Pure Food Stories! No Romance, No Family, No Meddling! Thanks! 纯美食文！无cp！无家人！不要多事儿的！谢谢！

1. 1 食EN Diners Say I’m a Show-Off, but They Still Devour My Food 食客说我装逼犯，但是还嗷嗷干饭 Give Me an Egg Burger来个鸡蛋汉堡Urban765k WordsOngoing [Transmigration + Urban Life + System + Food + No Romance + Showing Off] “I can't help it. I don't want to, either, but as the God of Cooking, I've got to show off!” After transmigrating to a parallel world, Shen Chuan binds himself to the God of Cooking System, gaining the ability to create every delicacy imaginable. Just thinking about using his culinary skills to reach the pinnacle of success and earn everyone's admiration, with diners clamoring for a taste, is enough to make him blush! But h 24.2kReads8.8Score2.2kShelves

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   This is good. The author has written several food-themed novels, and none of them have that "AI" feel to them.

2. 2 手 With the System in Hand, the Poor Simpleminded Girl Makes Her People Rich and Her Country Strong 手握系统，贫家傻女使民富国强 Ancient Great Chun上古大椿Ancient Romance557k WordsCompleted [No Romance + Farming + System + Shop + Pocket Dimension + More] A doctor who saves lives transmigrates in her sleep after a night shift, only to become the eldest sister in a family so poor they can't even afford to eat. She'd also spent years acting like a fool. Why are there so many little radishes crowding around me? One, two, three, four, five, six, seven... Good heavens, how many little brothers and sisters do I have?! The children are clamoring to be fed, but luckily, I have a System. Unl 608Reads8.9Score110Shelves

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   Highly recommended! [Not AI-generated, purely hand-written! Completed] The female lead has no romantic partner; she's a strong and beautiful woman on her own! Hunting, mushroom picking, cooking, clearing land, farming, building houses, vaccination against smallpox, making ice, salt, and brewing liquor, planting potatoes, peppers, sesame, peanuts, and corn... Crabs, lobsters, coconut crabs... Toilets, fire pits, glass, mirrors, bicycles... It's amazing!!

3. 3 异 The Way of the Otherworldly Chef 异世界厨子的修行之道 PPEEFantastical Romance715k WordsOngoing [Female-Centric + Western Fantasy Adventure + Magic + Ensemble Cast + No Romance] (Please do not use the AI image generation feature for this book. Thank you for understanding.) Petal dropped out of high school and spent several years working in a hotel kitchen, but never even managed to become a sous-chef. With the head manager exploiting her from above and the chefs piling their work onto her from below, all she could do was meekly say, "Got it." Then sneak bites of the ingredients that had 4.3kReads8.9Score1.4kShelves

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   This was originally a food-themed novel with a Western fantasy style, where the protagonist cooks incredibly delicious food!

4. 4 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

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   This is pretty good; it helps get sand in your eyes.

5. 5 是 It's Sesame. He Added Sesame 是芝麻，他在加了芝麻 Beef with Rice Noodles肠粉加头牛Eastern Fantasy469k WordsOngoing [Cultivation World + Food + Ensemble Cast + No Toxicity + Lighthearted Comedy + No Female Lead + No Harem + No Angst] After transmigrating into a cultivation world as a menial disciple of the Wudao Sect, he awakens the Culinary Dao System. The entire sect goes crazy competing for a taste of his cooking. From menial disciples and outer- and inner-sect disciples to personal disciples, elders, and ancestors, everyone gets involved. Their tricks are endless. No one is more shameless than the next. T 460Reads—Score102Shelves

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   This is a hilarious fantasy cultivation and food novel, with everyone being a bit of a goofball. Although the author only earns a few cents a day, he promises to update until completion, exceeding a million words, and he's serious and responsible. The author updates daily and reads his own work from beginning to end, correcting any mistakes. Have you ever seen a cultivator using Doraemon's bamboo copter? This book has it. Have you ever seen a cultivator playing a dance machine? This book has it. Everyone's a bit of a goofball, everyone's funny. The author gets more and more unrestrained as the story progresses, so read with confidence. Especially chapters 78, 87, and 88—the author laughed for two hours while writing them before he could stop himself from continuing. Imagine, even the author himself was amused; this book must be incredibly funny and a cure for all unhappiness. [Laughs][smirks][full]

