Any Historical Romance Novels About Food? 有什么关于写美食的古代言情小说？

1. 1 偷 After They Heard My Thoughts, the Country’s Biggest Foodies Were Shocked 偷听我心声后，惊动全国吃货大佬 Yu Shengsheng余苼升Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Mind Reading + Beloved by the Whole Family + Food + Heartwarming + Feel-Good + Intangible Cultural Heritage Cuisine + Distinctively Regional Dishes] Shen Huazheng transmigrates into the beloved darling of the Shen family. She has no System, no medical skills, and can’t turn out elegant prose, so she might as well lie flat and be a pampered little couch potato who spends every day eating and drinking. Shen Huazheng watches her father, Minister Shen, prepare to go out to a banquet. [What a shame. 15.1kReads8.9Score1.2k14d adds
2. 2 哇 Wow! The General’s Wife’s Tea Treats Were Snatched Up Again 哇趣！将军夫人做的茶点又抢光了 The Kitten Doesn't Eat Oranges小猫不吃橙子Ancient Romance249k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + food + cozy vibes + adorable kids + love that grows over time] Yang Chuxue and her younger brother, Yang Chudong, depend on each other. They both die in a car accident! When she wakes up, she discovers she has transmigrated to ancient times, into the family of a farming household that has just gone bankrupt in business. She has a strange illness and already has two children from the start. Fortunately, her family dotes on her. She used to work as a dim sum chef in a Cantonese t 1.1kReads8.7Score11314d adds

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   Both of these are time-travel historical romance novels featuring food, with a heartwarming tone throughout and no angst at all. I suggest reading them on an empty stomach 😏 [Sparrow's Masterpiece]

3. 3 王 The Princess Consort’s Snack Shop 王妃的零食铺子 The Kitten Doesn't Eat Oranges小猫不吃橙子Ancient Romance419k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Food + Princess Consort + Marriage First, Love Later + No Pocket Dimension + Heartwarming] Su Lele owns a snack shop. One day, she transmigrates to ancient times into the family of an official. With a harmonious family and a comfortable life, she decides to return to her old trade and start making snacks, beginning with retail sales. Her goal is to open snack shops all across the Great Yun Kingdom. Hawthorn rolls, potato chips, fish balls, grilled shrimp, little dried fish, pin 4.2kReads8.9Score31514d adds
4. 4 薄 A Farewell to Fleeting Love 薄欢辞 Shui Xianxian水纤纤Ancient Romance253k WordsCompleted Chu Zhaoxi, the legitimate daughter of a marquis’s household, marries General Li, but the very next day her husband receives orders to leave for the frontier. When he returns victorious, the concubine he brings home drives Chu Zhaoxi to the brink. Disheartened, she gives up her position as lady of the household and leaves, making the general pay her a hundred taels of gold in compensation. No woman from a prestigious family has ever sought a divorce, but she defies convention, insists on making 3Reads6.1Score—14d adds

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   This book features a mutually supportive relationship: "You build your career, I'll back you up; you cook delicious food, I'll eat it all." Food serves as their token of love, and every dish reveals the heroine's subtle thoughts. From being ridiculed for "women not being able to do business" to having all the powerful and wealthy in the capital begging for reservations, the career storyline is incredibly exciting!

5. 5 穿 Transmigrated as a Lowly Maid, I Got Rich Selling Spicy Strips 穿越粗使丫鬟，我靠卖辣条暴富了 Summer Salt Soda夏日盐汽水Ancient Romance457k WordsCompleted [Also known as The Bondservant’s Escape from the Estate] No romance. A mostly ensemble-cast story with a light touch of food and domestic intrigue. A quick heads-up for readers who might want to avoid those themes. From fifteen cups of wine to Panglin fish, mugwort rice dumplings, honey-braised mud crabs, frosted jade peaks, and Li cakes, the story features a whole range of traditional dishes. Wang Yan was born into servitude at the Marquis An’s estate, a noble household in the capital. When she 1.1kReads8.5Score10214d adds

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   Don't be misled by the title; the content is incredibly engaging, offering a rare perspective. The protagonist's family is also wonderfully portrayed, and every character is vivid and three-dimensional. It shows how women with different choices embark on different paths and face different destinies, making it a micro-ensemble piece. You can feel the author's affection for their characters. The food section is described in great detail, with annotations revealing the author's meticulous research. The tea-related sections are highly practical and applicable to various scenarios.

