Food Novels, But Not Ones Where the System Just Hands Out Recipes 美食文，不要只会系统菜谱的

1. 351 改 Reforming My Good-for-Nothing Husband, Starting at Age 20 改造废物老公，从20岁开始养老 Teletubby Without an Antenna没有天线的天线宝宝Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Period story x making money x family and village life x a touch of ensemble cast x raising kids] Lin Hui has a dream. In it, she turns fifty after spending twenty-seven years as a widow, struggling to raise her children, only to develop cancer and die before she can enjoy life. When she wakes, she finds herself back in 1980, the year she just married Xu Dongsheng, the “lazy bum” of the surrounding villages. She grits her teeth. She absolutely cannot let her life follow the path in her dream. Fr 34.1kReads9.1Score4.1k14d adds
2. 352 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 31Reads8.1Score—14d adds

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   The first book has a system, but also features a family recipe; it's very good. The second book is about a female protagonist who transmigrates; it doesn't have a system, but the female protagonist is an excellent cook.

3. 353 美 Street Food Stall: Selling Egg Fried Rice in Paris 美食摆摊：我在巴黎卖蛋炒饭 Sweet Potato Won't Change Its Name地瓜不换名Urban186k WordsOngoing [Absurd Comedy + Food + System, Focused on Street Stalls, No Romance] An old French man slaps down 20 euros. "If there's no gold in this golden egg fried rice, I'm calling the police!" Fang Yuan is just about to explain when the System pops up with a ridiculous line: [This rice was made using Eastern alchemy. The gold has been fried into every single grain.] "Are you sure?" Fang Yuan asks under his breath. Three minutes later, the old man finishes eating and bursts into tears, saying he 131Reads—Score11314d adds

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   This one! It's all comedy. I was hooked from the first chapter and couldn't get out. I was dying of laughter at the system's premise.

4. 354 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 36Reads6.9Score1014d adds

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   This is a story about a food blogger who travels back in time to a small fishing village in the 1980s, only to discover that her husband faked his death on their wedding night and was having an affair. She flees her in-laws' home and makes a living by selling seafood at a street stall. Various delicious dishes are created under her hands, and just as her business is booming, she attracts the attention of a local thug. [Laughing emojis]

5. 355 八 Back to the 1980s After Being Fired by the State-Run Restaurant 八零之穿到被国营饭店开除后 Two Taels of Garlic Paste二两蒜泥Modern Romance268k WordsOngoing [Gourmet + 1980s + family life + entrepreneurship] [Not a revenge story where every slap gets paid back with a slap. The leads don't play many games with each other; this is a slow-burn story of taking things one step at a time.] One moment, the original owner had fallen and died; the next, Wang You transmigrated into her body, pain making stars dance before her eyes. As if nothing had happened, she turned around and reported the restaurant that had fired her, then happily went home! Her father 6.5kReads8.0Score52814d adds

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   An apprentice at a state-run restaurant, fired right after transmigrating—a female protagonist's entrepreneurial story set in a bygone era, I can't get enough of it...

6. 356 穿 Transmigrated as the Evil Little Aunt of the Dragon-Proud Protagonist 穿成龙傲天的恶毒小姨 Yang Ye央也Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Transmigrating Into a Book + Sweet Story About Raising a Kid + Everyday Life + Not a Showbiz Novel] An audiobook adaptation has been released. As a devoted fan of novels, Wen Shuqiao never imagined she'd one day join the transmigration trend herself. The bad news was that she'd transmigrated into a feel-good power fantasy novel and become the villainous aunt who abused the young male lead and denied him food. Then the male lead's uncle came looking for him. Seeing how badly the boy had been abu 22.4kReads9.2Score2.5k14d adds

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   Don't let the title of the second book put you off; just look at the table of contents and you'll see—it's very heartwarming.

7. 357 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 1.6kReads9.0Score22114d adds

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   🌟These are all food-themed novels, and they're all very good!🍀 The female protagonist gets pregnant but receives a divorce from her husband. After giving birth at her parents' home, she takes her son to the royal palace to work as a cook, making all sorts of delicious food and raising her child. ⛱️

8. 358 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 4.9kReads9.0Score61614d adds
9. 359 金 The Master Chef 金牌厨神 Purely Coincidental纯属巧合Urban1.3M WordsCompleted A genius chef returns to his hometown and happens to meet a girl with an eating disorder. Only he can satisfy her appetite... 304Reads8.0Score—14d adds

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   The protagonist apprentices under a master chef, and after completing his apprenticeship, he is hired as a private chef by a young lady suffering from anorexia during an interview. Later, he participates in culinary competitions, appears on food variety shows, and more. The protagonist has a cheeky personality, while the young lady is sharp-tongued, making for a very funny story. There is no system involved.

