Any Recommendations for Normal Food-Focused Stories? 求推正常点的美食文

1. 51 靠 Using My Cooking Skills to Put Meat on the Whole Family’s Table 靠厨艺让全家吃上肉 Gu Xiaoshi顾小施Ancient Romance303k WordsCompleted Food · pocket dimension · sweet romance Title: South Mountain Smoke Also known as: How I Used My Cooking to Put Meat on the Whole Family’s Table A cozy, sweet little story~ Companionship, growing together, and love that blossoms over time~ This story is set in a fictional world. Its place names, countries, and prices have no real-world equivalents. This is not a wish-fulfillment story. If you want an invincible heroine, please move along~ … Ahhh! The Heir of Prince Mingyang has finally returned 1.2kReads9.2Score16814d adds
2. 52 被 Forced to Leave Showbiz, I Inherited a Food System 被迫退圈后，我继承了美食系统 I Really Just Want to Sleep真的只想睡觉觉Modern Romance364k WordsCompleted [Food-focused, no melodrama, lighthearted, one-on-one romance] As a little-known actress, Jiang Ran has always worked diligently and conscientiously. But then disaster struck. She was disfigured and blacklisted across the internet, leaving her no choice but to slink home and inherit her grandfather’s estate. A desolate courtyard and a crumbling apartment building nearly made Jiang Ran’s eyes roll back. Luckily, she got bound to a Food System and began her climb to the top. She started with a str 1.5kReads8.4Score18714d adds
3. 53 穿 Transmigrate and Get Everyone to Love Their Food 穿越之让大家爱上干饭 Dandruff头皮屑Modern Romance107k WordsCompleted [Gourmet] [Alternate Setting] [Sweet Romance] [Marriage Before Love] [Relaxed and Easygoing] [Alien Planet] [Everyday Life] Luo Yao never imagined that one day she would transmigrate to a planet much like Earth and inherit an estate. She planned to grow vegetables and cook, settling into a quiet retirement on her own. But to inherit the place, she also had to marry Mu Chen, the heir to the richest family. Mu Chen once happened to see Luo Yao squatting beside a car, eating glutinous rice ball 83Reads—Score—14d adds

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   There are no systematic food articles; they are more about everyday life.

4. 54 病 After the Frail CEO Moves to the Countryside, a Little Farm Girl Spoils Him Rotten 病弱霸总下乡后，被小农女娇宠了 Zhi Ying枝莺Modern Romance422k WordsCompleted Li Sui'an is a poor farm girl with no parents. All she wants is to find a husband willing to marry into her family and settle down to a cozy life with a man, children, and a warm bed. But every man she meets is a scumbag. Then one day, she sees the new neighbor. He has a slim waist and long legs, and he's delicate and handsome, a rare beauty among men. Li Sui'an falls for him at first sight. Smitten by his looks, she decides to marry him and bring him home. He can be the pretty one, while she ea 14.7kReads9.3Score1.9k14d adds
5. 55 与 A Warm Meal and Slow-Burning Romance with You 与你暖餐慢恋 Li Yashu黎亚舒Modern Romance193k WordsCompleted [Lovers Across Time and Space] + [An Old House and Parallel Timelines] + [A girl plagued by bad luck falls for a lonely man from another time and space] Is your time moving too slowly, or am I moving too fast? Why is it that once I leave this place, I can never see you again? In an old house with peeling walls, I open the door and let the breeze blow through. You stand in the doorway and ask me, "Can I come with you?" 7Reads—Score—14d adds

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   Authentic home-style dishes

6. 56 随 Random Street Stalls: I Use Food to Lure Snakes Out of Their Holes 随机摆摊：我用美食引蛇出洞 AAAA Prosperous BloomsAAAA花开富贵Urban889k WordsOngoing [Food + undercover work + comedy + catching criminals + System + no heroine + no romance] Also known as Food: The Undercover Cop Sets Up a Street Stall, and Fugitives Beg Him to Get Back to Work Xiao Lan transmigrated into the body of a police officer in a parallel world and was assigned to pose as a street-food vendor while keeping an eye on a suspect. As it happened, he’d been a cooking genius in his previous life. This was right up his alley. The next day, a tricycle loaded with top-tier food 9.8kReads9.4Score86914d adds

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   A master chef dies and his soul transmigrates into the body of a policeman. Solving cases? No way, all I know is cooking. Setting up a food stall to supervise and lure criminals? Isn't that just walking into the line of fire? There are countless cuisines in the world, and Chinese food makes up half of them. Let foreigners who have never tasted good food try what normal meals are like. This is a food-themed novel whose title doesn't do it justice. The female lead transmigrates into a book, the male lead is still in her belly, and the father of her child is detained. She can only support herself and her child with her cooking skills. It starts with a food cart, then progresses to a restaurant. The father of her child is eventually exonerated and released, and the family of three lives happily ever after.