6. 6 穿 Transmigrated to Ancient Times to Get By in the Imperial Harem 穿到古代混后宫 The Pen Name That Doesn’t Need Zhouzhou不用周周的笔名Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted Modern-day Huang Ye transmigrates into the ancient Great Xia Dynasty as the pampered darling of the Minister's household, where a daughter is born only once every ten generations. To repay her loving family, she starts learning martial arts at a nunnery while still a little girl. She wants to master everything: inner strength, hand-to-hand combat, swordsmanship, medicine, and poisons. Only by learning real skills can she better protect her family. At last, she grows up, only to be told she must 1.9kReads7.6Score17514d adds

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   This is a historical romance novel about food. The author's writing is delicate. The female protagonist learns about chili peppers in ancient times and begins to promote them. She creates the "Number One Restaurant Under Heaven" and a street full of snacks, making even the most hardworking foodies drool.

7. 7 我 Opening a Little Restaurant in Shengjing 我在盛京开小馆 Four Bayberries四颗杨梅Ancient Romance381k WordsCompleted [Alternate world, slow burn, not a wish-fulfillment novel, food + court intrigue + transmigration. Read with caution if that’s not your thing.] Miss Li’s Changhuan Eatery, tucked away on Qingxing Alley, serves delicious food at affordable prices. The officials who get up early for roll call tug at their increasingly tight uniforms, but still can’t help ordering another bowl of fresh pork wontons. Pei Hongzhi happened to eat there once and discovered that Miss Li didn’t just make excellent breakf 27.5kReads9.4Score3.7k14d adds

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   Lady Li runs a small restaurant in the capital. Ministers going to court often buy a breakfast before their shift. This revenge story, based on a plethora of delicious food, features a cook by day and a black-clad figure searching for the truth by night. She wields three swords and possesses exceptional martial arts skills. Three women, in their quest for the truth, leave their homes, hide their identities, and submit to their enemies. Even their deaths are chosen so that their enemies can live better lives.

8. 8 大 The Mighty Goddess Conquers Ancient Times with Delicious Food 大力神女用美食闯古代 Green Goose青鹅Ancient Romance509k WordsCompleted (Cozy farming, getting rich through food, family squabbles, System shop) They say that in Lengzhan Village there was a girl named Leng Yuan, born with tremendous strength, yet so foolish she didn't recognize her own relatives or know the difference between the five grains. “Hey, have you heard? That silly Leng girl has gotten better lately!” Everyone was astonished. “Wasn't she a fool for nearly ten years? How did she suddenly get better?” “Ah, I heard she saw blood and suddenly passed out. Whe 647Reads6.8Score—14d adds

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   Food novel, a perfect read to accompany meals. A chef now transmigrates into the body of a strong, powerful woman in ancient times. Upon waking, she finds herself destitute and struggling to make ends meet. No problem! She rolls up her sleeves and gets to work, planting vegetables, digging for wild greens, and opening a breakfast stall. She makes leek pancakes, steamed buns, egg drop soup, xiaolongbao (soup dumplings), rice bowls, and noodle bowls—making the neighbor's kid drool! 🤤

9. 9 沈 The Shen Family Cookbook 沈氏食经 The Mountain Bearer负山者Historical719k WordsCompleted Through the lens of food, we observe the myriad aspects of society and the twists and turns of life. Every dish is more than a culinary craft: it is human connection, memory, and a philosophy for living. Follow Shen Yan through his many experiences as he rises from poverty to become a renowned master chef. 1.1kReads7.1Score13414d adds

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   Every article is about food, especially traditional Chinese festival foods.

