Everyday Food Stories, Nothing Too Over-the-Top 偏日常的美食文，不要太夸张

1. 1 穿EN After Becoming the Villainess, I Clear My Name Every Day 穿成恶女后每天都在洗白 Gathering Vetch, Gathering Vetch采薇采薇Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [Everyone’s Darling + Adorable Kids + Laugh-Out-Loud Comedy]: Transmigrating into a lovesick woman, Tang Zhuyun wakes up in the middle of a scene where she’s climbing into a man’s bed. She turns around and runs. Forget this bed, she’s not getting in! Who needs a man when her father is the top scholar, her brother is the top scholar, and even her son will be the top scholar? They’ll protect her, so she can do whatever she wants! As a master physician, she’ll focus on her career, save lives, and k 33.9kReads9.3Score4.7kShelves

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   This is a slice-of-life food story. The female lead is an excellent cook, preparing meals for her father, who then brings them to court. On the first day, he brings a bold and imposing dish of spicy blood curd. On the second day, he brings spicy crayfish. On the third day, he brings boiled fish. On the fourth day, with blisters on his lips, he finally brings some congee, side dishes, and steamed buns. But why are his steamed buns shaped like frogs and pigs? It's hilarious! The female lead's father might be showing off.

2. 2 留 A Student Abroad Cooks Up a Storm, and the British Media Calls It Cultural Invasion 留子做点美食，英媒说我文化入侵 Mu Xiaoduo沐小朵Two Male Leads1.4M WordsCompleted [Female-oriented! This is a female-oriented novel!] [System + two male leads, one-on-one romance + everyday life studying abroad + food + livestreaming] [Xu Ye is the love interest] [Career-focused] [Ensemble cast] [Slow burn] “Some international students become chefs, while others go after chefs (not really).” Yang Chuan eats in the cafeteria for a whole month until his soul nearly leaves his body. Just when he can’t take it anymore, a [God of Cooking System] falls from the sky! Using a recipe 8.8kReads8.6Score921Shelves

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   ✨The male protagonist is studying in the UK. After eating in the cafeteria for a month, he couldn't stand it anymore. Suddenly, a [system] appeared and gave him a recipe, which resulted in a pot of salted pork and vegetable rice 🍲. The moment the lid was opened, the rich aroma hit him like a ton of bricks. Students from other schools followed the scent, their eyes filled with tears, saying, "Dad! Just one more bite!" [Admiration][Laughing and crying] 🍱Sweet and sour pork ribs, cola chicken wings, spicy hot pot... The dormitory building became a massive "food chase scene." Students from other schools also flocked to the scene, using every means possible to get a free meal.

3. 3 四 A Pastry Chef Slacking Off in the Siheyuan 四合院里摸鱼的糕点师傅 Tomato Wonderfully Crispy Corn Sticks番茄妙妙妙脆角Male-Channel Fanfiction1.9M WordsOngoing A food blogger transmigrates to 1948. Does mentoring apprentices bring triple returns? “No Qin family, no Lou family, no hostility.” While everyone else who transmigrates into a siheyuan is busy fighting scoundrels and seizing opportunities, Shen Yan just wants to live like a lazy salted fish: as a pastry chef at a grocery store, he has little work and few worries. After work, he takes the homemade pastries from his pocket dimension, sits by the courtyard gate, cracks sunflower seeds, and watche 74.2kReads7.7Score4.3kShelves

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   The first book is highly recommended: a time-travel story with a system, cooking skills, and slice-of-life elements. The writing is mature, and the only drawback is that it's unfinished. The second book is slightly weaker; it focuses more on slice-of-life than cooking, and the rebirth-based cheat system doesn't seem to be very useful.

4. 4 厨 The Chef and the Star 厨子和明星 Bei Ying贝迎Urban1.1M WordsCompleted In his previous life, he was a rising star in the restaurant industry, famous from a young age and immensely proud. He built his own brand, rose to the top, then plummeted just as quickly. In this life, after his parents pass away, he inherits the little shop his family left behind, all to protect the peace and her. 91.7kReads8.3Score11.9kShelves
5. 5 我 I Used One Bowl of Noodles to Put a City on the Map 我靠一碗面，带动一座城 Fiery Cabbage火爆的白菜Urban1.2M WordsOngoing [Food + Scenic Area Management, No Stressful Shopkeeping, Well-Plotted, No Stupid Characters] From the start, he quit his job and headed home to take over his father's noodle shop. He turned the little shop into a countywide tourism sensation, putting the county's cultural tourism industry on the map. The Bureau of Culture and Tourism, the Transportation Bureau, the Market Regulation Bureau, and even the county magistrate all begged to get on his good side. He even took over a bankrupt A-grade s 71.1kReads8.3Score7.8kShelves

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   This book absolutely respects the reader's intelligence. It doesn't lower your brain at all, and there are no outrageous settings. All the settings are very rigorous. Just read it; it's the pinnacle of Tomato's food fiction.

