Food Stories, But No Absurd Pricing: No Selling a Scallion Pancake for a Fortune! 美食文，不要乱定价的，一个煎饼卖天价不要！

1. 51 重 Reborn as an O, I Spread Chinese Civilization Across the Stars 重生成O，我在星际传播华夏文明 Qing Tao清桃Two Male Leads502k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + ABO + two powerful leads + 1v1, both pure + sweet romance + light face-slapping and scum-trashing] A devoted, protective Alpha general on top × a composed Omega who is occasionally playful and silly, and just wants to take it easy [White wolf Alpha, mermaid Omega, with original worldbuilding] After traveling through dozens of worlds and completing every quick transmigration mission, Yu Heng received a chance at a new life with the System's help. Then he was sent to the inters 1.5kReads9.0Score277Shelves

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   I read this a long time ago. The emotional transitions were quite natural. I remember the food had pictures and the prices weren't outrageous. It's a heartwarming slice-of-life story. You can check out the synopsis and reviews before deciding whether to read it.

2. 52 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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   Report! These books I've been reading late at night have been making my mouth water! I love reading food novels when I'm snuggled in bed late at night, hungry, and they really whet my appetite. I really love food novels, and none of these have any major flaws! They're great!

3. 53 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

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   Food-themed novels: ① This is a cultivation/immortal cultivation story with two male leads and a focus on food. The protagonist transmigrates to a cultivation world, but fails at cultivation and becomes the darling of the group through his culinary skills. ② This is about a street vendor who, unlike other vendors who run away at the sight of city management officers, sets up his stall right next to the city management bureau, surprising everyone.

4. 54 老 How Did an Honest Straight Guy Make the Cruel Young Master Cry with a Kiss? 老实直男怎么把恶劣大少爷亲哭了 Cloud Brocade Collection云锦集Two Male Leads351k WordsOngoing [Two Male Leads + Top + 1v1] A straightforward, honest top × an arrogant, ill-tempered young master bottom Cheng Zhu was an honest, straight man who made a living selling breakfast from a street stall. Then, in an accident, he kissed an arrogant young master who had been drugged. The next morning, Cheng Zhu became bound to a Random Street-Stall System. His first mission: sell Eight-Treasure Congee outside a proctology hospital. And there he ran into the young master, who had come to the same hos 2.9kReads8.1Score151Shelves

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   In the first book, the male protagonist buys a 5-yuan bowl of eight-treasure porridge, which is quite inexpensive. In the second book, the female protagonist is quite skilled at cooking, and the scenes are vividly portrayed.

5. 55 快 Quick Transmigration: The Cannon Fodder Slays with Her Cooking 快穿：炮灰靠美食杀疯了 Xiao Zhou Er小昼尔Modern Romance422k WordsCompleted [No romance + food story + the heroine succeeds at everything + plenty of chapters stockpiled] Qiao Zhishu, a gifted heir to a family of imperial chefs, is sabotaged before an international cooking competition and left in a vegetative state. Just then, a Gourmet System comes knocking: Help the cannon fodder characters in stories rewrite their fates with your cooking skills, and you can wake up and gain culinary traditions from across time and space. Qiao Zhishu signs the contract without hesitat 10.9kReads7.6Score1.8kShelves
6. 56 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Urban542k 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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   The story has caught up; the author guarantees its quality. Let's all follow along and keep up with the updates, hahaha!

7. 57 穿 I Transmigrated to Ancient Times, and They Gave Me a Gourmet System? 穿越古代还给我美食系统？ Dreaming of Crossing Myself梦渡己Historical185k WordsCompleted A little story about someone who transmigrates to ancient times and awakens a Gourmet System. It's just a short, light read for after a meal, so don't worry about the details. If you spot any problems, let the author know and they'll fix them. 138Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The first book was especially good. The food the author described was quite unique, and there were no ambiguous romantic elements. It was a very pure food novel, I loved it!

8. 58 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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   Food is forever! The pinnacle of culinary delights! Absolutely amazing! ① The female lead can cook countless dishes, even bringing meals to court for her father and brother, making all the officials and the emperor drool. She even opens a food street, with the three most powerful figures in the palace frequently sneaking out to sample the food… ② Don't be fooled by the title; this is a food-themed novel. The female lead can cook a wide variety of dishes, mostly snacks… ③ It's a quirky, randomly set-up stall novel: selling stinky tofu outside a prince's gate, boxed lunches at a deserted dock, and snacks outside a coffin shop—all always selling out quickly… ④ The female lead transmigrates into a 200-pound fat woman, cooks diet meals, and brings meals to her father, who then gives her a huge food box… I highly recommend these four food-themed novels; each one is a gem!