7. 57 穿 Transmigrated to Ancient Times to Sell Bento: The Wicked Sister-in-Law’s Road to Riches 穿到古代卖盒饭：恶毒寡嫂致富路 Gathering Wheat Ears拾麦穗Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + food + business + building wealth + slow-burn development] Food blogger Meng Zhao woke up one day to find herself transmigrated into a novel aimed at male readers, as the vicious sister-in-law. Faced with the future “Dragon-Proud-Heaven” male lead, destined to wield power over the world, Meng Zhao had to choose between eliminating him while she had the chance and currying favor with him early. Instead, she chose to become the one worth currying favor with. Starting 3.5kReads8.6Score34614d adds

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   She transmigrates into the body of the villainous prime minister's wicked sister-in-law, carrying a child in tow, and thrives selling boxed lunches in ancient times. But why is the villain's gaze towards the female lead becoming increasingly strange?

8. 58 我 My Kitchen Connects to Teyvat 我的厨房连通提瓦特 Adult Flower Roll, Beautiful Enough to Sink Fish and Geese沉鱼落雁花卷大人Anime Fanfiction600k WordsOngoing [Finally got a rating~ Just watch it slowly climb~] [Genshin Impact fanfic_two-world transmigration_food_daily life_shopkeeping_light yuri_cozy and angst-free_character illustrations] Huajuan is a petite chef who has just graduated. Burdened with a 300,000 yuan debt borrowed from her father, she opens a place called the Doorway Diner in the suburbs. Her biggest secret is the starry-sky watch left behind by the missing former owner. It lets her step straight from the real world into Mondstadt's 1.2kReads8.2Score11414d adds

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   This is a normal fanfiction about food, without a system or angst, just a slice-of-life story. It's set in a Genshin Impact fanfiction world with a fictional setting. It's a light BL (Boys' Love) novel with illustrations.

9. 59 铺 The Shop Has Another New Crop! 铺子又有新作物啦 Demon White Without Sugar妖白不加糖Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Farming + Everyone’s Darling + Cozy Vibes + No Nasty Characters + Space + System + Devoted Couple] Su Mu, an orphan, worked hard to earn a fortune. Just as she was sleeping soundly, a meteorite hit her, and she transmigrated into the body of a farm girl. There’s never enough to eat or wear, the silver box is empty, she has no savings, and she’s frail and sickly. The only meat they have comes from the dog’s hunt! Luckily, she has a warm and loving family. Her grandparents dote on her, and her pa 290Reads7.1Score—14d adds

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   Open shops, build workshops, modify farm tools. Corn, potatoes, sweet potatoes, peppers, and novel seeds are all being produced. Cola coconuts and colorful cotton are eye-catching; I won't go into too much detail, just look at the homepage, they're really gorgeous! Sisters, hurry up and check it out!

10. 60 让 You Asked Me to Cook a Country Feast, but I Made the Imperial Banquet Chef Drool 让你农村烧大席，你馋哭国宴主厨 Cangshan Boiled Fish苍山水煮鱼Urban454k WordsCompleted He transmigrates to a parallel world and binds to a food System. Qing Yun, an unemployed man who has returned to his hometown, begins his rise to the top by cooking grand feasts in the countryside. First, an old woman wants one last taste of her own funeral banquet before she dies at ninety. Then a baby at a full-month celebration cries their eyes out because the food looks so good... With no other choice, Qing Yun takes up his giant wok again and again. “Red-braised pork knuckle, oil-splashed a 1.6kReads8.7Score10814d adds