6. 6 万 Managing the Myriad Worlds: I Brought Blue Star Back to Life 万界经营：我复活了蓝星 Earn Over Ten Thousand a Month and Become Free月入过万成为自由人Modern Romance638k WordsCompleted Rui Ye opens her eyes and finds herself transmigrated into the body of Alice Tao, an orphan who died of heart disease in the interstellar age. Before she can even recover from the shock, her smart device has changed her name, and the Myriad Worlds Planet Management System drops right into her lap. What? Because of the interstellar chaos, her home planet, Blue Star, has lost its cultural heritage and its people are scattered, so she has to manage and rebuild it, restoring Blue Star to its former 15Reads—Score—Shelves

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   No romantic pairing, but includes animals.

7. 7 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 43Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This is a pure food-themed novel with a captivating story and mouthwatering dishes.

8. 8 摆 I Became a God-Tier Tycoon by Running a Street Stall, and My Customers Chase Me All Over Town 摆摊成神豪，食客追我满城跑 Loves Coconut Water c爱喝椰子水cUrban127k WordsOngoing [Food + Tycoon + Comedy + System + No Romance + No Heroine + Daily Life + Comfort Food + Wish Fulfillment] Li Hai is a wage earner who longs to get rich. By chance, he binds to the Food Tycoon System. From then on, he sets out to run street-food stalls. The locations and dishes are random. Every time he completes a stall-running task provided by the System, he receives a generous reward. [Congratulations, Host! Task complete. Reward: ten million yuan.] [Congratulations, Host! Task complete. Rewa 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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9. 9 灶 The Kitchen God's Daily Life as a Mortal Worker 灶君下凡的打工日常 Clear Little Pi清澈的小皮Urban471k WordsCompleted [Gourmet] [No Female Lead] After ascending from a small world, Jixiang served for three hundred years as the Divine Lord of Blessings, also known as the fourth-generation Kitchen God. As a newcomer, he found that the vast Heavenly Court had no place for him to stay. And this so-called post as Kitchen God involved far more than simply tending the fire and cooking. Did immortals really live on nothing but nectar and dew? Deeply puzzled, Jixiang gathered his things and returned to the trade he knew 1.9kReads9.1Score241Shelves

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   These are all great books, and none of them have any romantic pairings or ambiguous relationships. Highly recommended! ദ്ദി˶•̀֊•́)✧

10. 10 在 The Stall Owner on the Run: Foodies Across the Country Are Desperately Looking for Me 在逃摊主，全国食客疯找我 Ji Huangtang纪荒唐Urban544k WordsOngoing [The rating is low because it just came out. Food + random street stalls + no female lead] Hao Ou gets the transmigration starter pack and binds to the Romantic Foodie System. It sends him to random places at random times, and because repeat customers don't count toward his mission targets, he goes to great lengths to keep regulars from finding him. By a series of twists and coincidences, he leaves behind one urban legend after another. Diner A: Do you know the feeling of redemption that comes f 259.7kReads8.5Score33.2kShelves

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    It's good, no romance, no family, no ambiguity. The second book is still being updated.

11. 11 深 A Widow’s Busy Night-Market Food Stall in Bianjing, and She Won’t Remarry 深夜食摊搞钱忙，汴京寡妇不嫁人 A Fish from the South南边一只鱼Ancient Romance502k WordsCompleted Reader’s guide: [ensemble cast + food business + heartwarming everyday life of ordinary people + no romance + fictional Northern Song setting] Wang Chunhua and Zhang Taonian were “mortal enemies” at the same company, bickering every day. After an accident, the two find themselves in Bianjing, the Northern Song capital, a thousand years in the past. And they become sisters-in-law in a family of street vendors at Zhouqiao Night Market!? The original family was devastated by swine fever. All the me 6.8kReads8.9Score1.2kShelves

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    It's a good read, with no major flaws, and very heartwarming. The author's writing skills are excellent. It's only recently been released, hence the low rating, but I feel it deserves far more. I'd give it a 9.3.

12. 12 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

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    A true god descends, especially the second book, which is a purely food-themed novel.