10. 360 穿 After I Transmigrate into a Book, I Make a Comeback by Selling Lunch Boxes 穿书后我靠卖盒饭逆袭 Smiling Star微笑星Modern Romance520k WordsCompleted [Gourmet] [A Love That Goes Both Ways] [Sweet Romance] Su Tian transmigrates into a book, becoming the vicious older sister who meets a tragic end. She immediately decides to treasure her life and stay out of trouble. Why not sell boxed meals and enjoy her own little life? Except... Why does the original male lead’s uncle keep hanging around her? One day, Uncle Huo gives Su Tian a handbag, only to discover it listed on a secondhand marketplace app moments later. Uncle Huo: Care to explain? S 337Reads7.5Score10314d adds

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    This recipe has no two dishes the same! [Drooling emoji] [Learned it!]

11. 361 叮 Ding! Welcome to the Fairy-Tale World 叮！欢迎来到童话世界 Durian Pomelo Cantaloupe榴莲柚子哈密瓜Ancient Romance318k WordsCompleted No CP + heartwarming fairy-tale slice of life Tang Ning had only dozed off on the bus by accident. When she woke up, she had been sent into a Cinderella dungeon. She thought she was about to spend her days hopping from dungeon to dungeon, fighting to survive. But after clearing it, she was told she owned a house in Fairy-Tale Town. Fine, fine. If she can’t go back, she might as well settle down in Fairy-Tale Town for now! But… she has a house and no money. All right, then. Time to work hard and 278Reads6.8Score—14d adds

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    🌴🌴🌴🌴She's such a good cook, just looking at this makes me hungry! ① She transmigrated to ancient times, separated from her mother and two younger sisters, and had to return to her old ways: vegetable and mushroom porridge, fried dough sticks, fish balls, pumpkin flower cakes... Yu's Restaurant is now open! ② She just took a nap and inexplicably transmigrated to a fairytale world. Luckily, there was a small tavern where she could do what she liked.

12. 362 重 Reborn, the Fake Heiress Just Wants to Open a Little Restaurant 重生回来，假千金只想开个小饭馆 You Get Paid, So Why Are You Fat?有薪么肥Modern Romance231k WordsCompleted After being reborn, Tang Doudou, the fake heiress of a wealthy family, makes her first priority getting out of the Han household, that nest of trouble. To prove she had some backbone, she leaves with almost nothing, only to nearly end up sleeping on the streets. Luckily, the cooking skills she learned in her previous life soon land her a live-in nanny job. She prepares three meals a day for Professor Fu, a promising young man who is handsome and brilliant, but extremely picky about food. Tang Do 123Reads6.5Score—14d adds

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    Babysitter's Food

13. 363 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 3.1kReads8.9Score23514d adds
14. 364 我 My Ancestor Is a Pot 我的祖宗是口锅 Sesame Rice Cake芝麻年糕Modern Romance861k WordsCompleted Xu Jingqing accidentally awakened the spirit of an ancestor who had been sleeping inside the family heirloom, an iron wok. Under the old ancestor's “loving” tutelage, Xu Jingqing honed extraordinary cooking skills and opened a humble little eatery. At first, people were skeptical of a restaurant run by a college girl who had never lifted a finger around the house. Then came the verdict: “It's so good!” “Mom, I want to eat big sister's cooking every day.” “What smells so good in the middle of the 396Reads8.7Score10614d adds

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    This is a food-themed article, without a system. 🌈 Xu Jingqing, as a descendant of the Xu family, possesses some talent. With the help of his ancestor, the master of iron pots, he went from a kitchen novice to a restaurant owner. Besides talent, practice is also essential. Xu Jingqing has been constantly striving to make the dishes more delicious and appealing to diners.