6. 6 美 Food Intel System: Borrow Money to Learn Recipes and Start a Street Stall 美食情报系统，贷款学菜去摆摊 Carrying Nan, Autumn Ripples携南漾秋Urban134k WordsOngoing [Food + Business + Everyday Life + Lighthearted] After transmigrating, Wei Wuyan finds himself in a hellishly difficult situation from the start: he has nothing and no one to rely on. He unexpectedly activates a Gourmet Intel System, but instead of giving him any perks, the System makes him take out a loan. The skills to cook two home-style dishes are a debt he paid for with his sense of taste. He sells fried rice and stir-fried shredded potatoes, but seventy percent of the profits go to the Sys 1.8kReads—Score196Shelves

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   I recommend it.

7. 7 七 A Vicious Seventies-Era Man with a Mall System Goes to the Countryside and Meets a Rugged Hunk 七零恶毒男带商城下乡遇糙汉 Mid-Lane Mage King中单法王Two Male Leads751k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + period setting + contrasting builds + golden finger + slow-burn gourmet story + sweet romance] When her scumbag dad wants to stay with his mistress forever, Ning Xiangxing sells the house, submits a report exposing him, takes all the family’s savings, and heads to the countryside! He discovers that his fate seems designed to make him someone else’s foil. He fought back, but that only brought more suppression and torment. After countless attempts to defy the plot, he figures out 7.1kReads9.1Score974Shelves

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   1, 2, And 3 are all food-themed novels by the same author, perfect for watching while eating! Novels 1 and 2 both have a space, mainly used for storing ingredients to cook food; it's basically useless. Novels 1 and 3 also touch on other plot points. Novel 2's chapter titles are mostly about food, including the protagonist cooking and customer feedback. Novel 4 is a cultivation novel where the protagonist uses food to create elixirs, causing his fellow disciples to scramble for them. It contains some graphic content, so be careful. Novel 5 is a system novel where the protagonist randomly appears in different locations to sell food, and foodies create their own groups to find him throughout the city.

8. 8 服 Good Grief, I’ve Been Making Baby Food for a Lifetime 服了这宝宝饭一做就是一辈子 Mid-Lane Mage King中单法王Two Male Leads413k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + Food + Period Setting + Golden Finger + Sweet Romance + Size Difference + Age Gap] Tang Zhou was sent to the First Alajin Machinery Factory with a letter of introduction from his grandfather... He got in through connections, only to be targeted and sent straight to the factory daycare center. The director was a kind, beautiful woman. Her picky child would only eat food that looked pretty. If the colors were even slightly unattractive or the ingredients were hard to identify, th 3.1kReads8.2Score340Shelves
9. 9 换 After the Marriage Swap, My Green-Tea Husband Is the Tough Guy’s Darling 换婚后绿茶夫郎是糙汉心尖宠 Mid-Lane Mage King中单法王Two Male Leads444k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + Farming + Food + Golden Finger (Though It’s Not Exactly a Pocket Dimension) + A Devoted, Powerful Couple + Light Redemption + Both Are Reborn, Though the Gong’s Rebirth Is Revealed Much Later] Shen Changnian is a well-known poor little thing in the Northern Border Guard. His family even dumps him on a rough man who has nothing but bare walls and two mothers, making him the man’s wife. With his parents’ memorial tablets and a threadbare quilt in hand, Shen Changnian arrives at h 600Reads9.0Score100Shelves
10. 10 修 A Great War in the Cultivation World, All for a Bite to Eat?! 修仙界大战，只为抢口饭？！ Red Carp, Donkey, Green Crucian Carp红鲤鱼驴绿鲫鱼Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted [Gourmet cooking + immortal cultivation + scheming sect disciple + lighthearted comedy + goofy daily life + no female lead or harem] Zhu Fan transmigrated to the cultivation world and became a disciple of a sect. Just as he was about to receive his golden finger, something unexpected happened Zhu Fan: Anyone else know this feeling? I was about to become a tycoon in the immortal realm! Once my divine pill was ready, I’d ascend to immortality! But someone suddenly cut in and bound me to the wrong 14.7kReads9.2Score1.7kShelves
11. 11 这 This Boss Is So Sneaky, He Takes His Street Stall Everywhere 这老板真苟，摆个地摊还到处走 Selling Egg Burgers!卖鸡蛋汉堡咯Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [The print edition of Random Gourmet Stall is now available on major platforms] [Gourmet] [No romance] [Everyday life] [Comedy] [Comfort food] [Cozy] [Healing] After transmigrating to a parallel world, Lin Zhou unexpectedly binds himself to a Random Gourmet System. Every week brings a random location, random food, and different customers. He sells buns at the park entrance, century egg and lean pork congee on a mountaintop, and candied hawthorns outside a school. Every dish is mouthwatering and 84.2kReads9.5Score8.3kShelves

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    1, 2, and 3 are all food-themed novels by the same author, perfect for watching while eating! Novels 1 and 2 both have a space, mainly used for storing ingredients and cooking, so it's not very useful. Novels 1 and 3 also have some other plot elements. Novel 2's chapter titles are basically food-related, including the protagonist cooking and customer feedback. Novel 4 is a cultivation novel where the protagonist uses food to create elixirs, causing his fellow disciples to scramble for them. It contains some graphic content, so be careful. Novel 5 is a system novel where the protagonist randomly appears in different locations to sell food, and foodies create their own groups to find him throughout the city.