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    The story begins with someone unemployed returning home to host a large banquet. Everyone wants an excuse to host a banquet, like, "Is Chef Qingyun cooking for this banquet? I'll donate 200 yuan; can I sit at the children's table?" "Aunt Li, isn't your second sister-in-law's brother-in-law's son taking the college entrance exam? Want to join us for a banquet?" "Grandma Liu, isn't your daughter-in-law's child already in elementary school? Thinking about having a second child?" Hilarious! [Admiring][Admiring]

11. 61 I An Introvert Runs a Stall Everywhere, and the Customers Lose It I人摆摊到处跑，顾客崩溃了 Meowblade喵刃Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted (Completed) [Food + healing + System + no romance] The ups and downs between food-loving customers and a heroine who loves to run away from her delicious food. (Not romance, just foodies’ pure love of good food.) The finest cuisine calls for the best ingredients and outstanding technique, brought together with customers’ ravenous stares, mouths watering, and an overwhelming craving to create a truly exquisite feast. Zhou Lin is an independent woman with exceptionally strong boundaries. Thanks to 3.9kReads8.2Score34514d adds

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    The female protagonist sets up a food stall

12. 62 八 The Charming ’80s Chef: From the Start, I Cut Ties and Set Up a Street Stall 八零俏厨娘：开局断亲摆摊忙 Dudu Fish Balls嘟嘟鱼丸Modern Romance183k WordsOngoing [Period Setting + System + Delicious Food + Entrepreneurship + Taking Down Scumbags] When she opens her eyes, a state banquet chef has become Shen Jingshu, a young factory worker in the 1980s. Her own mother wants to sell her off in exchange for her brother’s iron rice bowl, while her younger brother scolds her: “You should be sacrificing yourself for the family.” Shen Jingshu calmly serves up a bowl of plain noodles, makes the whole family drool, then slaps down her ledger. “You raised me for t 92Reads—Score—14d adds

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    I'm recommending my new book, "Starting from Selling Fried Dough Sticks in the 1980s: Opening a Breakfast Shop" [laughing][laughing][laughing]

13. 63 你 Tell Me, Why Is Northeastern Chinese Food So Good? 你说，东北菜怎么就这么香？ Inkstone Autumn Jade砚秋墨玉315k WordsCompleted [Feel-good story + no CP + no romance plot + no System + one heroine + food] Note: This is a straightforward story about running a food business. There are no schemes, palace intrigue, political power struggles, business rivalries, or catfights. Su Xiaoxiao, a girl from Northeast China, opens a little restaurant by the gates of a medical university in the south. The night before opening, a gas explosion next door catches her and the shop in the blast, blowing them both away. When Su Xiaoxiao ope 158Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Beautifully written, purely food-themed novels (completed).

14. 64 一 A Hug to Sleep 一抱安眠 Buer Buer Cat不二不二猫Ancient Romance147k WordsOngoing Food + mind reading + two strong leads + one-on-one, mutually faithful romance + light and sweet pampering + a touch of political intrigue Su Tiantian, a top modern pastry chef, unexpectedly transmigrates into the body of a mistreated concubine-born daughter. To protect herself, she is forced to sign a “sleeping companion” contract with Xiao Jue, the cold-faced Prince of Jing and a legendary general who suffers from a strange affliction: he can only sleep after touching certain people. With her 14Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Every chapter features delicious food; it's a sweet but not cloying romance with a touch of political intrigue.

15. 65 失 After Losing My Job, I Got a Barbecue System and Now Earn Millions a Year 失业后获得烧烤系统，我年入百万 A Foodie's Appetite吃货的吃Urban761k WordsOngoing [Late-Night Gourmet] [Mouthwatering] [Easygoing Daily Life] On the eve of his barbecue shop’s closure, Su Yan binds himself to the [Barbecue King System]. Top-tier Ningxia Yanchi Tan sheep plus spices supplied by the System: the aroma of the skewers drives the whole street wild... Lamb skewers for 18 yuan each draw a line so long the traffic police have to close the road, and the owner of the neighboring barbecue shop comes over in tears to steal his secrets! A loan shark comes to collect and 682Reads—Score10914d adds
16. 66 位 Interdimensional Food Shop 位面美食铺 A Bowl of Lamb Offal Soup喝碗羊杂汤Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [No romance + farming + fantasy + gourmet hunting + The Wandering Earth + Journey to the West + multi-plane restaurant + adventures in other worlds + cooperation with the state] Deep in debt, Xu Milu gets a Plane Transmigration System and sets off down a one-way road, selling ingredients from countless planes across the universe. She sells pearls from the East Sea Dragon Palace to sea monsters, recommends spicy hot pot from Sichuan to dwarves, supplies Earthlings with little spring fruit juice t 7.3kReads9.2Score82814d adds