15. 365 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 314Reads8.0Score12114d adds
16. 366 边 Su Jixiang, the Frontier Cook 边疆厨娘苏吉祥 Qin Qian Ruyi秦钱如意Ancient Romance1.1M WordsOngoing Food blogger Su Jixiang transmigrates into the body of a palace maid in the Cold Palace. What does palace intrigue have to do with a mere maid like her? She thought she could keep her head down and quietly survive until she turned twenty-five, when she'd be released from the palace to live like a wealthy woman. Little did she know the emperor would flee! As a remnant of the fallen emperor's court, Su Jixiang was bestowed upon a general guarding the border. The palace had one fewer Aunt Jixiang, 121Reads6.6Score—14d adds
17. 367 景 A Tourist Attraction Pays 1,800 a Month, and Its Ancient Employees Couldn't Be Happier 景区工资一千八，古人员工乐哈哈 Wild Flowers Fragrant野花香香Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [No Romance + System + Business Management + Food + Summoning Historical Figures + Lighthearted, No Brainpower Needed] Zhu Yang wakes up in a parallel world and finds herself bound to a scenic-area management System. The place is remote, the facilities are run-down, and the vast grounds of more than ten thousand mu have only two employees. Her vision goes black. “I quit!” The System panics. “Host, hear me out. I can summon NPCs from other worlds. You don’t have to pay their wages, and completing 4.2kReads8.5Score43014d adds
18. 368 沈 The Little Chef of Judge Shen's Household 沈提刑家的小厨娘 Jiang Ying姜萦Ancient Romance511k WordsCompleted Fresh crucian carp sliced thin, celery soup from the emerald stream. A breeze brushes the willows, and a beauty... can lift a mountain with a mighty roar! Everyone knows that Miss Meng of the inn is as beautiful as a flower and a wonderful cook, but no one knows she can lift a giant vat with one hand or bend down and pull up a willow tree. Passing by, Judge Shen: Excuse me! * I love you, my lord. Do you know? The audacious Meng Sujin pounced on Shen Shinian, the judicial commissioner of the Cour 686Reads7.2Score12414d adds
19. 369 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 339Reads6.9Score—14d adds
20. 370 千 A Trillion in Supplies: I Transmigrate as a Vicious Woman and Raise the Kids 千亿物资：穿成极品恶女养崽崽 Such a Silly Goose是笨蛋吖Ancient Romance231k WordsCompleted [Space + food + raising children + farming + infrastructure development + sweet romance] When she woke up, she had transmigrated into the body of a nasty, spoiled woman who was lazy and gluttonous, beat her husband, and mistreated the children. Gu An'an refused to accept it. Her family was so poor they could barely scrape by. The children were gaunt from hunger, and her sickly husband looked as if he could die at any moment. And on top of all that, there were droughts, locust plagues, and a deva 577Reads8.6Score10214d adds
21. 371 穿 I Became the Bride Who Was Supposed to Bring Good Fortune to the Male Lead of an Imperial Exam Novel 穿成科举文男主的冲喜小娘子 Hehe Who Doesn't Want to Work Hard不想努力的禾禾Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Historical romance + transmigrate into a book + farming + food + space + building wealth + one-on-one happy ending] This story is set in a fictional world. Please don't compare it to actual history!!!! Luo Xingyue transmigrates into a book as the cannon-fodder wife of the newly introduced chief counselor, who dies almost as soon as he appears. Gazing at the few bare, empty rooms before her, she takes a deep breath. If you want a good life, you have to work for it yourself. Other heroines transm 1.9kReads8.8Score16914d adds

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    I'm promoting my own food blog.

22. 372 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 144Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Check out this book. The female lead has no cheat codes throughout the entire story. She can cook various cuisines and earns money by setting up a stall in the early stages, selling braised pork intestines, tiger-skin chicken feet, spicy crayfish, spicy boiled fish, braised pork knuckle in sauce, and spicy chicken nuggets.

23. 373 快 Quick Transmigration: I Win Over Tyrannical Romance-Novel Big Shots by Feeding Them Delicious Food 快穿：我靠投喂美食拿捏虐文大佬 Jing Xiaobaibai景小柏柏Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Yang Chengcheng won thirty million yuan in a phone giveaway and has a beauty that’s flawless from every angle. Then a transmigration-into-a-book app tossed her into one world after another. Netizens let their judgment follow their eyes, calling for warmth and support for the beautiful, strong, tragic male leads. 1. Sickly-sweet domineering CEO in showbiz ~ glamorous female singer 2. Pitiful top student deskmate ~ gorgeous, top-of-the-class rich girl 3. Fussy little Demon Lord ~ good-for-nothing 1.3kReads9.2Score15614d adds

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    Highly recommend!!!