13. 13 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Urban1.5M 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
14. 14 震 Shocking! The Entire Court Is Drooling Over My Cooking 震惊！满朝文武都被我馋哭了 Lemon with Sugar柠檬加糖Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Food + feel-good wish fulfillment + System + business + farming] Overnight, Shen Qing transmigrated into the only daughter of a restaurant owner. She thought she’d have a comfortable life, but the moment she opened her eyes, she found herself in hard mode. Her father had died in an accident, and with no sons in the family, her cousin had seized their vast estate. She and her mother were forced to live in a dilapidated house, while her scumbag fiancé broke his promise and went off to enjoy roman 31.9kReads7.9Score2.8kShelves

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    The first book is a culinary adventure game where all ingredients are provided by the system, and the female protagonist is responsible for selling them. She can choose her own location to set up her stall. Completing challenges not only improves her culinary skills but also earns rewards (money, houses, etc.). Importantly, there's no romantic partner. The second book features a female protagonist who is already a five-star chef. She travels to ancient times to sell modern cuisine. Ingredients that aren't available are provided by the system, while others are delivered to her home. Completing tasks also earns rewards. Currently, there's no romantic partner.

15. 15 开 From the Start, I Quit My Job on the Spot, and My Food Stall Took the Whole City by Storm 开局裸辞，我的美食小摊火遍全城 Ruling the Streets市井横行Modern Romance370k WordsOngoing [Female lead with no romance] [Stalls all over town] [Lighthearted slice of life] Foodie at heart, absurd to the soul! Chen Jinyue, whose college major was a dead end, finally managed to find a job. But her boss took credit for her work and squeezed her dry with endless overtime every day. She’d had enough. After quitting without another job lined up, she unexpectedly bound herself to Food System 007. She thought it was a sure thing, but every mission turned out to be more outrageous than the la 958Reads—Score103Shelves

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    [OK][Laugh]

16. 16 穿 I Became an Exile and Made It Big with Food in Lingnan 穿成流放犯，我靠美食爆火岭南 Hou Sanqian候三千Ancient Romance877k WordsOngoing After a car accident, Su Baozheng, a food blogger with a million followers, transmigrated into the body of an ancient exile. The original owner was frail and died of a high fever on the road just ten days into her exile. When Su Baozheng opened her eyes, she was faced with a chipped bowl of murky cold water, her mother's despairing tears, and the greedy extortion of the escort official. Lingnan? A land of miasma? The end of the exile route? Su Baozheng looked at the wild shepherd's purse growing 10kReads8.7Score926Shelves

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    These three books are really good!!! In my opinion, female-oriented novels must focus on the female lead and cannot have a male lead. The female lead must be the strongest, and I don't want the female lead to be too saintly, especially in transmigration novels. You've already transmigrated and have a system, which is already too overpowered. So don't use local people. The third one, which is set in the apocalypse, is great. The female lead is a robot. Don't say that it's unacceptable in ancient times. I'm already reading transmigration novels, why would I care about that?

17. 17 美 Gourmet: Mr. Ye, Where Do You Think You'll Run This Time? 美食：叶先生，看你这次往哪跑 Born a Foolish Child天生笨小孩Urban1.6M WordsCompleted [Everyday Life] [No Romance] [Comedy] [Heartwarming] [A Good Read Over Meals] In his previous life, Ye Fan had an accident and was dragged to the underworld by Ox-Head and Horse-Face. With a wave of his hand, King Yama changed Ye Fan's fate. He is given a brand-new identity as a master chef. Watch him complete his missions while enjoying life. Random dishes, random street-stall locations, one thing always stays the same: everything tastes amazing! Selling buns beside a restroom, lobster outs 909Reads6.6Score100Shelves
18. 18 团 After the Beloved Little One's Mukbang, the Entire Interstellar World Wants to Pamper Me 团宠崽崽吃播后，全星际都想宠我 Xian Yu纤芋Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Interstellar, Livestream, everyone’s favorite, adorable kid, food, slice of life] Lin Ruanruan wakes up one day to find she has transmigrated to the interstellar age, where she has become a human toddler kept as a pet. What? She’s an endangered protected species across the stars? What? The interstellar age has been taken over by all kinds of beastfolk? To survive, Lin Ruanruan is forced to show off the basic skills expected of a pet. “Ahem, how about I cook something for everyone?” And so, she 3kReads9.0Score309Shelves
19. 19 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
20. 20 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

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    1.4, 5, And 6: No romance. The first book is alright, the second is a food-themed novel with two male leads, the third is an absolute must-read, it's so good it'll kill you! 😍 I didn't finish the fourth, but the fifth is a must-read; you'd be missing out if you didn't read this food-themed novel. The sixth is also good.

