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

1. 251 别 Stop Yelling! Keep It Up and I'll Eat Your Food Cart Too! 别骂了，再骂连摊车都给你吃了！ Dragon Blood, Dark Yellow龙血玄黄Urban232k WordsOngoing [Gourmet]+ [Daily Life]+ [Comedy]+ [No Female Lead]+ [Comfort Food]+ [Feel-Good] Qin Zihan transmigrates to a parallel world and binds to a Gourmet System full of hostility. As long as he completes food-selling missions, he earns rewards, and the worse his service, the better the rewards. He sets up a malatang stall next to a hotpot restaurant at the bottom of the sea. “Hey! You there, don’t cut in line. Can’t you have a little damn decency?!” “Buying that much? Couldn’t you leave s 663Reads8.4Score105Shelves

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   It's super good. The main character here wants a low rating, so he'll say a couple of things right after a customer buys it, but it's really good. There aren't many complaints, except for one, which was immediately investigated. It's very good, there's nothing frustrating about it, and everyone is very nice.

2. 252 重 Reborn in the Eighties, I Struck It Rich by Fishing the Tides 重生八零，我靠赶海暴富了 Two Taels of Shaodao Liquor二两烧刀子Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted A food blogger transmigrates to a small fishing village in the 1980s and wakes up as a stunning young widow! Then she discovers that her husband faked his death on their wedding day and already had another family. She escapes her in-laws’ home and makes a living gathering seafood along the shore. Spicy whelks, steamed sea urchin egg custard, sea grapes with dressing, salt-and-pepper mantis shrimp, vermicelli casserole with garlic oysters... Business is booming, but then she crosses the local gan 38Reads6.9Score—Shelves

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   Making a living by beachcombing, their business is booming, serving spicy whelks, steamed sea urchin with eggs, chilled sea grape salad, salt and pepper mantis shrimp, garlic oyster and vermicelli casserole, and more.

3. 253 自 Addicted to Self-Discipline, I Lose Control Only When I Love You 自律成瘾，唯独爱你失控 Seattle Weather西雅图的天气Modern Romance484k WordsCompleted Ouyang Chenyi's life motto: Wake up at five every morning, keep his body fat at 12 percent, and never get involved in love, which could cloud his judgment. Then one dawn, he saw a woman practicing on a riverside terrace, her body as supple as a poem. The CEO Ouyang Chenyi became: studying How to Win an Artist's Heart, turning flower deliveries into a joke, arranging dates in Michelin-starred restaurants, and turning down billion-dollar contracts to watch her perform. Everyone was stunned. What h 24Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 254 娇 The Delicate Concubine Wept, and the Paranoid Minister's Heart Trembled 娇娇外室一哭，偏执权臣心颤了 Orange Gummies橘子软糖Ancient Romance262k WordsCompleted [A devoted couple + food + sweet everyday romance] The third son of the Pei family, Pei Sanlang, was as refined as the moon and a gentle breeze, and scrupulously proper. He was the secret crush of the capital's noblewomen. Yet when this man, who kept his distance from women, returned from the south, he brought back a bewitchingly beautiful mistress. Xi Ning was that mistress. Everyone said Pei Zhao was peerlessly handsome, but only she knew that Pei Zhao had bought her to conceal his "condition. 6.4kReads8.9Score440Shelves

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   Highly recommended! The female lead opens a restaurant and makes delicious food.

5. 255 苟 Once We’re Rich, We’ll Take Care of Our Sisters 苟富贵，养姐妹 Changdao Tea and Foam长岛茶与沫Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Ridiculous comedy] [No romance] [Food fiction] [Everyday money-making] (Synopsis: “By the Mandate of Heaven, the Emperor decrees: Empress Shen has harmed the imperial heir, a crime beyond forgiveness. She is to be confined to the Cold Palace and reflect on her actions. So decreed!” Xu Yao: … Shen Ning: ???? Kid, got a lot of questions, huh? The commotion caught Shen Ning’s attention. She turned around and eyed Pei Xingchuan, dressed head to toe in black. “An assassin??” Pei Xingchuan: “…” Woul 5.1kReads9.4Score532Shelves

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   These are all worth checking out!