9. 59 随 Random Stallkeeping: The Fake Legitimate Daughter Gets Tormented by a Rotten System 随机摆摊，假嫡女被烂系统坑惨了 The Kitten Doesn't Eat Oranges小猫不吃橙子Ancient Romance526k WordsCompleted (A very different random-stall story, with a funny and witty style and no angst at all.) Yu Zhizhi got horribly tricked by a terrible System. She closed her eyes and transmigrated into the body of a spoiled, domineering young noblewoman in ancient times. To top it off, she was a fake legitimate daughter. Things went badly from the start, but she was lucky enough to get a System. Then she realized it was a terrible System. Each time, the System only gave her a random location for setting up a sta 11.9kReads8.8Score822Shelves
10. 60 开 A Villainess from the Start? I'll Turn the Tables With Gourmet Food 开局恶毒女配？我靠美食逆风翻盘 Please Call Me Classmate Xiao He请叫我小何同学Ancient Romance979k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + rebirth + food + sweet romance + wish fulfillment + nation building] Shen Tianjiao wakes up one morning and gets slapped. What? She's the youngest daughter of a general's household, doted on since childhood. Why is she being hit? What? Her fiancé, Crown Prince Qi Chenyu, has just broken off their engagement in front of everyone? Fine, fine! So that's how you want to play it! From that day on, the mood in the capital changes. Shen Tianjiao gives up her lovesick-puppy act: Breaki 11.7kReads7.3Score899Shelves
11. 61 七 Marrying a Rugged Disabled Man in the 1970s, I Bring a Warehouse and Make My Husband and Son Thrive 七零嫁残疾糙汉，带仓库旺夫旺仔 Achoo Achoo啊啾啊啾Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted The short drama adaptation, The 1970s’ Lucky Little Bride, is now streaming on Hongguo. [Complete] [Rugged Hero + Sweet Wife + Gourmet Food + Transmigrate into a Book + Pocket Dimension + Secret Identity + Feel-Good Story] Top banquet chef Jiang Congyu was suddenly killed when a crystal chandelier fell on her while she was cooking. When she opened her eyes, she had transmigrated into a book she had read before. And not just that: it was her wedding night, and a handsome man was pinned beneath he 15.5kReads9.3Score2kShelves

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    🌽① A former chef specializing in state banquet ingredients travels back to the 1970s, selling steamed buns, braised meat, and braised pork intestines. He becomes wealthy, earning over ten thousand yuan a month, and buys a courtyard house. He also sells potato chips and cooks various other delicacies. 🌽② The female protagonist starts by selling hot pot base. Later, she opens shops selling various ingredients, including spicy hot pot, boiled fish, spicy stir-fry, beef sauce, etc. She maintains fair pricing in her hot pot and barbecue restaurants.

12. 62 旗 One Flirt from the Qipao Beauty, and the Strongest Officer Blushes 旗袍美人一撩，最强军官羞红脸 Luo Zili洛梓璃Modern Romance645k WordsCompleted [Super-sweet military marriage + pocket dimension + stepmother raising kids + seductive cheongsam beauty and cool, restrained officer + everyday food + healing] Jiang Zhining has had a rough time. The real heiress pushed her off a cliff, and she nearly ended up in a snake’s jaws, but then she unexpectedly met the toughest officer in the book. When she was thrown out of her home and left homeless, Jiang Zhining turned and stopped the abstinent officer. “Comrade Song Yuzhou, I can never repay you 2.3kReads9.2Score279Shelves
13. 63 七 The 1970s: A Sweet Island Life for a Cannon-Fodder Supporting Female Character 七零之炮灰女配的海岛甜宠日常 Glories Unspoken不言盛景Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Period setting + marriage first, love later + cozy life raising children + entrepreneurship] Lin Xia gets into a car accident on her way to a matchmaking date and unexpectedly transmigrates into a period romance novel full of angst, becoming the foolish cannon-fodder woman who brings about her own doom. The original Lin Xia sabotages the male and female leads at every turn, so the male lead takes revenge by sending her to the countryside, where she eventually meets a tragic end. After reading a 15.9kReads9.1Score1.5kShelves
14. 64 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

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    Food novels? Who understands them?! You really can't read them at night, your stomach will rumble as soon as you start, and you'll be completely silent! The second book, "Elementary School Chef," is really interesting. I can't imagine how lucky I would be to have a classmate who was a culinary genius in elementary school! Don't open any food novels at night!!!