12. 12 首 Chief Minister, Your Wife Has Opened a Snack Stall Outside the Academy 首辅，你老婆在书院门口开小吃摊 I Just Want to Get Off Work我只想下班Ancient Romance408k WordsCompleted (Also known as: I Transmigrated to Ancient Times to Make Money from Students) Xu Nuo, a mukbang blogger, transmigrated into a book and became the wife of the male lead, Shangguan Ziqian. A poor scholar who rose to greatness, Shangguan Ziqian passed the imperial exams with top honors at all three levels. He became a scholar at the Hanlin Academy, destined to become a Hanlin academician. Since she was here, she might as well make the best of it. First, she’d latch onto this future big shot and lea 3.2kReads8.5Score271Shelves

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    ① The female protagonist is skilled in many kinds of cuisine. She opens a shop to sell food to support her husband's imperial examinations, eventually opening a food street. The descriptions of the food are very detailed and visually appealing. ② The story revolves around the female protagonist's time travel. She can make a wide variety of pastries. She treats the male protagonist as a taste tester and even evaluates his creations. There are many traditional and modern pastries. ③ The female protagonist travels to a family of imperial chefs. The male protagonist has anorexia. She experiences her first relapse and wins over the male protagonist's stomach with hot pot. Gradually, she builds her reputation with modern delicacies such as snail rice noodles.

13. 13 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 2.8kReads8.7Score383Shelves
14. 14 美 Gourmet: I Sell Lunchboxes at a Kindergarten, and Everyone Craves Them 美食：幼儿园卖盒饭，全都馋哭了 A Little Baby Cabbage一颗娃娃菜Urban2.0M WordsCompleted After transmigrating to a parallel world, Su Haoze took in the little tyke left behind by his big brother and sister-in-law. To support the family, he opened a small lunch spot outside a kindergarten. Who would’ve thought he’d end up bound to a Gourmet System! Braised lion’s head meatballs, chicken tofu soup, Dongpo pork, sweet-and-sour ribs, cola chicken wings... Dish after delicious dish won over not only the children, but also a whole crowd of parents. “Boss, do you sell meal plans?” “I want 5.4kReads7.3Score411Shelves

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    1111 These

15. 15 厨 God of Cooking’s Quick Transmigration: I Become a Master Chef in Every World 厨神快穿，我在各个世界当大厨 Renewing Myself Every Day日日自新Fantastical Romance728k WordsOngoing Reincarnated as a scumbag? No problem. There’s nothing a good meal can’t fix 1. A scammer dad who’s a chef 2. How a fallen marquis’s household made its fortune 3. Spy? Not even a dog would do that! 4. Going home 5. A heartless, ungrateful wretch 125.6kReads9.3Score12.9kShelves
16. 16 返 A Young Man Returns Home and Opens a Wild Seafood Food Stall 返乡青年，我开了一家猛货大排档 Everyone Laughs笑皆非Rural Life388k WordsOngoing [One Female Lead] [System] [Everyday Farming] There's a saying in Chen Yaoming's hometown: Better sleep on the floor than work for someone else. At thirty, Chen Yaoming quit his job and returned to his coastal hometown to take over the restaurant his parents had run for twenty years. It's an ordinary seafood stall, but it serves fresh seafood from all over the world. 40.6kReads7.1Score3.6kShelves
17. 17 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

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    I absolutely love the writing style; it's so delicate. I've already read it two or three times. It's a simple food story—salt and pepper duck, spicy blood curd, milk tea, cola, roast duck, braised dishes—and it even makes me crave instant noodles in the middle of the night.

18. 18 重 Reborn in 1987: Hosting Banquets in the Countryside 重生八七：我在农村做大席 Foodie Who Never Gains Weight吃货不长肉Urban3.0M WordsOngoing I’m the best banquet chef in Rehe Township. Hire me for your feast and I’ll make you look good! A chef and food blogger in the age of big data, he returns to the 1980s to cook village banquets. In a word... nailed it! Don’t look down on village banquet chefs. There’s money to be made, meat to eat, and no end of lively happenings to watch. Li Chun is living a full and happy life. Don’t believe me? Then come on in and see for yourself... 43.7kReads8.7Score2kShelves

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    Reborn back to the 1980s, I reformed myself, no longer wielding machetes but kitchen knives, and now I'm hosting a grand feast in the countryside. [Cool]

19. 19 白 The Army Wife and Her Child Join the Troops: Her Cooking Takes the Compound by Storm 白月光带娃随军：靠美食风靡大院 Xiaobai Sells Xiaoxin小白卖小新Modern Romance594k WordsCompleted [Delicate Beauty + Tough Military Officer] (Alternate History + Food + Military Wife + Raising Kids + Reborn + First Love + Family Life) When Cheng Yuewan opened her eyes, she had returned to the day in her previous life when she abandoned her children and ran away. In her previous life, she resented Song Huaisheng for ruining her life, and disliked their two children because of him. Only at the end of her life did she realize she had blamed the wrong person. Given another chance at life, all sh 2.9kReads7.2Score195Shelves

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    The female protagonist, Cheng Yuewan, is reborn when her two babies are young. In her previous life, the two babies had a terrible time, so in this life, she starts to cook lots of delicious food for them and pamper them. She also takes the two babies to join the army to find the male protagonist, Song Huaisheng, and then the family lives a happy life in the military region.