6. 256 重 Reborn: Farming in the Deep Mountains and Selling Mushrooms 重生之深山老林种田上山卖菌子 Cat Eaten by Fish小猫被鱼吃Ancient Romance336k WordsCompleted P.S. [Food Story]+ [No Golden Finger]+ [No Space]+ [No System]+ [No Awful Relatives] A Heartwarming Family's Everyday Life, Building a Life from Nothing At first, she works hard selling snacks. Later, she opens a hot pot restaurant and a cake shop! A heartwarming food story with no awful relatives. Best enjoyed with takeout at night! Setting up a street stall to sell braised pork intestines, tiger-skin chicken feet, spicy crayfish, spicy boiled fish, poached pork slices, mixed vegetables and ed 159Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This book will make you hungry. The older sister and younger brother set up a stall in the village at the beginning, selling braised dishes: braised pork intestines with tiger-skin chicken feet, golden baby potatoes, braised pork hock in sauce, spicy crayfish, and spicy boiled fish. [Crying emoji]

7. 257 总 The CEO Has Had a Secret Crush on Me for Ten Years 总裁暗恋我十年 Seattle Weather西雅图的天气Modern Romance340k WordsCompleted In the tenth year of secretly loving Song Zhiyi, He Yanzhou became her client. They met again at a product launch. He was calm and composed, just “a business associate who seemed a little familiar” to her. No one knew that his memories of high school were filled with her. She was the only girl he had ever pranked, and the focus of all his secret attention for ten years. Using work as an excuse, he drew closer step by step, playing the perfect gentleman with admirable restraint. That was, until 78Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 258 失 After Losing My Job, I Became an Online Sensation Through Farming 失业后，我靠种田爆红全网 Ran Xi Xi染习习Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted This novel is also known as: Everyone Online Is Begging Me to Livestream Tong Ranhua transmigrated to the cultivation world and spent a hundred years there, only to die unexpectedly while exploring a secret realm. She returned to the modern world, bringing with her the cultivation world’s specialties: a secret realm and its spirit. On the very day her boyfriend cheated on her with the company president’s daughter and she was fired, Tong Ranhua, who had spent a hundred years grinding away in the 12.3kReads9.2Score1.2kShelves
9. 259 八 A Young Couple in the 1980s: Their Life as Migrant Workers Down South 八十年代小夫妻，南下打工日常 Potato Stews Potatoes in a Pot土豆用锅炖土豆Modern Romance184k WordsCompleted Totally fictional, totally fictional, totally fictional! Important things must be said three times. Don't argue over the details. When reading a novel, there's no need to take it as seriously as the college entrance exam. Just have fun. [No golden finger + no pocket dimension + no college entrance exam] It all takes place in a small village in the north. As one of the first young couples to head south for work, what will their future hold? Let's wait and see... 738Reads5.9Score—Shelves

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   A young couple set up a food stall to sell boxed lunches. They became wealthy.

10. 260 都 Urban Spirit Planter: I Grow Immortal Fields in the CBD 都市灵植师：我在CBD种仙田 Dreams Shattered Upon Meeting遇梦若碎Urban550k WordsCompleted When the urban jungle of steel and concrete devours the last patch of farmland, he inherits the legacy of an ancient spirit-plant cultivator. Atop a skyscraper, he carves out a celestial garden, nurturing hearts with the spirit of plants and rebuilding the city’s veins with the grace of flowers. 3Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 261 穿 After Transmigrating Into a Shady Profession, I Lead Everyone to the Straight and Narrow 穿成不良从业者后我带全员从良 2 Chuan2川Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The second version of the animated series is now live. Search for "Yanhuo Fanlou". An alternate world + food + farming + the rise of a bankrupt brothel madam + female solidarity. (Slow-paced, not a power fantasy. Neither the male nor female characters are perfect; they're ordinary people with emotions and desires who eat, drink, and use the bathroom. If that's not your thing, don't read.) Lu Xinyi never imagined that simply wanting to celebrate her thirtieth birthday would send her into another 5.9kReads8.8Score726Shelves

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    [Food + Farming + The Rise of a Bankrupt Madam + Female Mutual Aid] Lu Xinyi transmigrated into the body of a bankrupt madam. She said that bankruptcy was not scary, as she had modern food recipes and a grafting method in her mind. Becoming the richest woman in the world was just around the corner. Thus, she carried out a major transformation of the disreputable place.

12. 262 极 The Perfect Chubby Wife: Selling Lunchboxes with the Whole Family to Strike It Rich 极品胖妻，拖家带口卖盒饭致富 Stacking Towers堆塔塔Ancient Romance326k WordsOngoing [Gourmet food + farming + building wealth] Jiang Shuyu was a master chef in the 21st century. On her twenty-fourth birthday, she got into a car accident after driving while exhausted. When she opened her eyes again, the world had turned upside down. She had been a beautiful, sweet-voiced culinary star, but overnight she transmigrated into a “black bear” who stood 160 centimeters tall and weighed 260 pounds, whose shouts could be heard from one end of the village to the other, and who was saddled 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I highly recommend this book!!! It features a street stall selling boxed lunches! Braised pork intestines! Rice wraps! They have it all, and they're constantly releasing new items! The female protagonist, a modern-day culinary genius, is transported to ancient times after a car accident and ends up in the body of an extremely overweight woman. She leads her entire family to prosperity by starting a business selling boxed lunches at a street stall. It currently has over 100,000 words, but updates are very consistent; she's never missed a day. Two chapters a day are definitely worth it! There's relatively little romance; the focus is mainly on starting a business and running the stall. Occasionally, there are a couple of awful characters, but they quickly leave. However, the female protagonist is already on her second marriage when she transmigrates. I quite like it.