15. 65 摆 Selling Bento on the Roadside, Causing a Massive Traffic Jam 摆摊卖盒饭，公路堵疯了 There's a Cat Named Soybean有只猫叫黄豆Urban300k WordsCompleted Shen Li has just transmigrated to a parallel world when he learns that his father is buried in debt. As his son, he has to take responsibility. The family can no longer afford the rent on their restaurant, so they have no choice but to set up a street stall. Then some little potatoes from the south come to visit, and they can’t tear themselves away from Shen Li’s stall. Overnight, the humble stall becomes a sensation, drawing more and more little potatoes from far and wide. “Is this the braised 616Reads8.3Score104Shelves

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    A food-themed novel. The protagonist, a time traveler, learns his family is in debt and sets up a food stall. Overnight, he becomes an overnight sensation, attracting people from all over the south. It's quite good, a bit understated but very heartwarming. Highly recommended! [Heart][heart][heart]

16. 66 明 I'm a Culinary Genius, So Why Does Everyone Call Me a Heretic Cultivator? 明明厨艺天才，怎么都叫我邪修？ Reckless Fury肆意狂澜Urban434k WordsCompleted [Gourmet] [Comedy] [Slice of Life] Lin Xiaoyan is a rookie food blogger who, in an age when food bloggers are locked in a fierce struggle for clicks, has opened up a new path by learning as she cooks. But Lin Xiaoyan's videos never go the way you'd expect. She gets every step wrong, yet somehow the finished dishes turn out brilliantly! “Wait, if you don't know how to caramelize the sugar for red-braised pork, you can just use cola instead? And it still comes out so glossy and red. Are you sure 4.7kReads8.8Score333Shelves
17. 67 绑 Bound to a Gourmet System, I Become the God of Food by Opening a Restaurant 绑定美食系统，我靠开店成食神 Dean Xiang香院长Urban823k WordsOngoing The rating just came out! Feel free to start reading~ (Food + no romance + System + lighthearted comedy + everyday healing) Boss Xie will never get a partner!! Your System and my System don’t seem to be the same~ Other people’s food Systems: max level with one click, instant culinary godhood, become the God of Food without lifting a finger! Xie Yan’s food System: start from scratch and unlock things one step at a time. Xie Yan spread his hands. It’s fine, it’s fine. Having one is better than hav 24.8kReads8.1Score2.3kShelves

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    Food articles have been the subject of countless arguments due to pricing issues.

18. 68 穿 Transmigrated to Another World: New Snacks at the Shop! 穿越异界：零食铺子上新啦 AsunitaTwo Male Leads247k WordsCompleted Lin Youning transmigrates and opens a snack shop in a bustling world beyond her own, and it becomes an online sensation. She gets to live the happy life of having money in one hand and a huge fluffy creature to pet with the other. [Bonus Scene] One day, when the whole internet is complaining that the shop owner stocks too few new items and everything sells out before they can get any, a retired major general posts on Starblog: “A Ning, where's my share?” The shop owner replies: “Canceled. You're 294Reads6.9Score101Shelves

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    The protagonist makes his own snacks and opens a shop.

19. 69 我 One Bowl of Beef Noodles Made This Scenic Spot Go Viral 我用一碗牛肉面，让景区火爆全网 Little Zhang Who Won't Buy Empty Promises不听画饼的小张Modern Romance418k WordsCompleted Transmigration brought back ingredients for dark cuisine that nobody would eat: beef raised on spiritual herbs, fish soaked in spiritual spring water... They were all leftovers from the dishes she’d made in the cultivation world, food even dogs wouldn’t touch. After taking over her mother’s rundown noodle shop in a tourist park full of overworked laborers, she casually cooked a bowl of beef noodles. An eighty-year-old tourist ate it and found his back no longer ached and his legs no longer hurt. 1.4kReads—Score241Shelves

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    He transmigrated from the cultivation world with a spatial ability, returned to inherit his mother's beef noodle shop, and used cows resembling spiritual herbs to make it an instant internet sensation. He also opened a lamb hot pot restaurant, providing his mother with a better life...