20. 20 说 Whatever Happened to the Prince Who Couldn’t Eat? Now He Eats Everything I Make 说好的厌食王爷呢？怎么做啥吃啥 All-Sugar Hand-Torn Bread全糖手撕面包Ancient Romance646k WordsCompleted The short drama of the same name is now streaming. “A cheerful, outgoing apocalypse survivor who transmigrates into a book and flirts without realizing it × a reserved, aloof, picky-eating, scrawny mute prince” “A foodie story in a sweet romance, and a sweet romance in a foodie story.” Tang Zhixia, whose brains had been eaten by zombies, transmigrated into a book. She landed in an old-fashioned romance novel she had read shortly before she died. She wasn’t the heroine or even a supporting charac 3.6kReads8.6Score493Shelves

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    These are all slice-of-life food novels, especially the second one. The author's descriptions are so vivid and evocative, it's so delicious! Highly recommended!

21. 21 穿 I Transmigrated to the Cultivation World: Farming with One Hand, Cooking with the Other 穿越修仙界左手种田右手美食 Come on, Rabbit!兔子加油Two Male Leads1.0M WordsCompleted Synopsis [Everyday life] [BL] [Cozy] [Farming] [Gourmet] [No golden finger] A tsundere, food-loving younger seme x a gentle, refined uke who loves making money Lu Sizhe transmigrates to a world of immortal cultivation. Unfortunately, cultivation still isn’t in the cards for him. After thinking it over, he decides to return to his old trade and become a chef. As his business flourishes, Lu Sizhe’s customers come from across the Nine Provinces. “Boss Lu, could you make me a plate of fried rice?” “ 7.6kReads9.1Score929Shelves
22. 22 做 My Cooking Is So Good, the Entire Cultivation World Treats Me Like a Treasure 做饭太好吃，被整个修仙界团宠了 Little Dog, Don't Always Get Caught in the Rain小狗别总淋雨Two Male Leads1.0M WordsCompleted [Two male leads + cultivation + farming + food + street vending + devoted to each other] In his previous life, Yun Ci was a poor student. His parents signed him up for the New Chinese Culinary School early on, and he studied there for three years. Once he graduated, he was ready to show off his skills, but a car accident put a stop to that. When he woke up again, Yun Ci found himself in a world of cultivation. He had no golden finger, no System, and was just an insignificant cannon-fodder charac 9.3kReads9.0Score1.3kShelves
23. 23 末 Apocalyptic Cuisine: A Little Restaurant from the Start 末世美食：开局一座小餐馆 anduuuuuSci-Fi & Apocalypse255k WordsOngoing [Food + Apocalypse + System + Business + Farming] Li Yue transmigrated into an apocalypse and obtained the [Apocalyptic Food Restaurant System], starting out with a little restaurant. She thought she’d never have to worry about food again, but it turned out she had to grow the crops herself and cook every dish herself. Even though her restaurant was in a business district, hardly anyone came by. She farmed, cooked, ground grain, and chewed on steamed buns. Little by little, she built things up, 157Reads—Score102Shelves

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    He wrote eight chapters in one day in the novel, so true!

24. 24 随 Joining Her Husband's Army on the Island: Mountain Delicacies and Seafood with Chicken and Duck 随军婆婆上岛：山珍海味配鸡鸭 Lu Chaichai鹿柴柴Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted The short drama adaptation is now streaming on Hongguo. (No pocket dimension, no romance, army life on an island, everyday life, family matters, raising children, food, capitalist daughter-in-law) In her previous life, Chen Guilan looked down on her daughter-in-law for being a capitalist's daughter and on the hardship of life on the island. She refused to join the army and care for her pregnant daughter-in-law, choosing instead to stay nearby and look after her pregnant daughter. But her daughte 11.3kReads8.4Score1kShelves

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    They're all slice-of-life stories, I guess. The second one is really good; the female lead is amazing [admiration]—the best mother-in-law in the compound. The mother-in-law in the first one is a female soldier captain, very powerful, though insignificant in her past life. The third one is a survival story; the male lead is a well-rounded warrior and a culinary expert—it's good. The fourth one's senior brother is actually a culinary god.

25. 25 婆 Mother-in-Law Rushes to the Capital Overnight: She Wins Over the Compound with Her Cooking from the Start 婆婆连夜进京：开局厨艺征服大院 Qiuqian Yao秋千幺Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Period setting + cozy everyday life + raising kids + family and neighborhood affairs + career + ensemble cast) Chen Zhimin is a no-nonsense Northeast Chinese auntie. When her son and daughter-in-law need help, she packs her bags overnight and heads straight to the capital to look after the child. If her daughter-in-law says east, she won’t go west. If her daughter-in-law tells her to chase the dog, she won’t go after the chickens. Thanks to her cooking skills, she thrives in the military compo 51.7kReads9.1Score4.7kShelves
26. 26 大 The Demon-Slaying Chronicles of Dajing 大靖捉妖记 Huanran y焕燃yAncient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Food, revenge, court intrigue, mystery-solving, demon hunting, two strong leads) A small eatery has opened directly across from the notorious Censorate. Most of the dishes served there are unheard of and never before seen. They’re delicious, generously portioned, and reasonably priced. No wonder Changlin Street, usually avoided by passersby, is packed with diners come mealtime. The charming and bewitching Boss Sang The all-knowing ancient demon, Old Vine The demon monk Misha, a master chef The 3.6kReads9.1Score485Shelves

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    ① A slice-of-life food story whose title doesn't do it justice; life is all about eating and drinking. ② A little eatery unexpectedly opened across from the Censorate. Most of the dishes there are unheard of and unseen, making it incredibly popular during mealtimes. ③ The female protagonist is bound to a super kindergarten system, using food to heal a future villain. ④ A washed-up food blogger transmigrates to ancient times and conquers the world with various delicacies. There's no problem in this world that a good meal can't solve.