21. 21 我 My Best Friend and I Set Up a Street Stall, So How Did We Bring Glory to Our Country? 我，和闺蜜摆摊，怎么为国争光了 I Beg You, Tong Meng 1我求童蒙1Modern Romance607k WordsCompleted [Gourmet] + [Street Stalls] + [Best Friends] + [System] + [Making a Fortune] A feel-good version of 2 Broke Girls! If you love 2 Broke Girls, you have to check this out! When two unemployed best friends are so broke they have to split a packet of instant noodles, Chang Yixin’s [God of Cooking System] awakens! And so the strongest street-food best-friend duo on earth is born! Chang Yixin is in charge of the flavor. One bowl of fried noodles is enough to make customers weep and exclaim, “It tastes 503Reads8.7Score—Shelves
22. 22 摆 Selling Egg Fried Rice at a Street Stall, Wielding My Spatula Until the Wok Smokes! 摆摊卖蛋炒饭，抡得锅铲都冒烟！ Riding a White Dog骑只白狗Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Food + Games + Challenges + Comfort Food + Heartwarming + Showbiz + No Romance After her contract expires, Shi Yi chooses to leave showbiz. By chance, she is selected by a food game, which requires her to take a little three-wheeled cart out to sell food every day. Level One: Sell ten-yuan boxed meals and throw in a bottle of water! The customers can’t believe what a bargain it is! “Boss Shi, I’ll have an order of braised ribs!” “Oh my gosh, you’ve even got king crab?!” “Boss Shi must be running 4kReads7.5Score420Shelves
23. 23 来 All the Big Shots Come to My House for a Free Meal 来俺家蹭饭的都是大佬 Tu Er涂儿Ancient Romance176k WordsOngoing Food streamer Wen Youyou transmigrates. She’s bound to a little courtyard that wanders around and a food canon that’s missing 99% of its contents. Luckily, the courtyard’s defenses are invincible. Even a Golden Core Ancestor can’t break through them. So she rolls up her sleeves and starts cooking. The Wind Wolves line up to become head waiters after eating her food. The Purple Crystal Winged Lions bring her fire crystals of their own accord, and evil Foundation Establishment cultivators beco —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Hmm... My favorite female lead is a mischievous little girl. I wonder if you guys will like her?

24. 24 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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    The ranking is in order of importance. Bai Ye is ranked lower because the poster mentioned wanting a story without family members, but this one is incredibly good, featuring a protagonist who grows through development, not someone who instantly becomes a culinary master, and it's not a mindless wish-fulfillment novel.

25. 25 谢 I’m a Grade-Schooler, and I’ve Become a Culinary God! 谢邀，我，小学生，已成厨神！ Selling Egg Burgers!卖鸡蛋汉堡咯Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Gourmet]+ [Slice of Life]+ [No Romance]+ [Heartwarming]+ [Healing]+ [Comedy] “The only thing an elementary school student should be doing is studying hard... But I think Master Fang going to school is neglecting his proper work.” “I’ve finally made it to the front of the line... Master Fang, can we put your homework aside for a bit? Could you fry me some rice first?” “You think I’m waiting outside the elementary school to pick up my own kid? I’m actually here to pick up Master Fang after schoo 24.5kReads8.8Score2.4kShelves

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    The first one is a no-romance story, which I think is quite good. I don't know if you guys think it's good or not.

26. 26 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
27. 27 遇 If You Meet a New Oriental Chef, You'd Better Get on Your Knees! 遇到新东方的厨子，你就跪了吧！ Wind Quenches Flowers风熄花Eastern Fantasy619k WordsCompleted [Spiritual Qi Revival + Traveling Frog + Everyone Misreads the Situation + Food] [A slow-burn, slice-of-life story focused on fun.] A thousand years after the spiritual qi revival, almost everyone can cultivate. One of the rare ordinary people who can’t, Su Mingge can only make a living by running a small restaurant in the slums. To save up for a kitchen renovation, he enters a livestream talent competition. Show off a talent? I’ll fry an egg for everyone! Someone wants to challenge me? Beho 235Reads9.1Score—Shelves

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    Aside from the beachcombing book, which is a bit of a traditional food novel (mainly because I like seafood), and the construction site book which is unfinished, the rest are all really good food novels I've read. The tavern book has a romantic pairing, but the others probably don't.