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    Both of these are incredibly good! The first book features a stunningly beautiful female protagonist with no romantic pairing. On her way home, she gains a cheat ability that allows her to travel between different worlds. She opens a restaurant in her original world, and the first world she travels to is a food-themed world, followed by a Journey to the West world. With each travel, her physical abilities grow stronger. The second book features a male protagonist with no romantic pairing. He's bound to a system and sets up a food stall at an irregular location each week, attracting a group of diners. After a week, they can't find the owner, and the diners are constantly searching for him!

17. 67 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 81.8kReads9.5Score8k14d adds
18. 68 被 After Getting Laid Off, I Restarted My Life with a Street Stall 被裁员后，我靠摆摊重启人生 Young Man of Huaiyin淮阴少年Urban423k WordsOngoing [God Chef System] [Culinary Superstar] [Heartwarming Story] At 26, Xu Zichuan's life had hit rock bottom: he was unemployed and unmarried. Then, to his surprise, he awakened the “God Chef” System and became the most formidable culinary superstar in the food world. “Thirty-eight yuan for beef chow fun? Are you robbing me?” As soon as he said that, the man added, “...I'll take it. And give me another one.” Someone asked, “Boss, why are there only nine dishes on your menu every day?” “Because I onl 195Reads—Score15514d adds

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    This is worth watching.

19. 69 回 Back in the 1980s, Starting My Career Anew 回归八零再就业 Lost but Not Lost迷途不迷途Modern Romance2.1M WordsCompleted While everyone else who transmigrates gets to live another life, Qi Xinlan loses twenty years of hers! One moment she's a thriving, ambitious administrative director at a multinational corporation; the next, she's a fifty-two-year-old woman. This is the bittersweet story of how the white-collar elite Cindy Qi became Auntie Qi to her neighbors. Her most promising son is gone, her daughter-in-law has run off, and a whole bunch of little children are left behind! See how a modern HR and administrat 16.4kReads9.5Score1.6k14d adds

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    These books are great! [Learned][Learned][Learned] Book ①: What?! I, an administrative director, have transmigrated into the body of a 52-year-old woman! And I have to support a whole family! [Facepalm][Facepalm] Okay! Then I'll use my administrative director's mindset to find ways to make money and support my family! Book ②: Due to a series of setbacks, An Nan Nuan plans to return to her hometown with her mother, who is suffering from cancer, but instead gains a spatial ability and a spiritual spring. An Nan Nuan uses the spatial ability and the spiritual spring to cultivate land, raise pigs, and hunt in her hometown, earning a fortune!

20. 70 开 From the Start with a Spirit Spring, I Turn My Hometown into a Peach Blossom Paradise 开局灵泉，我把老家打造成桃花源 Soft And Fiercely Adorable糯糯奶凶Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Pocket dimension and spirit spring + country life + raising pets + mutual healing, lighthearted and heartwarming] Her mother had cancer, her scumbag boyfriend was cheating on her, and he and his mistress had stolen her designs. Then she was fired from her company. With her life at its bleakest, An Nuan planned to take her mother back to their hometown to spend her final days there. Then she unexpectedly unlocked a pocket dimension and a spirit spring. Working herself to the bone for a pittance 37.2kReads9.2Score2.3k14d adds
21. 71 美 Gourmet Food: Serving Customers from My RV, I Had My Secret Identity Exposed 美食：房车摆摊，顾客扒我马甲 Second Miss Wang旺家二小姐Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The animated series is now live: [System] + [Gourmet] + [Warm and Healing] + [Main Character Has No Romance] + [A Few Secret Identities] + [Riches and Rewards] Original title: Gourmet: Food Truck Stalls, Customers Uncover My Secret Identity (Making friends through food and seeing the world with kindness. The main character sets up stalls at random all over the country, and loves to travel once a task is complete.) Wan Yi, a model from a minor agency, nearly starves to death at home while trying 3.4kReads8.8Score44814d adds
22. 72 进 The Rising Foodie 进击的美食达人 Golden Jade, Long Song金玉长歌Modern Romance500k WordsCompleted [Secret Crush Turns Real + Sweet Romance + Workplace + Everyday Life + Inspirational] Her classmates mocked her as “petty and hopeless,” saying she was only fit to scrape by at a small company. But through her own efforts, she created the hugely popular food channel “Feast on Fire.” One day, she accidentally let her true identity slip, leaving everyone stunned! Fans: “I always thought you were a huge fatty. I never imagined you’d be such a beauty! You love eating so much, yet you’re still that s 265Reads8.9Score—14d adds

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    This is going to be great without spoilers!