20. 70 开 I Opened a Restaurant, Then Got Called Up to Cook at the State Banquet 开餐饮店，被叫去担任国宴主厨 Round-Faced Fat Chicken圆脸肥鸡Urban819k WordsCompleted Synopsis: Food + System + doting dad + everyday life Shen Yi divorces Jiang Ruoyun, the CEO of a publicly listed company, and leaves with nothing but the custody of their daughter. To his surprise, he awakens the most powerful food System! Earn money, and you get to draw prizes! From then on, a Shen's Restaurant opens at No. 14 Fuhua Road. He wins god-tier bun-making skills in a prize draw! Soft and springy, bursting with savory flavor with every bite! A passing schoolgirl is so tempted that tea 2.4kReads8.7Score218Shelves
21. 71 带 I Left With Nothing but My Daughter, and Got a Dumpling Shop as a Reward 带女儿净身出户，奖励一家饺子铺 Wang Xue, Who Loves Dingshi Crisps爱吃顶市酥的王血Urban536k WordsCompleted [Urban life + doting dad + farming + tycoon + System + everyday life] [The author humbly begs all you kind readers not to let this novel pile up in your reading list, or it’ll be doomed! Your support means a lot to me. Thanks for reading along!] After five years of marriage, they reached the end of the road. To win custody of his daughter, Ye Chen chose to walk away with nothing. But just after receiving his divorce certificate, a strange, mechanical voice suddenly rang out in his mind. “Ding! H 578Reads8.5Score101Shelves
22. 72 宠 The Pampering Big Brother: Turning Life Around with My Sweet Little Sister 宠妹奶哥：和软萌妹妹的逆转人生 Rabbits Love Dried Minnows兔子爱吃小鱼干Urban595k WordsCompleted [Short drama now available] [Sweet Romance + Devoted Older Brother + Entrepreneurship + A Touch of Food + Cozy Everyday Life] In his previous life, Jiang Ming's father died unexpectedly, and his already frail mother couldn't bear the blow. She left Jiang Ming and his seriously ill younger sister behind and passed away. To raise the money for his sister's operation, Jiang Ming worked several jobs and endured every hardship imaginable! He even forced himself to break up with his girlfriend, whom h 4.2kReads9.2Score311Shelves
23. 73 为 You Want Me to Get Married Just So You Can Eat at the Wedding Banquet? 为了吃席，你竟然催我结婚？ Dong Changxin东长欣Urban2.6M WordsCompleted Worn out both mentally and physically by the cutthroat rat race in his industry, Chen Yuan returns to his hometown. He had planned to lie flat and live as a slacker, but the System forcibly binds itself to him. The System scans for available careers: village banquet chef, rural content creator, expert farmer, and rural Taobao partner. Before Chen Yuan can react, the System automatically selects village banquet chef, sending him off to cook up feasts in the countryside. Master Chen accidentally f 6.9kReads8.1Score516Shelves
24. 74 疯 Are You Crazy? I Just Opened a Restaurant, and the Campus Belle Shows Up With a Child 疯了吧！刚开餐厅校花带娃找上门 Half a Popsicle半根雪糕Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Adorable Kids + Food + Campus Beauty + System + Everyday Life Running a Restaurant] Also known as: “Gourmet Cooking Starts with a Bowl of Egg Noodles,” “The Late-Night Diner: A Foodie’s Paradise,” “A Delicious Diner for Dad,” and “You Told Me to Be a Couch Potato, but I’m Determined to Be a Master Chef!” Su Feng chose to live as a couch potato, but somehow ended up bound to the “Universe’s Number One Cooking Master” System and became the owner of a little restaurant! From that moment on, his co 17.6kReads9.0Score1.1kShelves
25. 75 带 I Opened a Breakfast Shop with My Daughter and Made Millions of People Drool 带女儿开早餐店，馋哭千万国民 Loves Beef爱吃牛肉Urban1.7M WordsCompleted [Food + System + dad life + cozy everyday moments] After divorcing his wife, Ye Cheng becomes a single father. One day, he awakens the Culinary God System and opens a breakfast shop with his three-year-old daughter. With the simplest cooking methods, Ye Cheng creates incredibly delicious food. His daughter's classmates meow with longing, customers come in an endless stream, and more and more people flock to his shop, all left drooling with tears in their eyes… 853Reads7.6Score103Shelves
26. 76 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
27. 77 美 Gourmet: From Vinegar-Braised Cabbage to Buddha Jumps Over the Wall! 美食：从醋熘白菜到佛跳墙！ Lucky Carp Fairy锦鲤小仙Urban632k WordsCompleted [No female lead romance + laid-back daily life + opening and upgrading a restaurant + lovingly detailed food descriptions and steady growth!] Su Baihang took over a restaurant from his parents. It was located inside a tourist attraction and was on the verge of closing. Luckily, the Strongest Culinary God System activated! Who says the food at tourist attractions can’t be delicious? Homestyle cabbage stir-fried with vinegar: sweet and sour, and even helps you lose weight! Red-braised pork: tender 1.3kReads8.7Score117Shelves