24. 374 硬 Tough Mother-in-Law: Earning Foreign Currency With One Hand, Charming the Commander With the Other 硬核婆婆：左手赚外汇右手撩首长 Good Luck, Jiajia One好运珈珈一Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted (Life at Home and Beyond + Gourmet Restaurant + Island Version of a Parents' Love Story + Silver-Haired Fiction + No Pocket Dimension + No System + Family Life + Raising Kids) Chen Xianglan is a country mother-in-law who can turn every inch of barren soil into gold. The skills she's spent her whole life mastering are all “unorthodox”: breeding pigs, helping with childbirth, farming, making sauces, choosing auspicious dates, reading the weather, and cooking food so delicious it could make the imm 16.4kReads8.6Score79314d adds

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    [Anti-Routine Mother-in-Law/Daughter-in-Law Relationship] Finally, it's not a vicious mother-in-law bullying the innocent daughter-in-law! Chen Xianglan heard that her daughter-in-law almost miscarried on the island, so she sold her pigs and rushed over to protect her! Who dares to say anything bad about her daughter-in-law? The mother-in-law teaches her a lesson! This kind of mutually supportive mother-in-law/daughter-in-law relationship is so endearing, especially since the daughter-in-law later became a translation expert and the mother-in-law became an agricultural tycoon—a powerful alliance, a sure win!

25. 375 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 5.5kReads8.1Score71114d adds
26. 376 学 Top Student, Give Me a Hug: My Laid-Back Wife Has a System 学霸抱抱，咸鱼老婆有系统 The Dark Circles Aren't Dark黑眼圈不黑Modern Romance679k WordsCompleted [A laid-back, socially anxious Qiao Zhizhi + a gentle, sunny top student, Mu Nanyi + System + food + sweet romance + feel-good wish fulfillment] At 25, Qiao Zhizhi was constantly being nagged by her mother to go on blind dates. Then one day, she suddenly got bound to the Laid-Back Comeback System. [Task: A healthy body requires the Host to put in more effort. The Host must run two kilometers every day. Punishment: menstrual cramps.] [Task: Learn martial arts. Reward: Goddess Tea (boosts metaboli 6.8kReads9.4Score82514d adds

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    1. The female protagonist in this story transmigrates into an ancient, wicked woman. To improve her father's diet, she brings him food every day. Her dishes, like spicy blood curd and spicy crayfish, make her father's colleagues drool with envy! 2. It features a slice-of-life system, interspersed with delicious food, and a slow-paced lifestyle. 3. Although she's pregnant at the beginning, she gives birth to her own child. The main thing is that the food in this story is absolutely amazing; just looking at the table of contents makes it smell so delicious… I'm drooling!

27. 377 换 Swapping Marriages Led Me to the Right Man, and Check-Ins Let Me Thrive in the Compound 换亲嫁对郎，靠打卡在大院躺赢 Monster Meow Meow怪物喵喵Modern Romance520k WordsCompleted [The Sixties + Gossip + Check-In System + Love After Marriage + Family Life + Devoted Husband + A Few Selfish Relatives + Getting Rich Later] Song Yu transmigrates into Song Jiayu, a member of the old Song family in Lushan Village. She knows that her cousin next door is making a huge fuss about swapping marriage partners, and that the man she's supposed to marry is sickly but incredibly handsome. So why wait? For a face-lover like her, looks are everything. Besides, with her check-in System, she 8.9kReads8.9Score81514d adds

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    The female protagonist, who transmigrates to a different era, comes with a daily task system, a wood-based plant-growing ability, a self-learning system, and amazing cooking skills. She even has the ability to grow vegetables—she's incredibly talented! 👍🏻 She learns from a state-run chef and becomes a master chef herself—that's impressive!

28. 378 厨 The Chef God’s Study Guide 厨神学习手册 Sponge Ball海绵球Two Male Leads1.3M WordsCompleted [Updated daily. Please subscribe, recommend, and comment! (ノ>▽<)ノ] The world is so big, you have to go see it! And then he arrived in a new world... To keep developing his skills as a chef, he had to start from scratch! New ingredients, new cookware, and a whole new family! The one thing that never changed was his devotion to delicious food. And so, Li Xiaomi became Li Xiaomi. Li Xiaomi: "I'm still a baby, really!" If you want to become a god, start when they're little! 1v1, slow burn, updated d 1.7kReads9.1Score16314d adds

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    Although it features two male leads, there's virtually no romantic subplot, and unlike many cliché food novels that start with snail rice noodles and braised pork intestines...