13. 263 文 Text Invasion: The Villains I Write Go on a Killing Spree 文字入侵：我笔下的反派杀疯 Dreams Shattered Upon Meeting遇梦若碎Urban574k WordsCompleted Near future, 202X · Sporadic reports of “text anomalies” have appeared around the world, but most are dismissed as mass hallucinations or a new kind of scam. · The online literary industry is booming. Writing ten thousand words a day is standard for professional authors, and a huge number of works are slapdash and poorly made. · Three months before the Jiang Jinyue incident, a well-known author died suddenly. The key item “Eternal Pocket Watch” from their unfinished novel appeared at an auction 1Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 264 靠 Using My Cooking Skills to Put Meat on the Whole Family’s Table 靠厨艺让全家吃上肉 Gu Xiaoshi顾小施Ancient Romance303k WordsCompleted Food · pocket dimension · sweet romance Title: South Mountain Smoke Also known as: How I Used My Cooking to Put Meat on the Whole Family’s Table A cozy, sweet little story~ Companionship, growing together, and love that blossoms over time~ This story is set in a fictional world. Its place names, countries, and prices have no real-world equivalents. This is not a wish-fulfillment story. If you want an invincible heroine, please move along~ … Ahhh! The Heir of Prince Mingyang has finally returned 1.2kReads9.2Score172Shelves

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    The title of the second book is a bit off, but the female lead's cooking descriptions are so appetizing, princesses please check it out!

15. 265 穿 I Transmigrated to Ancient Times, So Selling Barbecue Is Perfectly Reasonable 穿越古代，我卖个烧烤很合理吧 Just a Little Noob小菜鸡耶Ancient Romance185k WordsCompleted I Make Gourmet Food and Sell Barbecue at My In-Laws’ Home, and They Praise It to the Skies! Pure romance + getting rich + peaceful, cozy life + food + transmigration + no angst + no rivalry between women + no golden finger + putting scumbags in their place [An earnest, wife-protecting hunter hero x a clever, fiercely protective heroine] Liu Hui transmigrates to ancient times, only to find herself with parents who favor boys over girls. They even name her Zhaodi, meaning “bring a younger brother. 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The female protagonist sells barbecue in ancient times and cooks delicious food at home. It's a time-traveling farming novel. If you're interested, you can check it out! [Attention][Attention][Attention]

16. 266 画 Painted Evil 画煞 Dreams Shattered Upon Meeting遇梦若碎Eastern Fantasy480k WordsCompleted I was once the youngest imperial painter of the Sheng Dynasty, but a forbidden painting got me stripped of my rank and reduced to a commoner. Strangely, anyone I painted would die a violent death within seven days. I put down my brush and retreated from the world, thinking I could escape the curse. Then, on a snowy night, the unfinished portrait of a lady I had never completed knocked on my door. The woman in the painting came to me in dreams night after night, weeping blood as she cried, “My lo 2Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 267 穿 After I Transmigrated, I Started Selling Egg Pancakes on Dad’s Way to Work 穿越后我在爹爹上班路上卖鸡蛋饼 Pu Jun蒲筠Ancient Romance299k WordsOngoing This story is set in a fictional world, so many things may not make sense. Please be warned!!! Liu Siling, a worker stuck in a notoriously useless major, transmigrated one day and finally became the daughter of an official in the imperial capital! Think she could finally enjoy the good life? Think again. Her family was so poor they were nearly out of food. Somebody save her! No worries: the divine goddess of egg pancakes will bless every child who loves good food! From selling food at a street s 5Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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    ✨The female protagonist, who transmigrates to ancient times, sets up a breakfast stall selling egg pancakes on her father's way to work. Her father is an honest official in the Hanlin Academy with a low salary, and her brother is about to be unable to pay his tuition. So, the female protagonist sets up a breakfast stall selling egg pancakes, soy milk, rice noodle rolls, steamed buns, eight-treasure porridge...