28. 28 我 I Run a Cafeteria in the Interstellar World to Feed My Whole Family 我靠在星际承包食堂养活全家 Qin Yuli秦鱼里Modern Romance343k WordsCompleted Setting: Interstellar. Social issue: The rat race. Theme: Food. Ingredient level: Moderate. This novel is complete, so feel free to enjoy! The Qin family’s parents were scammed into taking out a loan to run the unpopular cafeteria at Star University. The original owner was a lovesick fool, obsessed with chasing the Lu family’s young master, to whom she was betrothed as a child. She drank, smoked, and got a perm that made her hair stand on end. After her parents suddenly died, the person who woke 3.2kReads8.9Score309Shelves

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    Aside from the beachcombing book, which is a bit of a traditional food novel (I mainly like seafood), and the construction site book, which is unfinished, the rest are all really good food novels I've read. The tavern book has a romantic pairing, but the others probably don't.

29. 29 拒 The Three-Star Hole-in-the-Wall That Refused a Michelin Rating 拒绝米其林评级的三星小店 I'm a Bubble我是泡泡Urban2.1M WordsCompleted After the internet influencer Liu Dao visited the shop, the breakfast restaurant the Chen family had painstakingly run for over a decade teetered on the brink of closing. After binding with a System, Chen Yang quit his white-collar job in the city and took over the little shop. Newbie gift pack: an ingredient identification and rating feature. The fresh pork belly from a free-range mountain pig that swims regularly has three distinct layers of fat and lean meat. After roaming the hills, its fles 3.9kReads8.8Score386Shelves

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    ✨✨This is purely a food-themed story; the narrative is just a link in the chain, and there's tons of delicious food inside. 🍃🍃① Because of a restaurant visit by internet celebrity Liudao, the Chen family's breakfast shop, painstakingly built over a decade, is on the verge of closing down. Chen Yang, unexpectedly bound to a system, quits his job as a white-collar worker in the city and takes over the small shop. Newbie gift pack: Ingredient identification and rating function. Fresh pork belly from free-range pigs that frequently swim in the mountains, with three layers of alternating fat and lean meat, is sweet and firm due to their arduous journeys, truly a top-quality pork. Ingredient rating: A+ A basket of freshly steamed soup dumplings is ready, with soup dripping from them, looking breathtaking, like a large water droplet. Diner A: "So delicious!" Diner B: "This tastes amazing!" The recipes are so realistic and professional that readers think they were written by a chef, making everyone drool and sparking their interest in trying them themselves. 🍓🍓Follow Xiaolanhua @Mingruolan, and you'll never be short of books to read again💖

