman is the younger sister they took in. She has a simple, childlike mind. Amid all the bickering and bustle, they co 16Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 150 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 1.8kReads9.2Score217Shelves

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    Hehe, the first book is about a girl who transmigrates into a fairytale world and opens a small tavern. The female lead is an amazing cook—fried chicken, pig's trotters, sandwiches…so delicious! The second book is about small cakes and sweet drinks, very comforting. The third book is about a female lead who runs a canteen in interstellar space; it's also very good.

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