29. 379 嫁 Marry a Powerful Official and Become a Widow? The Transmigrate-Into-a-Book Side Character Won’t Stand for It! 嫁权臣守活寡？穿书女配不干了！ Lucky Blossoms福朵朵Ancient Romance788k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + everyone’s favorite + devoted couple + putting scumbags in their place + no mistresses or misunderstandings + everyone speaks their mind] Jiang Yuzhu transmigrated into a book, becoming the ill-fated first wife of Xie Zhao, the male lead of A Great Chancellor. From the start, she was handed a disaster: the original Jiang Yuzhu was on her way to have an affair, set up by her own eldest brother. According to the original story, after sleeping with a scumbag, Jiang Yuzhu 7.9kReads8.9Score95014d adds

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    🌿Perfect Match🌈 ①The female protagonist travels back to ancient times and starts improving her family's meals⭐️She cooks for her father and brother every day and brings the food to court🌱As a result, even the emperor is attracted by the aroma.

30. 380 穿 After I Transmigrate into a Book, I Sell Lunchboxes to Feed the Kids and the Fool 穿书后卖盒饭，养活孩子和傻子 Bald Yina Wen秃头的伊奈雯Modern Romance614k WordsCompleted Ning Wan never expected to get swept up in the transmigration-into-a-book craze. She becomes the villain's biological mother in a historical romance about a domineering CEO. Worse, she's destined to die young, with her entire role summed up in just two hundred words. To stay alive, she works hard selling boxed meals, making money, and raising the little villain. Watching the number in her bank account grow day by day, Ning Wan grins from ear to ear. Until one day, the villain brings home a man.. 1.8kReads9.0Score14814d adds

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    Both of these are great, even though the second one has this title, each chapter is actually named after a dish. [Shy][shy]

31. 381 穿 I Transmigrated Into a Book and Became the Grandfather of Seven Villainous Big Shots 穿书，我成了七个反派大佬的爷爷 Totem图腾Urban1.0M WordsCompleted When they grow up, their tragic childhoods will turn them into seven psychologically twisted, beautiful but doomed villainous big shots!!! Han Fei didn't simply transmigrate: he transmigrated into a book!!! And now he has seven Calabash Brothers? No, seven villainous big shots! “Grandpa!” a little girl shouted, her face beaming with joy and excitement as she grabbed the hem of Han Fei's clothes. She startled him. “Little girl, you've got the wrong person.” The little girl's voice was loud and st 1.3kReads8.9Score12814d adds

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    The grandfather, who died young, transmigrated into a book as the villain's grandfather. He found the villains from his childhood and decided to change their fates. He started by making a fortune through food, but later discovered that things were not so simple.

32. 382 下 After Coming Down the Mountain, I Open a Restaurant to Raise My Daughter 下山后，开个饭馆养女儿 Dark Sky黑天Urban3.3M WordsOngoing Chen Ning, young master of the Five Gates, discovers that he has a biological daughter who is three years old. For her sake, Chen Ning comes down from the mountain and opens a little restaurant, settling into a quiet, ordinary life. He spends his days cooking, making buns, and searching for his daughter's mother. Life is peaceful and carefree. As the restaurant grows more popular, more and more important figures come to eat there, and many even show up seeking medical treatment! One day, some th 3.4kReads9.0Score34714d adds

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    I really like this one 😀 Highly recommend it... Chen Ning, the young master of the Five Sects, discovers he has a three-year-old biological daughter. For his daughter's sake, 💕 💞 💝 Chen Ning goes down the mountain and opens a small restaurant, living a simple and low-key life. He cooks dishes in his spare time...

33. 383 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 61.1kReads9.0Score6.5k14d adds

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    A food-themed novel! The female protagonist transmigrates into a world with a giant refrigerator that automatically replenishes its food supply! She's a culinary genius!! The male protagonist is preparing for the imperial examinations, and the whole family has their own cunning and sly side, haha! Super good!! The whole story is great!