18. 268 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 134kReads9.4Score10.9kShelves
19. 269 白 White Moonlight? No, I’m Just Your Mosquito Blood 白月光？错，我只是你的蚊子血 Seattle Weather西雅图的天气Modern Romance646k WordsCompleted The System wants me to win back my ex? I refuse on the spot. He cheated on me with a rich heiress while studying abroad, and now he’s back hoping to rekindle things? Sorry, I’m worth tens of billions. I don’t need that weed in my garden. But then there’s that junior of mine, three years younger than me. He looks about eighty percent like my ex, yet he insists on following me for five years. I focus on my career, build an empire, and make my custom furniture company the best in the industry. H 17Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 270 种 Who Starts Farming by Sending Three Piglets as a Gift? 种田谁家男主开局送礼送三只猪崽 Green Robe青裳Ancient Romance1.7M WordsCompleted Completed. Dive in without worry! (Farming + No golden finger + Family life + Romance + Building a fortune + Cozy + No awful characters) No System! No pocket dimension!! No golden finger!!! No awful characters!!!! (We’ve said it three times because it’s important. The male lead appears late. The story focuses on building a career, with romance as a side plot x3.) Baihua Cave is a village deep in the mountains, home to nearly a hundred households. Everyone says it’s a poor and remote backwater. S 23.3kReads9.0Score2.5kShelves

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    The first book is a period drama/food novel, and the second book is an ancient farming novel. Both are quite good. The female protagonist is very capable; she earns her own living step by step and leads her family to make money.

21. 271 家 The Minister I Brought Home: My Wife Is a Feast for the Eyes 家养权臣：娇妻秀色可餐 Li Muyan李沐颜Ancient Romance1.9M WordsOngoing Song Yu knew that Shen Sanlang, who seemed frail and sickly to outsiders, would one day rise to high office and wield power over the court. She didn't care how rich or powerful he might become. She only hoped he wouldn't torment her to death like he did in the original book. After transmigrating into a book, she didn't squander his family's fortune, drive his mother to her grave, or sell off his younger siblings. She even helped grow the Shen family's restaurant business. So, once he earned his 741Reads8.7Score105Shelves

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    Continuing from the previous post, this is a food article.

22. 272 我 After I Asked for a Divorce, My Cold Chief Councilor Husband Turned Dark 我提和离后，清冷首辅夫君黑化了 Dumpling...团子...Ancient Romance701k WordsCompleted 361Reads8.8Score105Shelves
23. 273 我 How Did I, Heir to a Legendary Chef, End Up as a Suffering International Student? 我堂堂神厨后人竟沦为命苦留子？ Call Me Teacher Bao叫我爆老师Modern Romance181k WordsOngoing [Don’t make me cook!! → Cooking is so satisfying] [Gourmet fiction + System + farming pocket dimension + hilarious and heartwarming] Ning Tangtang comes from a family of master chefs, but she has no desire to inherit the family business. Her lifelong dream is to escape the kitchen. What good is a perfect knife technique when milk tea smells so good? No matter how brilliant your cooking is, nothing beats lying flat! Her family thinks she’s “neglecting her proper duties,” so they pack her off abro 17Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 274 美 Gourmet System: A Street Food Stall from the Start 美食系统：开局一个路边摊 One Bite of Pan-Fried Buns一口生煎包包Modern Romance333k WordsOngoing [You have activated the Gourmet System. Would you like to bind it? Yes; No] During graduation season, Jiang Tiantian, an ordinary university student, hadn’t received a single suitable job offer and had only her last 500 yuan left. As she wondered what to do, she activated the [Gourmet Business System]. -New User Starter Pack-: Congratulations, Host! You’ve received a shop and unlocked your starting dish, sweet-and-sour cold noodles. Sell 10 portions to unlock the next dish. -Special Rewards-: Ev 3.6kReads—Score431Shelves
25. 275 农 The Farmer’s Darling: Growing Crops with a Baby in Tow 农门娇娘：带着包子去种田 Braised Eggplant with Salted Fish咸鱼炖茄子Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted After accidentally transmigrating to another world, Wang Xuemei finds herself in a bare-bones home with a tiny baby who needs constant feeding. Wang Xuemei isn't worried in the slightest. Just watch her show how knowledge can change your destiny! She can whip up bean sprouts, soy milk, tofu, fermented bean curd, and even miracle remedies in no time. Hot pot, malatang, all-you-can-eat buffets: she's got it all! Wang Xuemei's dream is to count money until her hands cramp every day, sleep until she —Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 276 农 A Farmer's Wife Brings Good Fortune 农家有媳喜开挂 Doudou Kitty兜兜猫儿Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Li Xiaoqi woke up to find herself the wife a crippled hunter had bought. What? The King of Hell had summoned her and was going to compensate her with a System skill? Well, she couldn't go back anyway, so she might as well accept it. But what kind of System skill was it? An AI System linked to her consciousness? Was it going to defy the heavens? And what was with all these younger brothers-in-law? They doted on her so much they were going to spoil her. Just watch as she uses the System to make he 989Reads8.9Score101Shelves
27. 277 穿 After I Transmigrated, I Used Food to Save a Kindergarten 穿越后，我用美食拯救幼儿园 Hu Baicai胡白菜Modern Romance770k WordsOngoing After transmigrating as the principal of a bankrupt kindergarten, Lin Xiaoxia takes one look at the rundown courtyard and nearly blacks out. She’s a Michelin-level backup chef, and now she has to look after kids, clean, and sing nursery rhymes? Then she hears, “Ding! You have been bound to the Chinese Little Chef Pro Max System.” Three months later “Mommy, I used the molecular gastronomy machine to make rainbow cloud marshmallows today!” The adorable four-year-old pulls out a piping bag. “The p 66Reads6.4Score—Shelves
28. 278 食 A Feast for the Senses: The First-Class Chef 食色生香，一品美味小厨娘 Chu Tiankuo楚天阔Ancient Romance737k WordsCompleted She transmigrates to ancient times and becomes a fat, ugly farm wife, hated by everyone in the village, even the dogs. Her husband is incredibly handsome, but they have nothing to their name, no money or food, and they’re bullied by all sorts of awful relatives. Liang Shiqi does the math and can’t help feeling she got the short end of the stick. At least her parents-in-law are reasonable, and her little brother-in-law is sweet and adorable. So be it! She has her cooking skills to rely on, and wi 50Reads7.0Score—Shelves