23. 73 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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    Articles about traditional Chinese festival food are worth reading.

24. 74 深 Midnight Diner: Duck Blood and Vermicelli Soup 深夜食堂：鸭血粉丝汤 The Mountain Bearer负山者8k WordsCompleted Late-Night Diner: Duck Blood Vermicelli Soup 25Reads—Score114d adds
25. 75 金 Jinchengshan 金成山 Richer Than Tao Zhu富埒陶白Two Female Leads280k WordsCompleted [Two female leads, country girl x cook, both strong, lighthearted and healing, open ending, food and fortune] One was an abandoned orphan, the other a timid girl born to bring luck to her family. Yet they became imperial merchants appointed by the empress, all because they did one thing right: They made the most of their culinary talents and conquered the world’s palates! Things went badly from the start after they transmigrated. They wanted to force her into a marriage to bring good luck? Sorry 75Reads—Score—14d adds

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    A heartwarming and healing story featuring two female protagonists: a peasant girl and a culinary genius who work together to farm, open a shop, and become wealthy through delicious food.

26. 76 金 Golden Yams and Silver Beans 金薯银豆 An Nuo Jun安诺君Ancient Romance3.1M WordsOngoing Synopsis: Transmigration + fictional setting + farming + no spatial dimension + no golden finger + making money + gourmet food After transmigrating, the heroine discovers that her family is in a terrible situation, her village is in a terrible situation, and the farmers in this country are having a terrible time! It really is a case of fields lying fallow across the land while farmers still starve to death! She introduces sweet potatoes, potatoes, and chili peppers to make all kinds of delicious 1.3kReads6.6Score10814d adds

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    It's normal, not modern, without technology or grueling techniques, just the most simple and delicious food made from the most basic ingredients. The food culture of Greater China is profound and has a long history!

27. 77 坐 Riding the Bus Across China 坐公交车游遍全中国 A Bookshelf一个书架Urban733k WordsOngoing With a humorous, witty touch, this story travels through city after city, offering not only mouthwatering food and breathtaking scenery, but also all kinds of laugh-out-loud mishaps. On the bus, there are enthusiastic drivers and entertaining passengers, and every experience is full of fun. What's your most memorable travel experience? Was it a little incident along the way, or a special memory of a particular place? Let's enjoy the wonders and beauty of life on this journey and share our storie 12Reads—Score—14d adds

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    "A Stroll Through Fujian by Bus" takes you on a culinary journey! Starting in the charming Minnan region, the journey begins with satay noodles, where a rich and flavorful broth forms the canvas for a spicy and aromatic collision of seafood and noodles. Moving to Putian, Xinghua rice noodles, delicate and smooth, dance with fresh vegetables and seafood, showcasing a harmonious beauty of refreshing flavor. Heading to Fuzhou, the soft and delicate taro paste gently spreads its sweet aroma on the palate, much like the graceful charm of this Minnan capital. With leisurely bus rides and delicious food as your companions, this culinary journey from Minnan to Fuzhou awaits you!

28. 78 斩 Cutting Spring 斩春 Chinese Loropetalum in the South南有檵木Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted ༆ Original title: "Slaying Spring", courtesy title: "Three Thousand Miles of Floating Light", also known as "A Little Bookshop in Chang'an" . "The audiobook is now available. Give it a listen!" . [Historical fantasy, farming, ancient romance, healing, opening a bookshop, romance, with a strong focus on the love story.] · [Heroine: Xu Jiang ★ Hero: Lou Yunchun] · [Other characters: Hu Xu ★ Song Li, Zeng Zhui ★ Lin Hongchu, Lin Qinnian ★ Madam Lin, Lou Jing ★ Madam Lou. Du Hui, Yuan Zuzu, Wu Zhi, 19.7kReads9.5Score3k14d adds

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    At first, I thought it was a time-travel story, but after reading it, I realized it was the wisdom of our ancestors. The female protagonist runs a small bookstore, and every day, besides running the bookstore, she makes all kinds of delicious food, falls in love, and enjoys three meals a day—a peaceful and idyllic life.