27. 27 荒 Alone in the Wilderness: I Became the Ultimate Survivalist 荒野独居：我成了生存天花板 Sword Courage Reduced to Ashes剑胆成灰Urban1.6M WordsOngoing [No female lead + no System + livestream + hardcore survival] When he wakes up, Lin Mo finds himself dropped into the frozen wilderness of Siberia, one of a hundred contestants in Ultimate Wilderness. Temperatures of thirty degrees below zero, predators all around, and a livestream with nowhere to hide. While the other contestants shiver in the snow and wind, chewing tree bark to survive, Lin Mo takes a completely different approach: Day one: He builds an invincible shelter using mortise-and-ten 1.8kReads7.8Score145Shelves
28. 28 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 23.5kReads9.2Score2kShelves
29. 29 我 I Have a Divine Cauldron: Slay Demons, Cook, and Cultivate Immortality 我有神鼎，斩妖烹饪修仙 Qi Muzi栖木子Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsOngoing [The new book has just received its rating, so it'll gradually rise.] [Slow-paced + food + healing + ensemble cast + daily life + medicinal cuisine] I have a divine cauldron. I slay the fiercest demons and cook the most delicious dishes! The sect's fortune has been secretly stolen by a schemer, and my fellow disciples are all at rock bottom! Don't worry. If you've been poisoned, come have a bowl of soothing medicinal soup. If you've suffered broken bones and serious injuries, take a bite of brai 7.6kReads8.6Score750Shelves
30. 30 开 From the Start, I Lost My Job: Selling Lunchboxes on the Way Home 开局就失业：返乡途中卖盒饭 Wind Quenches Flowers风熄花Urban3.6M WordsCompleted [A System golden finger, food, fast meals and lunch boxes, a leisurely slice-of-life pace, no romance in the main story. At readers’ request, the bonus chapters have a male lead. Male-oriented, male-oriented, male-oriented, said three times.] After working hard for three years, he’d just been made a full-time employee when the restaurant he worked at shut down. Bai Ye drove home in the secondhand car his boss had given him in lieu of pay, a heap of junk piled in the back. He never expected a S 34.3kReads9.1Score2.9kShelves

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    The first book has no romantic pairing and is very inspiring; the second book features a heartwarming and healing slice-of-life story of a young married couple.

31. 31 侯 The Marquis's Wife's Culinary Journal 侯夫人美食手札 Gu Yue顾悦Ancient Romance809k WordsCompleted A once-popular food blogger transmigrates to ancient times and conquers the land with all kinds of delicious dishes. From the countryside to the county seat, she goes from having nothing to owning a modest fortune. From being taken in to having every aspect of her life neatly arranged for her, she finds the whole thing a little embarrassing. Lin Yushi believes there’s no problem in this world that a good meal can’t solve. And if one meal isn’t enough, make it two. 897Reads8.5Score104Shelves
32. 32 穿 Reborn as the Abusive Novel’s Male Lead’s Mother 穿成虐文男主他妈 The Little Cat Fell Asleep小猫睡了Modern Romance159k WordsCompleted [Short story contest] [Foodie fiction] [A sweet little treat] Overnight, she transmigrates into a book with a baby in her belly whose father is unknown. On closer inspection, the baby turns out to be the male lead from the tragic novel she read before. He's a poor little thing whose father doesn't care for him and whose mother doesn't love him. Penniless, Ding Sha relies on her excellent cooking skills to become the food goddess of a construction site. Spicy diced chicken, cured pork with garlic 29.8kReads9.6Score3.4kShelves
33. 33 成 After Becoming a Master of State Banquets, I Started Running a Street Stall 成为国宴大师后开始摆摊 Fried Hawthorn油炸山楂Urban460k WordsOngoing The warmth of everyday life is what comforts the human heart most. [Food + street stalls + lighthearted + plenty of cooking knowledge + street-stall guide + slow-paced everyday life + detailed recipes + no harem + the author genuinely wants to teach readers to cook] Chen Feng has studied cooking for years and mastered the four major regional cuisines of Sichuan, Shandong, Guangdong, and Huaiyang. He became the youngest person in the Dragon Kingdom to earn the title of National Banquet Master. Af 4.3kReads8.9Score284Shelves