30. 30 我 My Takeout Shop Somehow Became a Hit Across the Internet 我的外卖店竟然火爆全网 Candy Pile and Ice Cream糖堆儿和冰淇淋Modern Romance415k WordsCompleted [Food + Golden Finger + Career + System] [System Introduction] After transmigrating back, Lin Xiazhi smacks her sleazy boss and quits to open a restaurant, then unexpectedly binds herself to a food System. When a rookie System meets a true food expert, life after the binding is nothing but chaos. The System exclaims, “I really am a lucky charm! No need to worry about tasks, I’ll be the boss in no time.” Lin Xiazhi is crestfallen. “I’m the unlucky one. I’m staring at heaps of gold and silver, but 1.7kReads9.0Score159Shelves
31. 31 美 Gourmet: The Dishes I Cook Come with Buffs 美食：我炒的菜有BUFF Cheng Mu承沐Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Gourmet] [No CP] [Everyday Life] [Heartwarming] [Healing] [Perfect with a Meal] His broad palm gently patted the snow-white skin. Fine, soft hairs brushed over his fingertips and palm, their ticklish, tingling touch so intoxicating he could hardly tear himself away. He stroked, kneaded, and patted. Ripples spread across the skin, making the tender flesh beneath quiver along with it. His long fingers gathered together, reluctant to let go, and gave it one last pinch. Then he gripped the knife an 329Reads9.1Score—Shelves
32. 32 重 Reborn: The Winds of Change in 1994 重生：风起1994 Sword Shining on Cold Frost剑照寒霜Urban2.0M WordsCompleted Su Changqing, paralyzed for over twenty years, was reborn in 1994 with a heart full of pain and regret! In his previous life, his paralysis destroyed his family, leaving them broken and ruined! This time, he would turn his fate around! He would sell delicious food, open factories, build businesses, and take his products across the country and around the world, becoming a food industry tycoon! He would lead his whole family to a prosperous, peaceful, and happy life! 7.1kReads8.7Score424Shelves
33. 33 周 The Saturday Otherworld Cafeteria 周六异世界食堂 Wen Ling温靈Modern Romance915k WordsCompleted Xin Beimò was forced to quit her dead-end job after five years. Disheartened, she inherits a humble private restaurant in a small county town from a distant relative. She expects life to carry on quietly, but the very next day after taking over, she opens the door to a whole new world and receives a pass that lets her connect to other worlds. Thus begins her extraordinary adventure running an interdimensional dining hall! 1. Inspired by the anime Restaurant to Another World, with some elements 1.1kReads8.4Score140Shelves
34. 34 刚 My Stall Is Full the Moment I Open! Do You Know How Hard This Is? 刚出摊就客满，知道我有多苦吗？ Playing Music and Dancing奏乐跳舞Urban223k WordsCompleted [Comfort-Food Cuisine] [Delicate Writing] [Easygoing Daily Life] [Warm and Healing] After being reborn, Su Yu unexpectedly binds himself to the Ultimate Gourmet System. Egg fried rice: golden in color, with every grain distinct. One bite and you can't stop! Braised chicken: tender, juicy meat with layers of flavor. The sauce gushes out with the slightest bite! Chili oil noodles: chewy noodles that sizzle with heat, spicy and fragrant, with a lingering aftertaste! Every dish is top-notch, leaving 90Reads6.0Score—Shelves
35. 35 穿 I Landed in a Fairytale World, and My Little Tavern Became a Hit 穿进童话世界，我的小酒馆爆火了 Graceful as a Swimming Fish婉若游鱼Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Healing + food + another world + fairy-tale characters appear + a little farming] While passing through a little fountain square in another world, Jiang Jiang came across an absolute beauty in a tattered dress. The beautiful older sister was leaning against the fountain, sobbing miserably. Jiang Jiang, a true lover of pretty faces, was heartbroken for her. With a grand wave of her hand, she brought the woman home and served her a steaming cup of milk tea and a sweet-and-sour berry tart. The 9kReads8.8Score1.4kShelves
36. 36 赶 Beachcombing: From the Start, One Sand Shovel Wins Me the Whole Beach 赶海：开局一把沙铲承包整个沙滩 Mountain Peak山峰Urban4.6M WordsCompleted (Daily life + lighthearted + beachcombing + tycoon) I dropped out of a top university and spent two years back in my hometown fishing village. Once the village's golden boy, I became a good-for-nothing everyone despised. Then one day, I discovered I could see my own luck stat and exchange points for beachcombing tools through a virtual screen. From then on, my life was like I had cheats enabled. With a sand shovel, I could easily earn thousands in a day. With a spade, I even dug up a whole bucke 130.1kReads9.4Score12.3kShelves
37. 37 满 The Mountains Are Full of Treasure: A Bitter Girl’s Rise 满山都是宝，苦瓜少女的崛起 Nian Xiaogao Loves Rice Cakes年小糕爱吃年糕Ancient Romance383k WordsCompleted [Farming! Feel-Good Story! Golden Finger! Food! No Romance] [Content warning: No male lead, but there is one-sided affection. A gentle, cozy story!] College student Lin Xiu wakes up as a poor orphan girl in ancient times. There’s even a tiny baby by her bed, crying to be fed! A home stripped bare, doomed from the start! She thinks heaven must be against her, but then it gives her a golden finger! The mountains are wonderful! Picking mushrooms and making delicious food! Finding medicinal herbs 2.7kReads8.2Score323Shelves

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    The first book features a female protagonist who goes up the mountain to pick mushrooms, make traps, and cook delicious food—a refreshing and satisfying story with few antagonists, where she helps her younger sister get rich. The second book introduces many Chinese medicinal herbs and is also a great farming novel. Welcome to check them out! [Heart emoji]