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28. 78 美 Gourmet: Setting Up a Stall in a Snowy World, The Whole Internet Begs Me to Stay 美食：冰雪世界摆摊，全网求别走 Star Lord Yuan Rong元荣星君Urban371k WordsCompleted Food + Everyday Life + Lighthearted (Selling lamb soup at the Ice and Snow World from the start, making the little Southern potato tourists drool) Qin Rui transmigrates to a parallel world and activates a scenic-area stall System. On his first day, he sells lamb soup at the Ice and Snow World. The little Southern potato tourists, who’ve been dancing in the cold wind, are freezing and at a loss when they suddenly spot Qin Rui’s lamb soup stall. A cute girl with rabbit ears says, “Boss, I’m from S 60Reads5.7Score—Shelves
29. 79 农 Country Chef at the Wok, Villagers Want a Feast Every Day! 农村掌大勺，村民天天想吃席！ The Lonely Master孤寡大师Urban611k WordsCompleted Gu Ze transmigrates to a parallel world and binds himself to the top chef System. Other people who transmigrate get a food System that appears and disappears without a trace, and customers chase it down the street. But his System has just one task: cater banquets and earn ten thousand yuan a month. After Gu Ze caters a harvest feast for an entire village, his name spreads through the little town. The villagers spend every day plotting how to get a seat at a banquet. “You say you don’t know me? F 5.2kReads8.8Score410Shelves

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    The first is a village cook, the second is a random stall owner, and the third is someone who changes locations while carrying out a mission.

30. 80 开 Sold from the Start: From Street-Corner Pancake Seller to Regional Tycoon 开局被卖，从卖饼小贩到富甲一方 King Wen Was Right文王说得对Ancient Romance618k WordsCompleted [Food + business + imperial exams + farming + infrastructure + character growth + mutual first love] Food blogger Lu Yan died suddenly of heart disease and transmigrated into a novel about a heroine’s rise to success. The heroine in the book was the legitimate daughter of the prime minister, but her stepmother schemed to have her kidnapped and sold to a poor, remote village. An older man bought her and raised her as his own daughter. Before long, the heroine came across the fallen crown prince, 16.1kReads8.6Score1.2kShelves

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    This book is pretty good. It's a transmigration story, and the female lead has a good relationship with the original male and female leads. The female lead cooks, and the male lead studies; everything goes smoothly, and the writing is quite good too.

31. 81 苏 Miss Su Cooks, and the Prince Comes Running Like a Cat 苏姑娘做饭，王爷像猫一样跑来 SunnywingAncient Romance253k WordsCompleted [Food + pocket dimension + opening a shop + ancient-era romance] I, Su Zi, was a modern food blogger, and never expected that I would transmigrate. I opened a shop and became a little rich lady, serving spicy hot pot, fried chicken, luosifen, instant noodles, tornado potatoes... I was determined to introduce the wonders of modern food to the ancients. Of course, my cooking was so delicious that all sorts of friends came to lend a hand. The princess cooked, the emperor washed vegetables, the crow 129Reads—Score—Shelves

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    These are quite good.

32. 82 美 Gourmet: Xiao Fugui Has Become My Gourmet Demon 美食：小福贵竟成了我的美食恶魔 All the Heavens' Sons Sing in Unison诸天子齐鸣Anime Fanfiction407k WordsOngoing (Gourmet cooking) (Lighthearted) Zhou Hao transmigrates into the world of Toriko. It’s paradise for chefs and foodies! There are steaks and rice growing on trees, islands made of ice cream, and even rivers of milk and chocolate! Everyone can enjoy the deliciousness of food. Then he discovers that the Gourmet Demon he’s awakened is actually Little Master, the genius chef! That’s right, the one with a golden finger who can make an ordinary radish taste like meat! Now he’s determined to show this w 2.2kReads8.4Score158Shelves

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    A good novel. Although it doesn't focus on food, it explores the inner comfort derived from eating delicious food. I think that's something you might be looking for too.