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    A heartwarming tale of culinary delights! Three food-themed novels that will keep you hungry until you're stuffed enough to quit!" --- ### **1. *The State Banquet Master Sets Up a Stall, Healing Thousands of Diners* 🔥 **"Newbie Task: Cook Instant Noodles? State Banquet Master: Are you being polite?"** Chen Feng, the youngest State Banquet Master in Longtu, is bound to a [Street Vendor System] after transmigrating, but it treats him like a newbie: ✅ Task 1: Cook Instant Noodles (Reward: 10,000) ✅ Task 2: Fry a Soft-Boiled Egg (System: The host is terrifyingly powerful!) From plain noodles to Buddha Jumps Over the Wall, a mysterious street stall in Jiangbei City becomes an internet sensation— **"This isn't a street stall! It's a mobile five-star canteen!"** **Tags:** #StateBanquetDimensionalAttack #SystemForcesMeToPretendToBeANewbie #RealRecipeTutorial--- ### **2. *Food: Random Street Vendor, Customers Chase Me for Ten Streets* 🚐 **"Selling steamed buns on Mondays, selling porridge on Tuesdays... Boss, are you a human Meituan?"** Lin Zhou's random food system is all about "whimsy": 🌄 Mountain-top Century Egg and Lean Pork Congee: Customers climb the mountain at dawn, and the owner packs up faster than a rabbit! 🍡 Candied hawthorns at the school gate: Elementary school students cried, "Did the boss get blown away by the wind?" **Netizens:** "Following the updates is less effective than following the stall; I suggest publishing a 'Boss GPS Location Guide.'" **Tags:** #FoodGuerrillaWar #CustomerBloodPressureSoaringRecord #HealingSillySlapstick** --- ### **3. "Construction Site Lunch Boxes Go Viral, City Management Works Overtime All Night"** 🍱 **"System's Wool-Plucking Champion: Starting with a Truckload of Junk, Ending with a Lunch Box Empire!"** Bai Ye was forced back to his hometown by the restaurant's closure, but relied on the [Lunch Box System] to achieve a comeback: 💸 Task Rewards: From "Evenly Cut Potato Shreds" to "Braised Pork Secret Recipe" 👷 Construction Site Worker: "A 10-yuan lunch box has abalone? This boss must be a philanthropist!" **City Management:** "Don't ask, the answer is I'm just camping out the stall." **Tags:** #UnderclassComeback #Lunch Box Literature #SystemAndMeWhoIsMoreStingy** --- **Recommendation Reason:** 🍜 Hungry? Hungry? You're in for it! These three books will have you laughing and drooling. 📱 Suitable for: Night owls, foodies, and anyone who wants to learn to cook (but might fail miserably)! **Click to enjoy:** "Electronic Pickled Mustard Greens Ceiling" | "The Culinary Literature King Competition" | "System: Host, Please Just Give Up" **Overall Tags:** #FoodNovel #Healing #LightheartedLaughs #SystemFiction

34. 34 我 I Am A Husband Curser, And You Are A Wife Curser 我克夫，你克妻 Baby Wants Wealth宝宝求财Two Male Leads412k WordsCompleted Two male leads + an ancient-world slice-of-life story + constable and his husband, both pure [No transmigration or rebirth] Xiang Xi is a young man who became a widow before he even married. Just after his engagement was arranged, his fiancé died in an accident, leaving him branded as a husband-killer. Yang Tongchuan is a constable at the county yamen. Last year, he married a new bride, but she mysteriously disappeared less than a month after moving in. Some said he beat her to death, others sai 12.3kReads9.0Score2kShelves

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    1. An ancient, slice-of-life story about a constable and his young husband. A story of two virgins raising a child, sharing meals and the changing seasons – a simple, everyday tale. No imperial examinations or court politics; just ordinary people earnestly living their lives. The child is adorable. 2. A heartwarming and sweet slice-of-life story about food and everyday life. No cheat codes; it tells the sweet daily life of a small-time chef and a mover working together to improve their lives. Purely sweet and without any angst. ʕÖʕÖʔ

35. 35 跟 Live with Me, and You'll Never Go Hungry 跟我住，管饱 Baby Wants Wealth宝宝求财Two Male Leads192k WordsCompleted A super-sweet, slice-of-life food story. [Two men + both have no past relationships + cozy, sweet romance + mutual devotion + fast-paced + no angst + not a story about the rich] Qu Xiang is a private chef who cooks in people's homes. Before meeting his love, all he wanted was a simple life. As it turns out, fate takes pity on him and gives him a wonderfully dependable, caring partner who pulls him along as they build a better life together, one steady step at a time. Cheng Yijian is an ordinary 7.4kReads9.1Score1kShelves
36. 36 我 I Raise Fuzzy Little Creatures at the Eastern Depot 我在东厂喂养毛茸茸 Festivities in the Twelfth Month腊月嘉年Ancient Romance364k WordsCompleted [Fluffy Animals + Gourmet Cooking + Hearing Inner Thoughts + Everyone’s Favorite + Daily Life + Gossip + Raising Cubs] After transmigrating, Gu Man takes a job at the Eastern Depot. With a ladle and spatula, she breathes life into the Eastern Depot’s cold, dreary cafeteria. She also gains the ability to hear animals’ inner thoughts. And so she hears all kinds of gossip from around the Eastern Depot. Are there more real eunuchs or fake ones? Who’s taken a concubine? Who’s sneaking around behind h 1.3kReads8.0Score131Shelves

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    The female lead works as a cook in the Eastern Depot, preparing delicious meals every day. She also adopts many furry animals from the Eastern Depot. You say this is a dog? Gu Man: Hahaha, yes, Grey is a dog that looks like a wolf. Grey, whom I've raised since it was a puppy: Woof! As long as there's food, even a dog will do.