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    I also really enjoy stories about hardworking, rural heroines. I find them very engaging, with their conflicts and the heroine's successful career progression from poverty to wealth, sending her children to school – it's truly a beautiful story.

29. 279 农 The Farmer's Delightful Daughter Is Busy Planting Crops 农家娇女忙种田 Zucchini Is on the Pumpkin Team西葫芦是南瓜派Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (A warm-hearted transmigration story, with no awful relatives) I transmigrated into a farming family and found myself with a large courtyard and a house with gray-brick walls, along with a few acres of good farmland. The only problem was that the money box was empty. But that was no big deal: my grandparents doted on me, my parents loved me, my brothers got along with me, and the neighbors were kind and united. Bai Xia was sure that getting rich and living a comfortable life would be a piece of 17.5kReads9.3Score1.7kShelves

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    This book is seriously amazing! Not angsty at all! It's also about farming and food. The female lead is a modern person who transmigrates to the world of the living. Her family is very poor, so she starts by cooking, farming, and eventually becoming wealthy. The little details between her and the male lead are also very heartwarming.

30. 280 农 A Farmer’s Wife Dotes on Her Family: The Scheming Marquis Comes to Farm 农门宠妻：腹黑侯爷来种田 Xiao Banban小半半Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Everyone says she married an ugly fool, but Tian Huan is a fiercely protective wife who spoils her husband rotten. No one but her is allowed to call him ugly! She raises bamboo rats and cooks delicious food, its aroma wafting for miles. Just as she is about to achieve success and build a thriving family business, she suddenly learns the truth: her supposedly ugly husband is not ugly at all, and the disaster that befell the Tian family was part of a huge conspiracy… 298Reads8.8Score—Shelves
31. 281 绑 Bound to a Gourmet System, I Become the God of Food by Opening a Restaurant 绑定美食系统，我靠开店成食神 Dean Xiang香院长Urban825k WordsOngoing The rating just came out! Feel free to start reading~ (Food + no romance + System + lighthearted comedy + everyday healing) Boss Xie will never get a partner!! Your System and my System don’t seem to be the same~ Other people’s food Systems: max level with one click, instant culinary godhood, become the God of Food without lifting a finger! Xie Yan’s food System: start from scratch and unlock things one step at a time. Xie Yan spread his hands. It’s fine, it’s fine. Having one is better than hav 24.8kReads8.1Score2.3kShelves
32. 282 囤 I Stocked My Fridge and Transmigrated into a Book, Then Married the Fiercest Chief Minister 囤满冰箱穿书，我嫁了最猛首辅 Mu Qiao Qiao木乔乔Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Marriage Before Love] [Feel-Good Power Fantasy] [Both Leads Are Each Other's Only One, and the Heroine Is the Original Owner of Her Body, While the Hero Has Not Been Reborn] Wen Nuannuan recently discovered that her refrigerator was malfunctioning: any food she ate would automatically replenish itself! Thinking she was about to strike it rich, Wen Nuannuan did everything she could to stuff the refrigerator full. But the very next day, she transmigrated into a book in spectacularly disastrous fa 63.2kReads9.0Score7.2kShelves

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    The female protagonist travels through time with a refrigerator that has a copying function; anything taken out will be restored to its original state the next day. Reading this book teaches her how to cook all sorts of dishes.