33. 83 别 Stop Chasing Me, I'm Really Just Selling Ice 别追了，我真的只是卖冰的 SunnywingAncient Romance133k WordsOngoing [Food + opening a shop + pocket dimension + romance, but not much of it] Not for you if that bothers you She transmigrates as a stand-in for someone's beloved, and is told from the start to become a concubine. Leng Ruoxi sneers. The scumbag and his vile lover can stay together forever. She turns around and launches a milk tea business. Iced lemon water, pearl milk tea, passion fruit overload, crispy skyscraper snacks… With her Mixue Ice Cream and Tea, she takes the whole capital by storm. From —Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 84 王 The Princess Consort Cooks, and the Prince Follows the Smell Right to Her 王妃做菜，王爷闻着味就找来了 Li You Ning狸呦凝Ancient Romance687k WordsCompleted [Food + Storage Space + Love After Marriage + Opening a Shop] I'm Mu Jianxi, a food blogger of the new generation, known as today's little chef, with over eighty million followers across the internet. I never imagined that transmigration could happen to me. If I want to become a rich woman, opening a shop is obviously the best way to make money. With delicious food in hand, the world is mine. I'll introduce the ancients to luosifen, stinky tofu, spicy crayfish... and more. I never expected that 8.7kReads8.5Score945Shelves
35. 85 变 Mutated Wasteland: Exotic Delicacies on the Tip of the Tongue 变异废土，舌尖上的异种美食 Lin Tianjia林添加Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [Mutant Disaster] [Gourmet] [Slice of Life] [Business and Farming] How many times more protein do mutated creatures have than beef? Having just arrived in this world, Liu Bi was shocked by his own thought. He awakened a Master Chef System on land polluted by spores. Was something wrong here? Could every kind of mutated creature be turned into a gourmet dish? Then hurry up and serve it! A specialty restaurant on the edge of the safe zone, serving unconventional comfort food in the midst of everyd 9.3kReads8.8Score1.2kShelves

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    These two are good. The first is a lighthearted, mindless read, but it develops deeper themes later on; it's already finished. The second is rather bland (I skipped the battle parts). It's about a cook who kills monsters and cooks; the plot is imaginative, and it mainly revolves around cooking. You can think of the anime *Restaurant to Another World* and *Delicious in a Dungeon*, both quite lighthearted. Every time I watch him cook, those anime scenes come to mind.

36. 86 移 Mobile Food Stall: My Customers Are Wild About the Food 移动美食摊：我的食客太疯狂 Cheese Rice Cake芝心年糕Modern Romance443k WordsCompleted [Reader's guide: No CP, not a romance. The Tomato app's tags are wrong, so romance fans should take note before reading.] [Gourmet][Comfort food][Lighthearted][Cozy][Healing][Everyday life][No CP] Sun Xiaoting accidentally binds herself to the Gourmet System and gains unparalleled cooking skills. She also triggers random street-stall missions. She sells jianbing at the night market for 15 yuan a serving, leaving grease shining on her customers' lips; She sells 100-yuan boxed meals outside a luxu 314Reads8.5Score—Shelves

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    Look, look

37. 87 我 Running a Restaurant with Hannibal During Gotham's Apocalypse 我和汉尼拔在哥谭末日开餐厅 Yakov of East Pole City东极城的雅可夫Anime Fanfiction413k WordsCompleted Batman is dead. The Joker left his head soaking in the Fountain of Youth, a symbol of Gotham's fall. The heroes of old were utterly defeated, and criminals seized the city in celebration. But no one expected that the real nightmare was only just beginning: a strange plague swept through Gotham, turning the living into walking corpses as civilization collapsed amid screams. Amid the chaos and ruins, two men stepped forward. Jason Ripper, descendant of London's most infamous killer, wielded hi 85Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 88 论 When It Comes to Noodles, I'm the Best in the Country 论做面，我全国最强 Cloud, the Great Demon King云一大魔王Urban283k WordsCompleted [Food] Yu Shaoxian inherited his family's noodle shop. Looking at the shabby, 90-square-meter old shop in front of him, he listened to the System announce his task, eager to give it a try. “Host, your task is to make countless dishes using noodles as the main ingredient.” “Complete the task, and you'll receive a cash reward of 300 million.” “The reward will be delivered in the form of lottery winnings.” “Ding! Your beginner's gift pack has arrived.” “Congratulations, Host! You've received unlimi 1.3kReads8.0Score215Shelves

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    Nothing much to say, just a good book.