29. 79 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
30. 80 美 Exploring the World of Food 美食世界探索 Chen Ziyang, the Great God Himself陈紫洋大神本人Eastern Fantasy437k WordsOngoing 📖 A hard-core hunting adventure in a world of gourmet food ✔️ No golden finger, no female lead. The protagonist relies entirely on real skill to brave dangerous places, hunt exotic ingredients, and cook hearty dishes. ✔️ A muscular protagonist and realistic, hard-core hunting details turn the wilderness into a feast for the senses. ✔️ No deliberately torturing the protagonist. The pace is brisk and satisfying, with no frustrating setbacks. Later on, his combat power goes through the roof, and he 99Reads—Score—14d adds

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    These are all normal cooking methods.

31. 81 穿 Transmigrated as a Farm Girl, I Make a Fortune Selling Oil Tea 穿成农女，我卖油茶一路狂飙 Xiao Er Gu Lai小二果濑Ancient Romance185k WordsOngoing Transmigration + no System + no princes or generals + street stalls and shops + food + romance + not a wish-fulfillment story The heroine is a junior accountant who transmigrates as an orphan. In her previous life, she worked herself to death doing accounts. After transmigrating, she goes into business for herself, starting with a stall at the docks. She sells oil tea and makes taro-stuffed pork belly, river-snail rice noodles, braised meat rice noodles, vinegar-blood duck, oil tea fish, and mor 7Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Prices are normal. [Sending heart]

32. 82 汴 A Foodie's Diary in Bianjing 汴京城美食日志 Little Fish, Don't Worry小鱼别发愁Ancient Romance627k WordsOngoing The rating has just opened, so it’s a bit low. Dear readers, please don’t pay it any mind. [Gourmet System + Transmigration + Historical Romance + Golden Finger + Pocket Dimension + Semi-Alternate History] A slow-burn story focused on working hard and making a life. A heroine who grows over time. After transmigrating, Jiang Yue Bai had planned to quietly run her little food shop and live out her days. But fate had other plans (not really). A System appeared out of nowhere and pulled out all the 23Reads6.3Score—14d adds

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    The female protagonist in this book owns a small food stall and works hard to earn money through delicious food, living a simple yet extraordinary life...

33. 83 神 God-Tier Food Truck: Foodies Around the World Beg Me to Set Up Shop 神级餐车：全球吃货求我出摊 Mr. South Wall Crashes Into the South Wall南墙先生撞南墙Modern Romance564k WordsCompleted System, Food, Street Stalls, Slow Pace, No Romance, Widowed The book’s new-release rating may be low at first, but 95% of reviews are five stars. Enjoy with confidence! Ye Wanting unexpectedly gets a magical mobile food cart System. Flatbread + pork floss + seaweed = seaweed-and-pork-floss turkey noodles Crab + flour = crab roe soup dumplings Lamb offal + garlic + pepper = peppery lamb offal soup Quality ingredients + premium recipes + perfect cooking = food adored by thousands Three-wheeled car 656Reads8.8Score10114d adds

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    [System, Food, Street Vendor, Slow Pace, No Romance] Ye Wanting unexpectedly obtains a magical mobile food truck system. [Flatbread + Pork Floss + Seaweed] = [Seaweed, Pork Floss, and Turkey Noodles] [Crab + Flour] = [Crab Roe Soup Dumplings] [Lamb Offal + Garlic + Pepper] = [Pepper Lamb Offal Soup] [High-quality ingredients + advanced recipes + perfect cooking = a delicacy sought after by thousands] As the turnover continues to accumulate, the mobile food truck transforms from a simple tricycle into a luxury bus. Ye Wanting is dumbfounded by the endless queue. Wait, I just set up a stall, how did I become a top chef?