33. 283 穿 Transmigrating to the 1980s, Becoming a Stepmother, and Getting Rich While Joining the Army: The Vile Ones, Get Lost 穿八零，当后妈，致富随军极品滚 Trees on Chun Mountain椿山有木Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Super-sweet romance + military marriage + having and raising children + getting rich + spirit spring space + everyday life] Lin Shuyan transmigrates into a book, becoming the cannon-fodder supporting female character in a period novel! Her military officer husband is the heroine's biggest golden finger: Rich and powerful, handsome and wealthy. Too bad she's not the heroine. * When he hears that Lin Shuyan is beating the children, her military officer husband comes home with divorce papers. Befo 11.6kReads9.1Score1.6kShelves

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    Don't let the low rating fool you, it's really good.

34. 284 美 Gourmet: From Country-Style Banquets to a Better Life! 美食：从农村烧大席开始奔小康！ Bai Jiaojiao柏娇娇Urban301k WordsCompleted Illustrations throughout [System, food, reborn, farming, warm everyday life] Wang Cheng suddenly returns to the 1980s and binds to a Chef God Training System. In his previous life, he aimed too high and ended up dying suddenly at his factory job, tightening screws. This time, he returns to the countryside. With a few plates and bowls, eight cold dishes and eight hot ones, chicken, fish, pork knuckles, and meat dishes that disappear as soon as they hit the table, he’ll rule the world with nothing 638Reads7.3Score—Shelves

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    It's all food, some of them are restaurants.

35. 285 重 Reborn as the Youngest Daughter of a Farming Family 重生之农家幺妹 Snow Who Fell for a Dragon爱上龙的雪Ancient Romance768k WordsCompleted Before transmigrating, she was a scheming-free, ambition-free, boyfriend-free older single woman. Before transmigrating, she was a food lover who enjoyed staying home and exploring the eight great cuisines whenever she had free time. Before transmigrating, she was a graduate student in organic chemistry, working in chemical research. After transmigrating, she becomes a scrawny little girl with thin, yellow hair, stuck with biased grandparents, spineless parents, simple-minded siblings, and awful 56Reads6.1Score100Shelves
36. 286 重 Reborn as a Little Chef: I Lured a Prince Into Farming 重生小厨娘：拐个王爷来种田 Warm Sheep in June六月的暖羊羊Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [One-on-One Romance + Devoted Couple + Sweet Romance + Mutual Pining + Foodie Story] An Ran, a modern chef at a five-star Michelin restaurant, transmigrates as a pitiful village girl whose parents are dead and who has a little brother to care for. Her relatives have even driven them out of their ancestral home. Her grandmother is cruel, her aunt is vicious, and her extended family is full of awful people... She looks up and starts cursing the heavens. A bolt of lightning strikes, and who would h 7Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 287 王 The Prince's Manor Has a Skilled Cook, and the Young Heir Is Wrapped Around Her Finger 王府厨娘手艺好，小小世子拿捏 Taro Round芋了个圆Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Sweet romance + food + heroine building her career + business management + a little melodrama] [Sweet, clever little chef vs. seemingly innocent but secretly calculating young lord] Ye Zhiwei had just competed in the national cooking championship. After overcoming every challenge, she finally won first place. Before she could even get home to brag to her father, she was hit by a car while helping an old lady cross the street. When she woke up, she had become a little kitchen maid tending the fi 2.9kReads8.4Score325Shelves
38. 288 农 A Farmer Girl's Road to Riches: After Transmigrating into a Book, I Became the Powerful Minister's Vicious Wife 农女致富：穿书后成了权臣恶毒妻 Tsundere Grape傲娇的葡萄Ancient Romance546k WordsCompleted [A devoted couple + adorable child + putting scumbags in their place + transmigrate into a book + farming and getting rich] When Xu Mingyue opens her eyes, she realizes she's transmigrated into a book. But why is this family so poor? Six months later: “Husband, we're already the richest family around.” One year later: “Husband, the provisions are ready. I'm off to war.” Two years later: “Husband, I've won the empire back for our son.” Lin Jinghan: “Wife, you make me feel like our son and I are u 5Reads7.4Score—Shelves
39. 289 美 Foodie Restaurant Reviews: My Identity as the Head Chef of a State Banquet Is Exposed 美食探店：我国宴主厨身份被曝光 Ruffian暴徒Urban1.1M WordsCompleted In this age where food reigns supreme, Xiao Bai awakens the Gourmet System and wins the Harbor District God of Cooking Competition. He earns the title of Imperial Banquet Chef, but keeps his identity hidden and sets out to review restaurants. [Ding! You have completed the task of reviewing ten private dining establishments! Reward: 10 SSS-grade cooking methods.] [Ding! You have completed the task of reviewing eight major cuisines! Reward: a set of God of Cooking knives!] [Ding! You have complete 672Reads6.5Score100Shelves
40. 290 一 The Top Chef: The Prince Regent Can’t Get Enough 一品厨娘：摄政王爷吃上瘾 Little Bu Dian小布点Ancient Romance286k WordsCompleted Before they married, he was the legendary Prince Regent: hot-tempered, irritable, and cold-hearted. No woman ever left his chambers unscathed. Some were so terrified they took to their beds, while others went into permanent seclusion in the countryside. After their wedding, Su Xiaonan is utterly baffled. What happened to accepting her miserable fate? What happened to resigning herself to a lonely life? Can someone tell her who this cheeky little man is, following her around and begging for snack 35Reads5.5Score—Shelves
41. 291 糖 Sweet and Sour Braised Ribs 糖醋烧排骨 Mu Nuoran木诺然Modern Romance299k WordsCompleted Tang Cucu stands blankly at the kitchen counter, mild-mannered and unsure what to cook today. Gu Wenyan is looking at a report on his tablet and says offhandedly, “Ribs would be good.” Tang Cucu: “Braised?” Gu Wenyan: “Sweet and sour.” Tang Cucu: “Sweet and sour... But I'm kind of craving sweet-and-sour fish!” Gu Wenyan sets his tablet on the counter and presses her against the wall. “I think sweet and sour goes best with ribs.” Just because you think so doesn't mean you have to get handsy! 476Reads9.2Score102Shelves