10. 10 小 The Little Florist’s Maid Wife 小花匠的丫鬟妻 Rain Boat Journey雨舟行至Ancient Romance632k WordsCompleted The rating has just been posted, and it will gradually rise! This story is set in an imaginary dynasty. [Historical Romance] + [Farming] + [Gourmet] + [Building a Fortune] Li Dongqing, a young maid in the Tongpan Prefect's residence, learned to cook exceptionally well through a stroke of good fortune. She was cautious and diligent in the Tongpan Prefect's residence, constantly honing her skills. By the time she finally left, she found that everything at home had changed beyond recognition. Later 2.2kReads8.4Score16914d adds

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    Go read this book. The female protagonist leaves her wealthy family and opens a food shop. She falls in love with the male protagonist and they become rich together.

11. 11 农 The Farmhouse Cook: Her Built-In Shop Amazes the Entire Dynasty 农家厨娘：自带商店惊艳全朝 Tea September茶九月Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Complete] [Also known as: The Farmhouse Chef: Her Shop Amazes the Entire Dynasty] (Historical romance + sweet romance + food + fleeing famine + adorable child + satisfying read + building a fortune) (A warm family with no troublesome relatives, so enjoy without worry) Jiang Qingqing transmigrates from the 21st century to an impoverished ancient era, where life is incredibly hard. Luckily, she has an adorable little one, a loving family who dote on her, and an all-purpose magical shop! With her 1.1kReads8.9Score10314d adds

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    🌱🌱The female protagonist, Jiang Qingqing, transmigrates to ancient times with a spatial shopping mall. She becomes pregnant out of wedlock in the Yuechu Kingdom and uses her culinary skills to help her family become wealthy and raise her child. The story revolves around Jiang Qingqing and Xiao Qunzhi.

12. 12 穿 After Becoming the Male Lead of a Tragic Romance, I Gave Up: Palace Intrigue Can’t Beat Braised Pork 穿成女频虐文男主后，我摆烂了，宫斗哪有做红烧肉香 Incredibly Noisy不可思议的吵吵7k WordsCompleted After Becoming the Male Lead of a Torturous Female-Oriented Novel, I Gave Up. Palace Scheming Can't Beat the Smell of Braised Pork —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    After transmigrating into a book, the villainous regent awakens a "do-gooder" soul. He refuses to fight with the male and female leads or get involved in palace intrigue. Instead, he focuses on refining his braised pork cooking skills. His restaurant is overwhelmed with customers as soon as it opens!

13. 13 饕 The Gluttonous Lady (3-Volume Set) 饕餮娘子（全三册） Tong Jie佟婕Ancient Romance527k WordsCompleted In the late Ming dynasty, on Liuqing Street in the ancient city of Jiangcheng, the alluring proprietress Tao Sanniang is a Taotie in human form. Her mysterious restaurant, Huanxiang Hall, can cook every delicacy people could ever desire. The girl Tao Yue'er works as a kitchen hand at Huanxiang Hall. By chance, she stumbles upon the secrets behind its delicacies: Immortal Vinegar is brewed from the obsession of two ill-fated lovers, one living and one dead; Rose Cakes are the deliberate revenge o 1.4kReads9.4Score27214d adds

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    It's really beautiful!

14. 14 深 The Little Palace Kitchen 深宫小食堂 Collecting Tenderness收藏温柔Ancient Romance262k WordsCompleted After transmigrating as the empress, Lin Wanyi binds herself to a “Life Assistant System.” The abilities she draws each day are all kinds of strange, and so she begins a happy life in the imperial palace, never fighting for anything and just wanting to lie flat. 5Reads—Score—14d adds

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    😆[Sparrow's Masterpiece] 👍

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