37. 37 辞 After Quitting My Job, I Inherited Grandma's Little Restaurant 辞职后，我继承了奶奶的小饭馆 Graceful as a Swimming Fish婉若游鱼Modern Romance437k WordsCompleted [Healing + food + a touch of farming + slow-paced + everyday life] Wen Nian's new life began with a resignation letter. A well-paid job in the big city, endless overtime, cold convenience-store rice balls... She suddenly realized it had been a long time since she'd tasted anything like happiness. Steaming hot soup dumplings in the morning mist, soft and chewy cloud cakes with Pu'er tea in the afternoon, little river shrimp roasted crisp and red by Grandpa... It all felt like a distant, different 3.1kReads8.8Score433Shelves

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    They're all good-looking, each with its own unique charm, but all very heartwarming. There aren't any truly awful scenes, and some parts are quite touching.

38. 38 从 After Returning from the Immortal Realm, I Made a Fortune Through Farming 从仙界穿回来后我靠种田发家致富 Riding a Donkey and Lighting a Lamp骑驴点灯Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [No spatial dimension, no System, a slight golden finger, spirit-spring farming, reclaiming the hills behind the house, cozy food and everyday life. There is a couple, but the male lead doesn't get much screen time. Big shots gradually enter the story later.] A spirit jade brought back from the immortal realm changed Xu Xia's life as an overworked office drone. When the jade dew flows, gold and silver follow. She'd finally been reborn. Who would be a workhorse now? Only a fool! Xu Xia immedi 29.3kReads9.2Score2.6kShelves
39. 39 小 The Little Chef's Guide to Feeding Her Family With Ancient Cuisine 小厨娘古代美食养家日常 Berry Soda Water莓果气泡水Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Qin Rong is a food blogger who accidentally transmigrates to a waterside town in the Great Liang Dynasty. The original owner’s mother is looked down on by her shrewish mother-in-law and sisters-in-law for having three daughters. Meanwhile, the original owner’s father has been fooling around with another woman and wants to divorce his wife. But the original owner’s mother has a backbone, and takes her three daughters with her as she asks to leave the marriage. When Qin Rong wakes up, she can hard 7.9kReads8.8Score736Shelves

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    These are all great food-themed novels. They include both historical and modern settings, depicting simple, everyday life with a warm and happy feel. They're truly amazing! Even the romantic pairings don't feel out of place; the reading experience is very comfortable.

40. 40 先 First, a Bowl of Lychee Cream 先来一碗荔枝膏 Drunk, Plucking Spring醉折春Ancient Romance682k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate + build wealth + imperial exams + everyday life + career-focused] [A slow, steady story. There are bad people now and then, but no cartoonishly awful villains.] Lin Qishu, founder of a modern Chinese tea-drink brand, transmigrated to the Great Liang dynasty after being targeted by online harassment. The moment she opened her eyes, she found herself orphaned and responsible for raising her younger brother. To make matters worse, unscrupulous competitors were watching her, ready to f 2.7kReads8.2Score414Shelves
41. 41 毕 After Graduation, I Went Home to Become the Clan Chief! 毕业后回家当族长！ Hair Loss or No Hair Loss脱发不脱发Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted What would you do if you suddenly won a fortune? Su Qiao had never imagined something so unbelievably lucky could happen to her. She’d always worked part-time jobs to earn money, until one day, on a whim, she bought a lottery ticket and won. Su Qiao quietly claimed the prize without hesitation, packed her things, and headed straight home. “Dad, we’ve got a bridge now!” Everyone who knew Su Qiao knew she was beautiful but had no interest in romance. All she cared about was making money. When she 6.2kReads8.1Score564Shelves
42. 42 当 Small-Town Life After Retiring from Maid Service 当丫鬟退休后的小县城生活 Lucky Matcha Ice幸运抹茶冰冰Ancient Romance400k WordsCompleted (Completed) [Food-stall heroine + storybook-writing hero + fictional setting + no golden finger + gentle, everyday life] Fifteen years after leaving the He household in the capital, Jiang Yu, a retired maid, returns to Daliu Town with her daughter. She buys a small courtyard and sets up a food stall at the mouth of an alley. In Sweetwater Alley lives a successful candidate who writes storybooks instead of doing anything respectable. Cheng keeps odd hours, sleeping by day and staying up at night. 3.6kReads8.9Score360Shelves
43. 43 青 The Childhood Sweethearts Had an Adorably Mischievous Little One 青梅夫妻生了个乖皮小崽崽 Wen Xixi温熙熙Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Gentle, Sweet Wife VS Rough, Devoted Tough Guy + Sweet, Well-Behaved Little Rascal] Xiao Qingwan had known since she was old enough to understand that she wasn’t her parents’ biological child. Her birth parents had abandoned her, but she later found adoptive parents who cherished her. She also married the man who had loved her since childhood, and finally had a real home. Scene One After they married, his buddies watched him stick to his wife all day, grinning like a fool. Anyone who didn’t kno 8.3kReads8.9Score540Shelves
44. 44 世 Young Lord, Your Child’s Mother Says She’s a Widow 世子，你孩子娘说她是寡妇 Third Lady三娘子Ancient Romance314k WordsCompleted [Food + farming + street stalls and shops + raising an adorable child] A soft on the outside but tough on the inside young widow and a cold on the outside but warm and fragrant within dashing young noble Sheng Qiao is troubled. After being single her whole life in both incarnations, her first time gets her pregnant. She doesn't even know who the child's father is, but a newborn needs to be registered. Hmm, she'll just invent a dead husband and become a widow. Huh? Who are you? Why do you look so 4.5kReads9.1Score535Shelves
45. 45 懒 Lazy People Are Blessed: I Lounge Around and Enjoy the Good Life 懒人有懒福，我懒我享福 Baby Wants Wealth宝宝求财Two Male Leads220k WordsCompleted A new book, just received its first rating [Double Male Leads + Healing + Pure Sweetness and Mutual Devotion + Rekindled Romance + 1v1 + Growing Together] Renting a place, only to end up in your ex-boyfriend’s home. He’s willing to cover your internet, property management, and heating bills. You can also pay one month’s deposit and rent at a time, and get 200 off each month. The air conditioner and refrigerator are both top-rated for energy efficiency, and the place comes fully equipped with a w 1.1kReads8.2Score146Shelves