38. 38 穿 I Became a Fussy Old Lady: While Everyone Else Fled the Famine, I Reclaimed the Land 穿成作精老太，别人逃荒我开荒 Fragrant Tangerine橘香袭人Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (No space, no System, no romance. A short drama with the same name has already been released. A warm, rustic story. Everyone says they wouldn’t survive three episodes after transmigrating into a chaotic era. Read this book, and you’ll survive ten more!) She transmigrated into a book, becoming the villainous aunt who abused the protagonist in a male-oriented novel, and was destined to be killed off. Jiang Zhi didn’t cling to the protagonist. She left him behind and relied on her extensive knowled 85.9kReads9.5Score8.2kShelves
39. 39 厨 The Day the Chef Left, the Diners Wept Until Their Tears Ran Dry 厨子跑的那一天，食客老泪都流干 A Flower of Pork Knuckle一朵肘子花Urban1.1M WordsCompleted Xu Yuan never expected that, as a recent college graduate, he would one day get bound to a System. The System said, “As a chef, your job is to let diners experience delicious food.” Then it added, “But as the creator of delicious food, how can you let work tie you down?” And so... “Ding! This month’s mission: Apply for a job as a restaurant chef, then quit after working for half a month to claim your System reward...” Xu Yuan: “You little schemer!” And so it went. Restaurant owner: “I’m not brag 8.6kReads8.5Score764Shelves

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    All three of these books are super good, and they all have high ratings.

40. 40 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
41. 41 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 10kReads9.4Score879Shelves

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    This was originally unrivaled in the culinary arena.

42. 42 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 28.2kReads9.4Score3.7kShelves

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    These two food-themed novels are quite good. Don't be fooled by the title of the second one; the writing is very heartwarming and features a lot of delicious food.

43. 43 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

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    These two food-themed novels are quite good. Don't be fooled by the title of the second book; it's a very heartwarming story with lots of delicious food.

44. 44 混 Running a Restaurant in Ancient Times: All Tricks and No Shortcuts 混在古代搞餐饮，全是科技与狠活 Bookish Cat本本猫Historical1.3M WordsCompleted What do you do when you accidentally get a kitchen that can travel between ancient and modern times, but you can’t cook? No problem! We crooked cultivators run our restaurant with nothing but technology and additives! Open the fridge, take out some scissors, snip open the package, pour it into a bowl, and put it in the microwave. Defrost for thirty seconds, heat for three minutes. Ding! Your kung pao chicken is ready, honored guest. What? You want a bowl of chicken soup? Coming right up! I’ll ad 24.7kReads7.8Score3kShelves

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    A book devourer for ten years, he has spent more than 3,000 hours flipping through books! 📚 Men and women can kill each other, and there are no restrictions on themes. From fantasy to urban romance, from suspense reasoning to historical intrigue, all genres can be held! Every recommended book is a high-quality product that has been personally tested and screened. It is absolutely right to put it on the bookshelf with your eyes closed - doesn't it look good? Feel free to "beat" me!

45. 45 他 He Vanishes from His Night Market Stall, Driving All His Customers Crazy 他夜市摆摊玩失踪，食客们全疯了 A Name on the Rankings榜上有名Urban535k WordsCompleted [Food + heartwarming + laid-back + business + street stall + no female lead] “Stop eating, stop eating! Take a look at yourselves. Do you even look like actors anymore? You're as round as balls!” Hearing the director's warning, a certain top-tier star tearfully polished off a bowl of braised pork. “Director, I promise, I promise I'll start working hard to lose weight tomorrow!” The director flew into a rage, snatched the braised pork, and took a bite. He was about to say, “Is this it?!” Then he 1.7kReads7.0Score107Shelves

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    These are all food-themed novels without romance or family elements. Books 3 and 5 are written by the same author, with good pacing and excellent writing. The food descriptions are particularly good, making you want to eat them just by looking at them. The descriptions of passersby are also very engaging. The whole series is incredibly enjoyable, especially book 5, which is very popular and I've read it several times. The other four books are also good, with well-written food descriptions and reactions from passersby. I especially liked the beginning of book 4. The protagonist applies for a chef position at a small company, and the boss attracts talented employees with delicious meals. For example, when employees try to get priority in choosing ingredients and bring their friends to apply, the neighbors think they've joined a pyramid scheme, which is quite funny [smirk]. There's also the story of inviting clients to meals to secure contracts and then having clients poach employees from other companies. It's all very well-written. The only downside is that the protagonist's work location changes every month.