39. 89 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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    I recommend this book. The food descriptions are so tempting; it made my mouth water while reading it late at night [drooling emoji]. The content is gentle and heartwarming. A great read! [Thumbs up emoji]

40. 90 穿 After Transmigrating into a Down-and-Out Young Master, I Was Taken In by a Rugged Village Man 穿成落魄少爷后被村里糙汉捡走了 A Sour Loquat一颗酸枇杷Two Male Leads236k WordsCompleted [Farming] [Two male leads] [Younger man] While working a summer job, college sophomore Lin Yang accidentally bumped his head against a tree and passed out. When he woke up, he had transmigrated into the body of a penniless young noble who had fallen on hard times. With no home, no money, and stranded deep in the mountains, Lin Yang was understandably devastated. He was ready to close his eyes and die right there, until a hunter nearby told him that if he died in the mountains, wild beasts would 991Reads8.4Score136Shelves

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    It's a food-themed novel; the male lead is quite good at cooking and even runs a food stall selling braised dishes.

41. 91 综 Anime Crossover Cuisine: Starting With Glowing Dishes 综漫美食：从发光料理开始 China's Best中华一番Anime Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted [Jashin-chan Dropkick] + [Tokyo Ghoul] + [Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid] Lu Ping'an, who had spent two and a half years working as a chef after graduating from New East Cuisine School, is summoned by Jashin-chan to a crossover world. He gets a golden finger called “Trait Extraction,” and his first draw is guaranteed to be gold. He obtains the golden ability trait “Glowing Cuisine”! [Glowing Cuisine (Gold)] Effect: Your understanding of and intuition for cooking improve dramatically! Any dish you 10.9kReads8.8Score765Shelves

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    Mom scolded me again. Why did you scold me?

42. 92 被 Forced to Become the Stepmother of Five Villains 被迫成了五个反派的后娘 Mo Yuzhi陌于之Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted After transmigrating, she found herself a stepmother, and every one of her stepchildren was destined to become a major villain. The reason? Their stepmother had been cruel, vicious, and utterly unreliable. Qiao Lianlian was mortified. Luckily, Heaven had sent her here. From then on, she patiently taught the children to be kind, and the little string beans grew into chubby dumplings. But just then, the children’s father returned, and Qiao Lianlian discovered that four of the five children had ast 10.5kReads9.2Score1.8kShelves

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    On the surface, it's not a food article, but the author actually subtly teaches how to cook. At the beginning, you can only afford a few coins, and the prices are reasonable.

43. 93 让 You Want Me to Open a Breakfast Shop? I Only Open in the Afternoon 让我开早餐店？我下午才营业 I'm the Behind-the-Scenes Shit Cook我是幕后煮屎人Urban1.1M WordsOngoing [System] [Gourmet Food] [Healing] [Lighthearted Comedy] No heartburn while reading! Enjoy without worry! Fan Li used to manage livestream operations. Under pressure, he developed insomnia, showed up late, and was fired. Then he unexpectedly obtained a God-Tier Breakfast System. But his old daily routine had nothing in common with the schedule of selling breakfast. Customer 1: What! In this godforsaken place, he dares to charge eighty-eight yuan for a steamer of soup dumplings? Customer 2: When i 224.2kReads8.5Score16.3kShelves

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    This one is alright, you can take a look.

44. 94 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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    ✨A heartwarming and simple story about food. The female protagonist quits her job in the big city and returns to her hometown to open a small restaurant. Braised pork trotters, spicy stir-fried squid, stir-fried shrimp, steamed mandarin fish, braised bamboo shoots... Each home-style dish soothes the hearts of her customers...