34. 84 异 Gourmet in Another World: I Started by Conquering the Elves' Appetites 异世界美食：从征服精灵胃开始 Deeply Painted Brows画眉深Modern Romance545k WordsCompleted [Healing + Gourmet + Business Management + Everyday Life] When I inherited my grandmother's shabby old shop, my best friend and I had planned to lie flat. Who knew that a newly installed wooden door would become a gateway to another world! The front door opens onto a fantasy continent of swords and magic; the back door leads to a bustling modern city. Elves lose all composure at the aroma of spicy hot pot, while dwarves go wild for barbecue skewers and beer. Could a picky old dragon really be mo 390Reads—Score—14d adds

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    A purely food-themed story, with minimal extraneous plot twists.

35. 85 摆 I Set Up a Snack Stall and Made the Whole Town Drool 摆摊卖小吃，全镇馋哭了 Ouyang Shiyue欧阳诗悦Historical153k WordsOngoing [Farming + shop + food + street vending + opening a restaurant + slice of life + making a fortune] Lin Yuan wakes to the sound of an argument and realizes he has transmigrated! He's landed in a mountain village, in the body of a poor, scrawny young man. The thatched hut has mud walls and floors, and his entire family is painfully thin. Lin Yuan is close to tears, but luckily, heaven has gifted him a shop in this new life. Looking at the food and goods displayed in the shop, Lin Yuan immediately 57Reads—Score10214d adds

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36. 86 我 I Opened a Fried Chicken Shop in Ancient Times 我在古代开炸鸡店 Haozi Loves Celery浩子爱吃芹菜Historical488k WordsCompleted Modern fast-food thinking × ancient business warfare + a team of lovable idiots + the chili pepper revolution + bonds across time No romance. Wanwan only has one chapter. Leave a name and character traits in the comments, and I might write them into the story... Best enjoyed late at night. Remember to order fried chicken, beer, and a midnight snack. !!! Leave a review, and you won’t go hungry!!! 140Reads7.3Score—14d adds

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    The supporting characters are very vivid, and their transformation from skepticism to genuine appreciation is written in a very realistic way, like watching an ancient version of a food documentary.

37. 87 我 I Sell Gourmet Food in Another World to Serve My Country 我靠在异世卖美食，报效祖国 Rinsing Stones and Resting on Books漱石枕书Ancient Romance931k WordsOngoing God of Cooking System + Transmigration Between Worlds + Leveling Up + Gourmet Food + Daily Life (Warning) The early chapters are a slow burn. Later, she'll get support from the country. The heroine is just a plot device, and the story has quite a few original elements. After graduating, Lin Xiaoqian can't find a job, so she plans to go home and open a shop. She follows the trend and binds herself to a God of Cooking System. Every completed mission earns her a reward. After completing the beginne 1.6kReads8.6Score19314d adds
38. 88 日 Raking in Gold Every Day: My Snack Shop Connects to Another World 日进斗金，我的小吃店通异界 A Glimmer in Midsummer微光半夏Modern Romance668k WordsCompleted [Past and present connected · Getting rich · Food · Heartwarming · Shopkeeping] After graduating from college, Hua Juan inherits a mysterious snack shop that takes her to ancient times every night. Can’t cook? No problem, ready-made dishes to the rescue. Swiss rolls, oden, cheesecake, fish with pickled cabbage, you name it. In exchange, she gets copper coins, antique paintings... and makes a fortune! 17.3kReads8.0Score1.6k14d adds
39. 89 我 The Top Chef in a Culinary Wasteland 我在美食荒漠当第一厨娘 Little Sakura Never Drops Her Novel小樱不弃坑Ancient Romance443k WordsCompleted Bai Qingwan, the owner of a private kitchen, was hit by a car while saving someone and transmigrated into the body of a farm girl with the same name in a fictional dynasty, whose surname was Yong. To her surprise, this place was a culinary wasteland that didn't even have soy sauce. Her family lived by the mountains and near the sea, yet what they ate was the sort of stuff even pigs wouldn't touch. Then she found herself bound to the Huaxia Cuisine System. To help her fulfill her mission of sprea 795Reads8.8Score10914d adds
40. 90 美 Gourmet: My Snack Shop Time-Travelled to Ancient Times to Make Money! 美食：小吃店夜穿古代搞钱！ Bald Heroine Carrying Socks扛着袜子的秃头女侠Ancient Romance237k WordsOngoing [Food + alternate setting + business + heartwarming + no romance] Tian Xin transmigrated into an alternate era one night and unexpectedly came into possession of a shop. She discovered that she could travel between ancient and modern times from inside the shop, and began a nightly journey to the past, making modern food and earning money. The little shop is equipped with every modern kitchen appliance she could need, and she can bring them along when she transmigrates. In this alternate era, whe 2Reads—Score—14d adds
41. 91 天 The Youngest Daughter Falls from the Sky: An Ancestral Jade Pendant Helps Me Carry My Ancestor to Victory 天降幺女之祖传玉佩让我带飞老祖 Twenty Pieces of Moonlight贰拾碎月Ancient Romance343k WordsOngoing Food enthusiast Jiang Xiaoman is in a car accident on her way to an event in the 21st century. Her family’s ancestral jade pendant takes her back to the time of her Jiang ancestors. There, she uses modern cuisine to help her whole family thrive and save the impoverished noble Murong Yu. A humorous, laugh-out-loud story. 21Reads—Score114d adds