34. 384 带 Fleeing Famine with My Family and a Space Full of Grain 带着全家去逃荒，我有空间满仓粮 Bai Yi Yi柏一意Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Fleeing Famine] [Space] [Everyone's Darling] [Feel-Good Story] [Making a Fortune] [Later: Nation-Building] Du Youling was originally a three-and-a-half-year-old girl from a farming village in ancient times. Born with extraordinary good fortune, she was nevertheless killed in her previous life after her cousin stole her luck. In this life, she has returned with a max-level System! The story opens with a drought, forcing her family to flee. Whether it's drought, locusts, or snow, this lucky littl 6.8kReads9.0Score63514d adds

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    A story about escaping famine, farming, and food. The protagonist runs a food shop, serving cold-cooked rabbit, Zhou Hei Ya (a type of braised duck), spicy strips, flavored broad beans, hot pot, and milk tea. The parents are loving, the protagonist has five older brothers, and the family is adored with a special ability. There are no awful characters in the family. It's a very heartwarming and super good read!

35. 385 厨 The God of Cooking and the Demon Beasts: Oh No, We're the Ingredients! 厨神，妖兽：不好，我们成食材了 Jiu Yu九语Eastern Fantasy6.8M WordsOngoing A chef transmigrates to a fantasy world and awakens the strongest Chef God System. Whenever someone praises a dish he makes, his talent, physique, and insight improve. Well, this is an instant takeoff. What's more, his dishes have special effects: they can strengthen the body, nourish one's health, and clear away hidden injuries… The entire sect goes wild. From the Ancestor, Supreme Elders, and Sect Master to the servant disciples, everyone goes crazy for a taste. The Sect Master say 66.7kReads9.1Score4.6k14d adds

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    A chef transmigrates to a fantasy world and awakens the strongest culinary god system. While others' cooking may be delicious at best, his dishes can improve one's innate talent and comprehension. When a sect patriarch faces the waning of his lifespan, a single dessert can directly increase his lifespan by 100%.

36. 386 穿 Opening a Food Factory in the 1960s, I Catch the Heir Chasing After Me 穿六零开食品厂，惹上太子爷倒追 Flat-Top General平头阿将Modern Romance428k WordsCompleted [1960s + food + dreams + sweet romance + face-slapping + lighthearted] Everyone says Xia He is a fake heiress, and she's the first to disagree! Your dad is Deputy Director Ji, but my dad is Factory Director Xia, even if his food factory is on the verge of bankruptcy... Xia He isn't worried at all. As a pastry student, she can whip up hit treats with her eyes closed. Besides, she has an expert from beyond the world guiding her in her dreams. - The purchasing managers who used to look down on Juch 2.8kReads8.7Score39414d adds

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    Relying on her experiences from the future and the guidance of the person in her dream, the female protagonist revitalizes the struggling Jucheng Food Factory in the 1960s with a variety of delicious pastries, becoming the head chef of the research and development department. She treats people with sincerity and wins them over with her abilities, cultivating talent within the food factory, impressing competitors and forging cooperative partnerships, humiliating those who framed her, maintaining good relationships with her father and brothers, and falling in love and marrying the male protagonist.

37. 387 萌 A Little Genius Chef Turns the Kindergarten into a Canteen in Seconds? 萌宝当大厨，幼儿园秒变炊事班？ Mo Yilan莫一镧Urban543k WordsCompleted They say children are the flowers of the motherland. To better understand the environment these little buds grow up in, Mango TV specially prepared the show A Visit to Kindergarten. The program selected several kindergartens at the provincial, city, and district levels for filming. Provincial-level elite kindergarten: strictly follows the education bureau’s guidelines and takes meticulous care of the children. City-level kindergarten: raising high achievers starts now. They’re studying by lampli 1.8kReads8.6Score15514d adds

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    ✨No system, a slice-of-life story. The female protagonist, Su Ziling, lives in a poor village called Baihuadong. One day, while exploring the mountains, she discovers the forest is full of lacquer trees and nuts. She rolls up her sleeves and decides to extract oil! Through harvesting from the forest and cultivating her own crops, her family gradually becomes wealthy.

38. 388 我 I Rose from Disgraced Imperial Consort to Noble Consort by Cooking Sichuan Cuisine 我靠做川味美食，从冷宫废妃晋升成贵妃 Jiang Xunjiu江寻九Ancient Romance13k WordsCompleted I rise from a discarded concubine in the Cold Palace to a Noble Consort by cooking Sichuan cuisine. 641Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Delicious Sichuan cuisine!