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    It's absolutely amazing! My first book is a masterpiece! [Drooling][drooling][drooling]

42. 292 美 Gourmet: I Inherited a Century-Old Restaurant, and Now It's Famous Worldwide 美食：继承百年店，火爆全世界 Yun Quantian云泉天Urban205k WordsOngoing A dilapidated old restaurant worth hundreds of millions stands like a nail house amid the bustling city center. Ye Tianzi inherits his father's business and activates the Perfect Culinary God System. Every home-style stir-fry he makes becomes a sensation, sending customers into raptures. [Tomato and Egg Stir-Fry] Rich, savory sauce. Eat as much as you like without gaining weight. It can even help you lose weight. [Crispy Pig Trotters] Crispy skin, rich in collagen, with beautifying and skin-nour —Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 293 穿 After I Transmigrated, I Won Over the Imperial Harem With My Cooking 穿越后我用美食征服后宫 Leisurely Climbing the Little Pavilion闲登小阁Ancient Romance601k WordsCompleted Gu Yanyue, a three-Michelin-starred chef, transmigrates. She becomes the empress, but the emperor is a puppet ruler. To survive, Gu Yanyue returns to her old profession and starts cooking in the palace! The villainous consort's maid: “Your Ladyship, it's not that we haven't tried to poison her. The empress cooks for herself every day, so we never get the chance!” The vicious legitimate elder sister's maid: “Miss, I've been trying my best to seduce the emperor for you, but he insists on eating al 30Reads—Score—Shelves

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    🍁①A food blogger travels back in time to an ancient farming family. 💢The family is impoverished, 💢they don't have enough to eat or wear. 💢Fortunately, the family members are gentle and easy to get along with, 💢they are sincere and kind. 💢The whole family works together to develop a small shop into a large restaurant, 💢achieving financial freedom...