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    Food... No romantic partner...

42. 92 世 World Capital of Cuisine: Eel Wars 世界美食之都·鳝战 Guanglin Tricycle广林三蹦子30k WordsCompleted The World’s Food Capital: Eel Wars 40Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Everyday food articles, won't give you a headache.

43. 93 我 I'm Just a Cook, So How Did I Become the Rebel Leader? 我一个做饭的，咋成反贼头子了？ White Clouds Perch on the Tip of the Brush白云栖笔端Eastern Fantasy302k WordsOngoing [Not a brainless power fantasy + Food + Farming + System + Lighthearted Comedy + No Angst + Invincible Protagonist] Modern culinary god Qi Sheng opens his eyes and finds himself transmigrated into a “vegetable person” during a famine in the cultivation world. One moment later, and he would have ended up on someone’s dinner table! At his moment of greatest peril, he binds himself to the [God of Cooking System]. Earn praise points for his cooking, and he can exchange them for experience cards feat —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This fantasy food novel is really good, I recommend it to everyone.

44. 94 在 Wanted for Cooking with a Wok in the Immortal Realm 在仙界支锅炒菜被通缉了 It's Zi Shi, You Know是子时啊Ancient Romance77k WordsCompleted Li Xiaochu is a modern-day food streamer. She’s drooling over a Beef Wellington. She closes her eyes, then opens them, and she’s gone! She opens them again, and, would you look at that! She’s taken the place of a lowly fire-tending fairy in the Immortal Realm? From the start, she’s at the peak. Other people transmigrate into immortal cultivation harems as heroines and enjoy sweet romances! She transmigrates into a wanted criminal in the Immortal Realm? The reason: she polluted the realm with sti —Reads—Score—14d adds
45. 95 我 My Restaurant Connects to a Thousand Worlds 我的食肆通万界 The Wine-Sack Wanderer鸱夷客434k WordsOngoing Quick Transmigration + No Romance + Gourmet + Everyday Life + Shopkeeper Stories World One: Total War of Resistance (Complete) World Two: An Lushan Rebellion (Complete) World Three: Human Apocalypse (Ongoing) Xin Yi, a recent food science graduate, has always dreamed of opening a restaurant of her own. She unlocks all kinds of gourmet recipes and connects multiple parallel worlds. In every era and place, people suddenly discover a simple little shop that wasn’t there before, its air filled with 24Reads—Score—14d adds

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    There are no over-the-top, face-slapping scenes, only local cuisines and unique cultural features of each world. The author carries the weight of time travel [thinking].

46. 96 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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    [Sending a heart][Sparrow's masterpiece][Already added to my wishlist][Added to my bookshelf]

47. 97 被 After a Franchise Deal Left Me in Tears, a Food System Came to My Rescue 被加盟坑哭后，美食系统拯救我 I Love Cilantro爱吃香菜哟Urban190k WordsCompleted After Lin Hao was scammed into bankruptcy by a franchise stall selling braised food, he stared at his empty WeChat balance and wailed in despair: “Won’t someone save me?” The moment he finished speaking, a mechanical voice boomed in his mind: “Ding! Intense will to survive detected!” “Gourmet Stall System bound. Beginner mission: Turn spoiled braised food into a top-tier delicacy.” Lin Hao was dumbfounded. Was this System a demon or a savior? Then he took one bite, and his eyes widened in shock. 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This food is delicious

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