39. 389 我 I Serve Manchu-Han Banquets at Kindergarten, Making the Whole City Drool 我在幼儿园做满汉全席，全市馋哭 Fairy Pond Koi仙池锦鲤Modern Romance581k WordsCompleted 26kReads9.2Score2.1k14d adds

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    These are all books about food. The first book is about a food blogger who travels to ancient times and uses his culinary skills to escape poverty and become rich. The second book is about how, while others play in kindergarten, you can set up a food stall and make food even in kindergarten.

40. 390 国 The Duke's Estate Maid 国公府小丫鬟 July Koi七月锦鲤Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Su Liyue was a low-ranking maid in the Duke's mansion, not even qualified for the ranks of household maids. She had no interest in climbing the social ladder. She just wanted to leave the mansion and live a quiet life. After hearing that only first-class maids could buy their freedom, she rushed into the main kitchen and embarked on a difficult journey up the ranks. She made sweet soups, prepared pastries, cooked elaborate dishes, bought farmland, rented a butcher shop, and tended the ancestral 15.3kReads8.9Score1.7k14d adds

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    Despite the low rating, I highly recommend it. It's a food story with a glimpse into the lives of many family members and their struggles!

41. 391 回 After Returning Home to Farm, I Bound Myself to the Rich Beauty System 回家种田后，我绑定了白富美系统 Soft, Sweet, and Adorable软萌淑甜Modern Romance579k WordsCompleted [The heroine only wants to farm, no romance, a cozy everyday story] Lin Anshu is an ordinary, lowly office drone. Her company is rife with cutthroat competition, and her boss loves docking pay and dangling empty promises. She spent a whole year working in fear and trembling, only to find she owed the company 1,800 yuan when she checked her year-end bonus. She’d be better off going home to farm. Whoever wants this lousy job can have it. In a fit of anger, Lin Anshu fired her boss on the spot, pac 4.3kReads9.1Score39614d adds

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    1. No romance, ensemble cast, slight cultivation element. The premise is that the female lead's dishes possess spiritual energy. She and her friends run a small restaurant, depicting their warm and cozy daily life. Easy to read. 2. The female lead is extremely passionate about gardening. She not only grows vegetables on her own villa but also mobilizes everyone in the villa complex to do so. The delicious food is mouthwatering. The female lead is intelligent, strong, and athletic, giving it a feel of a wish-fulfillment novel. 3. The female lead has a system, but it doesn't appear very often. It's a laid-back system that occasionally pops up to reward the female lead, providing buffs that make food more delicious and nutritious. The female lead owns mountains and land, managing planting and raising livestock, including vegetables, animals, and seafood.

42. 392 我 I'm the Head Cook at the Number One Sect 我在第一宗门做煮饭大妈 Going to Sleep睡觉了Ancient Romance320k WordsCompleted [No romance + mother-daughter dual storyline + everyday cultivation + lighthearted plot] Lin Shuzhen is a wonderful cook, but a great drought has left the land barren and the harvest ruined. To save herself and her daughter, Lin Shuzhen tears up the ancestral talisman of protection. It was passed down from her great-great-grandmother, and protects women, but not men. Her mother told her that many years ago, an immortal was traveling through the mortal world when he hit a bottleneck in his cultiv 1.5kReads7.1Score24914d adds

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    [Please follow] Working as a cook in a major sect in the cultivation world, her delicious food caused a sensation throughout the cultivation world.

43. 393 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 2.7kReads8.4Score29214d adds

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    This is a must-watch! Before she transmigrated, the female lead was a chef who could cook all sorts of delicious food. She opened a milk tea shop, a dessert shop, a hot pot restaurant, and more. She rose from a lowly maid to a princess through her own hard work. Highly recommended!!!

44. 394 惊 Shocking! The Prime Minister’s Legitimate Daughter Wins Over the Entire Capital with Her Cooking 惊！丞相嫡女靠美食征服整个京城 Heading South in Search of Longing南下觅知意Ancient Romance280k WordsOngoing Modern chef Su Yuwan transmigrates and nearly gets taken out by ancient “cuisine” the moment she opens her eyes! Overly sweet pastries? Greasy meat? What kind of awful place doesn’t even have potato chips or spicy strips?! “This dump isn’t fit for pigs!” When she realizes that life among the nobility is truly dull... “Heh. Time to show you what a whole different level of competition looks like!” She fries golden potato chips from potatoes meant for pigs, and the emperor secretly tucks them int 2Reads—Score—14d adds