44. 294 被 Fired, I Opened a Restaurant 被辞退，开了一家美食店 Drizzle Turns to Sand细雨成沙Urban555k WordsOngoing [System + Everyday Life + Taking Care of a Girl + Sweet Romance + Food] Xu Ziqi refuses to work overtime and gets fired. He plans to return to his hometown, but unexpectedly binds himself to a God of Food System and opens a restaurant there. From the start, he gets the [Divine Steamed Bun Skills], making passersby drool and even attracting the campus belle to work for him for free. He unlocks [Magical Congee], which cures patients who have suffered from anorexia for years. He unlocks [Divine Sna 841Reads8.5Score100Shelves
45. 295 农 The Little Farmhouse Chef: Prince, Dinner Is Ready! 农家小厨娘：王爷，开饭啦 Li the Jianbing Vendor煎饼李Ancient Romance393k WordsCompleted Overworked corporate drone Lin Zhizhi worked diligently every day, only to exhaust herself to death and transmigrate to an alternate dynasty, where she even picked up a man. Lin Zhizhi had only wanted to put her food-blogger skills to good use, build a career, make money, become a rich beauty, and reach the top. She never expected so many people to make trouble for her! The man she found in the woods is useless apart from his good looks. He’s not only sharp-tongued, but only knows how to eat. He 83Reads6.4Score—Shelves
46. 296 娇 The Soft and Beautiful Woman Reborn in the 1980s 娇软美人重生八零 Lucky Little Kitty招财进宝小猫猫Modern Romance772k WordsCompleted [Slice of life + slow burn + reborn + sweet romance + rugged man + farming + period setting + 1980s + prosperity + raising children + small restaurant] Overnight, Su Tiantian is reborn in the 1980s. With fair skin, exquisite looks, a slim waist, and long legs, she’s the prettiest soft-spoken beauty for miles around. Yet at her in-laws’ home, she’s bullied mercilessly, and she and her two children barely have enough to eat. Su Tiantian thinks she can’t go on living like this! She packs her things 290Reads5.7Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    Both of these are food-themed novels about a woman who starts by selling boxed lunches at a street stall and eventually opens a restaurant. The first one is a female-centric story set in the 1980s, a slice-of-life story with a seemingly delicate and gentle female lead who is actually very capable and successful in her career. The second one is a male-centric story where the male lead starts out unemployed and selling boxed lunches; he is a very gentle man.

47. 297 随 Random Cuisine, Diners Beg Me Not to Close Up! 随机美食，食客求我别收摊！ Lord Guiyue桂月君Urban904k WordsOngoing [Everyday Gourmet] [No Female Lead, No Romance] [Warm and Healing] [Lighthearted and Wacky] Unemployed young man Fang Mu unexpectedly binds himself to the ultimate Gourmet System! Random stalls! Random dishes! Fried rice today, pig trotters tomorrow. It all depends on the System's mood! Fang Mu's food is unbelievably delicious. One bite is enough to blow your mind, and everyone who tries it gets hooked. But he never keeps a regular schedule, and when he closes up, he leaves whenever he feels lik 203Reads5.8Score100Shelves

    Reader note

    It's alright, quite heartwarming, no bad people or bad things happening.

48. 298 美 Gourmet: I Opened a Restaurant and Made Everyone Drool 美食：开一家餐饮店，馋哭所有人 The Afterglow Remains余晖仍在Urban92k WordsOngoing [Food + Everyday Life + Cozy + Healing] [Stick with it, and I promise you won’t be disappointed.] Gu Chen has just graduated from college when he unexpectedly gets bound to the God of Cooking System and decides to open a restaurant. Right from the start, he gets the recipe for tender meat buns, and makes everyone drool. “Boss Gu is just too wicked. His food is so delicious that I’ve eaten myself fat and can’t fit into my pretty clothes anymore.” “No, I have to lose weight. To reward myself for b 25Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 299 全 The All-Around Princess Consort: Bringing the Ancients to Experience Modern Life 全能王妃：带着古人体验现代生活 Yan Mo Qingxia颜墨倾夏Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Who says you only get struck by lightning for doing bad things? A top secret agent and heir to a reclusive clan spent her days punishing evil and fighting injustice. But during a mission, lightning suddenly struck her and sent her back to ancient times, where she became the princess consort of a prince who had gone off to war on their wedding night. With the same name and appearance but a different soul, watch this modern queen show the people of the past what modern life is like… Princess Cons 5.2kReads9.1Score657Shelves

    Reader note

    One day, you'll travel back in time and witness how a princess, skilled in both literature and martial arts, thrives in ancient times, turning the tide against all odds—it's all so exhilarating!

50. 300 美 Gourmet: Winning Over Boss Yang on a Film Set 美食：从剧组征服杨老板开始 Qin Shiqi秦十七Urban786k WordsOngoing Jiang Lin is reborn with a Gourmet System and becomes a chef on a film set. After being so hungry her stomach hurts, Boss Yang takes one bite and exclaims, “This is amazing!” Boss Yang: “I've been eating boxed lunches for months. How come my skin's actually gotten better?” Liu Yifei: “I don't believe anything can taste this good! Hey, don't touch that! That boxed lunch is mine!” Director: “You're all filming a single take? I'll just grab a bite first.” Extras: “!!! You're afraid you won't get an 2.1kReads9.2Score124Shelves

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