46. 46 一 One Dish a Day: Building a Culinary Empire 一天只卖一道菜，我打造美食帝国 Watching the Moonlight看风月Urban1.6M WordsOngoing (The rating has just come out, but it will rise later) [Gourmet] + [System] + [One heroine] + [Dad raising a child] + [Everyday life] Chen Qiu's business venture fails, leaving him a million yuan in debt, and he's forced to take over the little restaurant his parents left behind. Just when he has nowhere else to turn, he awakens the [God-Tier Gourmet Sign-In System]! His first sign-in rewards him with “God-Tier Pork Stir-Fried with Chili Peppers”! When he puts up a sign advertising it at “88 yua 40.6kReads7.8Score2.4kShelves

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    I've read a lot of food articles, and these two are my favorites.

47. 47 老 Boss, You're Running a Stall, So Why Do You Have a Roaming Skill? 老板摆个摊，怎么还带游走技能？ The Lonely Master孤寡大师Urban314k WordsCompleted [Food + No Romance + Lighthearted Comedy + Everyday Life + Heartwarming] Jiang Yiwen transmigrates to a parallel world. He had planned to lie flat, but who could have guessed he’d be bound to the Ultimate Delicious Food System? On his first day, his goal is to earn three hundred yuan to complete a mission and receive a mysterious reward. And so, a boss who leaves every customer utterly frustrated makes his debut. When the aroma of his food wafts for miles and keeps everyone coming back for more. 306Reads6.4Score111Shelves

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    1. Not finished. Boss Shen changes the menu to show off his skills. Customers bring their own food and wash their own dishes. It's funny and interesting. 4. It has a bad ending. It's quite interesting. The business will close down once the sales target is reached. The kids fight over the spicy strip brother. 6. It's a completed story. You can read it with confidence. The fake chef becomes a real chef. The chef teaches his apprentice and shines brightly. I like the eldest apprentice the most.

48. 48 每 The Weekly Menu Changes at Random, and Customers Beg Me to Set Up My Stall 每周美食随机换，顾客跪求我出摊 Flowing Trace流痕Urban333k WordsCompleted [Food] [Cozy Everyday Life] [No Female Lead] [Comedy] [Feel-Good] Jiang Feng was sick of his nine-to-six office job. Wanting to be free, he quit and set up a food stall, only to unexpectedly awaken a Food System that unlocked a random dish every week! “Holy crap, I was worried I wouldn’t make money selling food from a stall, but with a System, making money should be a piece of cake!” Jiang Feng thought he’d enjoy a wonderful life where he could open his stall whenever he wanted and sleep in as l 11.4kReads6.5Score1.4kShelves
49. 49 骗 A Fake Cooking God Goes on a Show and Accidentally Becomes the Real Deal 骗子厨神上节目，一不小心成真了 Give Me an Egg Burger来个鸡蛋汉堡Urban1.0M WordsCompleted I transmigrated. Good news: I’m famous and hailed as the God of Cooking. Bad news: The whole thing is fake. I only got here through hype, rigged competitions, and bribed judges. Being famous despite having no skill would be bad enough, but Jiang Zhou discovers that his former self used his reputation to fleece people, too. Charging sky-high fees for apprenticeships, building restaurant chains, and doing whatever it took to make money. With the whole internet cursing him and his reputation in tat 21kReads8.9Score1.7kShelves
50. 50 让 I Told You to Set Up a Street Stall, Not Outside the City Management Bureau 让你摆地摊，没让你城管局门口摆 Watching the Moonlight看风月Urban1.6M WordsCompleted [Gourmet]+ [System]+ [Wife- and Daughter-Doting Devotee]+ [Cozy Daily Life]+ [No Transmigration, No Rebirth] After turning thirty, Jiang Tian loses his job. His boss flees overseas with his sister-in-law and 80 million yuan. Comforted by his wife, Lin Wanqing, Jiang Tian decides to start a food stall. To his surprise, he binds himself to the [Supreme Street-Stall System]. A humble bowl of fried rice from a roadside stall leaves countless customers overwhelmed: "Boss Jiang's fried rice is the 18.3kReads8.6Score1.3kShelves

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    These are the books I've been following the latest. I read as many as the author updates, it's not that I don't want to let them sit unfinished, it's just that I simply can't resist them! The reason I'm so excited is because they're not finished yet... Watching these books makes me want to eat more. I don't recommend reading them at night, though, because you might get hungry and realize you haven't eaten, and all you can do is have a "hunger dream"...

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