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    ✨Food-themed novels feature female leads who cook incredibly well, turning all the angst-prone female leads into gluttonous girls; campus romance novels feature female leads who are too lazy to bring breakfast for the male leads; substitute novels feature female leads who are too lazy to even look at the male leads and just want to eat; and even the real heiresses in fake heiresses are no longer feeling emotional…

45. 395 另 An Unconventional Food Streamer’s Live Cooking Disaster 另类美食主播，在线表演翻车 Jiang Yingxue江映雪Modern Romance822k WordsCompleted [Livestreaming + variety shows + memes + unhinged antics + everyone’s favorite + showbiz] Yu Linlin transmigrates into the body of a food blogger. The bad news: She didn't inherit the original owner's superb cooking skills. The good news: She brought along her ability to communicate with animals. Accused of faking everything for show, she says, “I dare to do it for real. Do you dare to eat it?” Accused of having plastic surgery, she says, “Jealous? I can recommend a clinic.” Accused of leeching 421Reads8.4Score10314d adds

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    They use the world's finest ingredients to make street food, and then they quit after a week.

46. 396 我 I Set Up a Snack Stall in the Eighties and Became a Sensation 我在八零摆摊卖小吃，火出圈了 Famous Throughout the World名扬天下Modern Romance3.2M WordsCompleted Reborn at fifteen, Tang Xi makes sure she returns to her biological parents. She also sets up a stall to sell snacks, and before long, it takes off beyond all expectations. 957Reads5.3Score10414d adds

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    Delicious, delicious, it smells so good!

47. 397 我 My Takeout Shop Somehow Became a Hit Across the Internet 我的外卖店竟然火爆全网 Candy Pile and Ice Cream糖堆儿和冰淇淋Modern Romance415k WordsCompleted [Food + Golden Finger + Career + System] [System Introduction] After transmigrating back, Lin Xiazhi smacks her sleazy boss and quits to open a restaurant, then unexpectedly binds herself to a food System. When a rookie System meets a true food expert, life after the binding is nothing but chaos. The System exclaims, “I really am a lucky charm! No need to worry about tasks, I’ll be the boss in no time.” Lin Xiazhi is crestfallen. “I’m the unlucky one. I’m staring at heaps of gold and silver, but 1.6kReads9.0Score15414d adds
48. 398 烟 The Little Kitchen of Fireworks 烟火小厨 Kaka Yidianyi卡卡一点一Ancient Romance251k WordsOngoing [Character Growth × Slow Burn × Ensemble Cast] Food blogger Xiao Wei wakes up one day and finds herself transmigrated to ancient times. She thinks it’s just a cruel joke of fate, but little does she know that her life’s journey has only just begun. Fu Qingtang was born into privilege. She has much, and is destined to bear even more. Lin Qiaolan is proud and headstrong, but no matter how tough her shell, it cannot shield her from the push and pull of fate. Their fates are different, and they come 11Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The female protagonist is a food blogger who travels back to ancient times and uses her skills to survive in this world. Both the male and female protagonists are ordinary people, without any cheat codes or special abilities.

49. 399 中 Strange Tales of Chinese Cuisine 中华美食异闻录 Deep in the Clouds, Knowing the Years of Jin云深知瑾年Urban748k WordsCompleted Do you know the secrets hidden in recipes? Every dish has its own little story. Come along with me as we explore the fascinating origins of delicious food! Foodies, beware: you might get hungry just reading about it! —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Looking for food articles that will make your mouth water? [Thinking] Look no further! [Drooling] These are so well-written they'll make you want to eat right away. Perfect for you, go check them out!

50. 400 穿 A Transmigrant’s Rise from Humble Beginnings 穿越小门小户发家史 Little Manjun小满君Ancient Romance218k WordsCompleted A money-loving, sunny chef heroine VS a reliable, resilient, handsome constable Just after winning the Culinary Association’s “Golden Chef Award,” a chef transmigrates to the Great Ji Dynasty... Li Qiao’an says her greatest talent is cooking, and the thing she loves most is food! Poor? No problem! With a spatula in hand, the world is mine! And maybe I’ll snag a handsome husband to play house with! Crab roe noodles, boiled fish, sweet-and-sour ribs, caramel milk tea, whole roasted lamb... She’ll 205Reads—Score—14d adds

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    A beautiful young female chef from another era meets a handsome local constable. They set up a food stall and open a restaurant. A heartwarming daily life of building wealth and prosperity 😊 All kinds of delicious food will make your mouth water ⚠️⚠️⚠️

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