45. 95 我 I Turn the Tide in the Cultivation World with My Cooking 我靠美食在修仙界逆风翻盘 Half a Durian半只榴莲Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Food + cultivation + slow-burn growth + lighthearted, witty style] [The heroine is clever and a bit of a goofball. The hero is obsessive and crazy, with a sharp tongue, a soft heart, and a haughty streak.] Living in the apocalypse, Yu Guiwan had imagined all kinds of ways she might die, but never that she, a celebrated chef, would be poisoned to death by a pot of mushroom soup! Humiliated, she realized she had transmigrated. Even more humiliatingly, the moment she came back to life, her husband 2.6kReads8.9Score334Shelves
46. 96 荒 Surviving on a Desolate Planet: Everyone Wants to Be My Pig 荒星求生：大家都想当我的猪 The Migrator洄游者Two Male Leads611k WordsCompleted Content warning: Two male leads, so please skip if that bothers you. Interstellar + food + farming + livestreaming. The early part focuses on food livestreams, while the later part features farming and food. This is a food-focused story, so food appears frequently. Yan Xu never imagined he would transmigrate again. This time, he transmigrated from the cultivation world to the interstellar age. He was accompanied by a little piglet that had originally been treated as an ingredient, as well as a s 1.8kReads8.3Score192Shelves

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    Cultivation master Yan Xu travels through interstellar space with his piglet. While others have mecha beasts as their spiritual beasts, his is a gluttonous little pig! To feed it, he livestreams his delicious fried bamboo worms on a desolate planet, and his spicy and fragrant frying tantalizes interstellar taste buds, becoming a sensation across the internet!

47. 97 这 This Chef Can Do Magic 这个主厨会魔术 You Are the Truth of This World你是人间真理Urban359k WordsCompleted While Chen Xi was selling fried rice on the street, a gas canister suddenly exploded, and he unexpectedly gained control over fire. After a series of twists and turns, he became the head chef at a restaurant in San Francisco that was on the verge of closing. Under the guise of magic, he grilled pizza, meat, chicken, steak... The food was delicious, and the amazing fire performances were a sight to behold. The little seaside restaurant gradually became a hit. Chen Xi started receiving bigger and 7.7kReads9.1Score528Shelves

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    The male protagonist uses his fire-controlling abilities to dominate the culinary wasteland of the United States, defeating white food. It's a fairly slice-of-life story, and his interactions with the locals aren't awkward. The only downside is that the author ended it too quickly; I didn't get enough.

48. 98 别 Stop Yelling! Keep It Up and I'll Eat Your Food Cart Too! 别骂了，再骂连摊车都给你吃了！ Dragon Blood, Dark Yellow龙血玄黄Urban232k WordsOngoing [Gourmet]+ [Daily Life]+ [Comedy]+ [No Female Lead]+ [Comfort Food]+ [Feel-Good] Qin Zihan transmigrates to a parallel world and binds to a Gourmet System full of hostility. As long as he completes food-selling missions, he earns rewards, and the worse his service, the better the rewards. He sets up a malatang stall next to a hotpot restaurant at the bottom of the sea. “Hey! You there, don’t cut in line. Can’t you have a little damn decency?!” “Buying that much? Couldn’t you leave s 663Reads8.4Score105Shelves

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    This one is alright. The protagonist is a germaphobe, so he uses only the freshest and best ingredients, and the oil is also of good quality, so the price is a bit higher. Overall, it's reasonable.

49. 99 美 Food Stall Diaries: Call Me Boss Su 美食摆摊：请叫我苏老板 Lu Qiyao Guang鹿蹊爻光Modern Romance688k WordsCompleted A gas explosion kills Su Mo. Then Su Mo successfully transmigrates, and it turns out she’s transmigrated into a book, too. The good news: she isn’t the heroine or a supporting character, just an inconspicuous background character. The bad news: the background character’s mother is “crazy,” and the original owner has been emotionally manipulated all along. As transmigration stories go, Su Mo gets a Food System. And so begins her life running a food stall. Outside elementary schools, at hospital e 6.4kReads8.1Score866Shelves

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    This one is really good. The female lead isn't too concerned about the money she earns from her stall; the prices are below market value, not too high, and quite affordable. The food descriptions are also very appetizing, and the system rewards are generous.

50. 100 摊 My Stall Was Smashed, So I Climbed to the Top with a Gourmet System 摊子被砸，我靠美食系统踏巅峰 Instructor Wolf狼教官Urban1.8M WordsCompleted [System, food, lighthearted comedy, everyday city life, outlandish ideas, comeback, one heroine, slow-paced slice of life] After losing his job at thirty-six, Wang Ping’an can’t find work and returns to the small county town that’s both unfamiliar and familiar to him. There, he starts a new life running a food stall. With his cooking skills and a boost from the System, he earns titles like “Wok King” and “Beast Tamer”... Wang Ping’an: “How slow-paced is it? The System doesn’t show up until chapt 2.1kReads8.3Score159Shelves

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    The only book I read from beginning to end

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