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    Everyday Street Food Stories by Two Male Characters

46. 46 成 Growth-Type Chef God: My Proficiency Rises Every Day 成长系厨神：我的熟练度每日上涨 Leg-Day Slacker练腿摸鱼仔Urban1.4M WordsOngoing [Food] [System] [Everyday Life] [Leveling Up] [No Female Lead] [Lighthearted] (The animated series is now out, and the print edition has been signed. Feel free to dive in!) Song Yan was tricked into coming home by his father to inherit the breakfast shop, but unexpectedly activated the God of Cooking System. [Host]: Song Yan Seasoning (Beginner): 165/1000 (Not enough to kill anyone) …Collapsed… Knife Skills (Beginner): 0/1000 (You should worry more about cutting your hand than cutting vegetables 155.1kReads8.7Score15.9kShelves

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    I'm currently following the first book, and the third one is so-so.

47. 47 在 I Made a Chinese Restaurant a Huge Hit in the Apocalypse of Another World 在异世界末世经营中华餐厅爆火 Ice Cola Drink Substitute冰可乐代喝Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.6M WordsCompleted [Apocalypse] [Business Management] [System] [Gourmet Food] [Farming] [No CP, Ensemble Cast] After Ling Jing died, she became bound to a business management System and was randomly dropped into an apocalyptic world where plants and animals had mutated. The System asked her to name her restaurant. After thinking for a moment, she typed: Chinese Restaurant. In this mutated apocalypse, every plant and animal had become an enemy. When starving humans on the brink of death caught the scent of roaste 96.8kReads9.4Score14.1kShelves
48. 48 我 My Food Refreshes at Random, Leaving Customers Drooling 我的美食随机刷新，顾客馋哭了 Half-Sweet Iced Coffee, No Extra Ice冰咖半糖不加冰Urban1.7M WordsCompleted This book is also known as: Selling Extra-Spicy Grilled Wings Outside a Colorectal Hospital [Food + no female lead + everyday life + comedy + perfect with a meal] Lin Xuan didn't want to go to work, so he unexpectedly bound himself to a food System. Every week, it assigned a random location and a random dish. But the very first week's task left him dumbfounded. What? Sell extra-spicy grilled wings outside a colorectal hospital? What kind of devilish task was that? And that was only the beginnin 82.5kReads9.3Score8.5kShelves
49. 49 直 Travel Livestream: The Animal World I Filmed Went Viral 直播旅行：我拍摄的动物世界爆火 Perfectly Round Immortal浑圆真人Urban1.5M WordsCompleted [Outdoor Livestreaming + System + Animals + Food + Relaxed and Leisurely + No Female Lead] Kuang Yeyuan is an educational content creator who accidentally activates a livestreaming System. Driven by his love of wild plants and animals, he makes his first stop at the East African Great Grasslands. Unexpectedly, his first wave of followers comes thanks to the grasslands’ second-in-command. Who would’ve guessed that Kuang Ye would claim his first livestream reward just for setting a giraffe’s bones 12.1kReads9.2Score1.3kShelves

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    This is also a food article! Every time I see Ye Ge cooking, I get so hungry!

50. 50 可 Damn It! This Is a Restaurant, Not a Community Farm! 可恶！这是饭庄，不是共享农场！ Cautious Daoist Wangcai苟道旺财Urban163k WordsOngoing [Urban Fantasy] [Communicating with Animals] [Food and Adorable Pets] [Revitalizing the Countryside] [Rural Development] After losing his job, Xu Buyan returned to his village and bound himself to the Big Restaurant Bird System. To get his business going, he had to dig soil from a garbage mountain in the cultivation world and use it to grow ingredients. He planned to grow a few vegetables, and talked with the rich second-generation heir who owned the orchard about picking a few fruit trees from 2.9kReads—Score321Shelves

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