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. 251 我 My Cat Turned Into a Person! 我家猫变成人啦！ Fei Yibaiyu匪苡白玉Modern Romance249k WordsOngoing Gu Yi, who had loved reading Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio since childhood, brought home a little cat. Who could have guessed that overnight, the cat would turn into a person? She decided to go into business with the little cat spirit and opened a pet lifestyle shop. Her tiny shop in the human world became her very own modern-day Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio. All sorts of customers came and went, each one a member of a different demon clan hiding in the city. One old tale after anot 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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   A tabby cat transforms into a human and, with the help of the family who adopted it, opens a small shop. The female protagonist is an ordinary human girl, and the male protagonist is an ordinary cat demon; neither of them possesses any extraordinary abilities. After opening the shop, they encounter a diverse array of demons and witness the lives and inner thoughts of many lesser demons. The story leans towards everyday life, with a light, ensemble narrative and foreshadowing of long-term plot points. It's suitable for readers who enjoy quiet, heartwarming, and slice-of-life stories.

2. 252 开 From the Start, All I Had Was a Scallion, and My Food Stall Became a Hit 开局一把葱，我的小摊卖疯了 Awu Remembers Autumn Years阿午念年秋Modern Romance315k WordsOngoing [Female-oriented, no romance, Gourmet + Street Stalls + Virtual Game + Farming + Harvests Can Be Brought Into Reality + Making a Fortune] After years of being oppressed by her birth family, Ruan Zhizhi learned that her parents planned to marry her off to an abusive man in exchange for an 880,000-yuan bride price. She took her 8,000 yuan and fled north to south. By chance, among the belongings tenants had abandoned over the years, which her landlady had been collecting, she found a strange “game 50Reads5.2Score—Shelves

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   No romance, a business simulation/food-themed novel where the protagonist focuses solely on building their business and faces backlash.

3. 253 我 I Opened a Six-Yuan Pork Trotter Rice Shop 我开了一家六元猪脚饭 My Name Is My Name我的名字就是我的Urban158k WordsOngoing Asan had only six yuan left in his pocket, not even enough for a ten-yuan meal at a Shaxian snack shop. Asan stood outside a pork rice shop, but the owner threw a ladle of water at him and chased him away. Being hungry was miserable. Being looked down on was even worse! That very day, Asan silently swore: Once he had money, he would open a pork rice shop where every meal cost six yuan, so everyone who couldn't afford food like him could walk in with their heads held high and order a hot meal. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Normal operation, slow pace.

4. 254 美 Gourmet: This Culinary God Makes Food So Good It's Unfair 美食：这个厨神做饭过分好吃 Sleeping Cat熟睡的猫Urban113k WordsCompleted [Gourmet] [No Female Lead] [System] [Comfort Food] [Cozy] [Slice of Life] [Ensemble Cast] Ye Mingyu was a master chef in the celestial realm, but after dozing off during a meeting, he was sent down to the mortal world. The good news was that he still had his cooking skills. The bad news was that he had to complete the “Craving It?” System's tasks to return to the celestial realm. But for the food lovers of the mortal world, every day felt like New Year's. Braised pork, hand-pulled noodles in chi 111Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Both are purely food-themed novels. [Sending hearts][Flying kisses]

5. 255 重 Reborn in the 1970s: Extra-Spicy Hot Pot and a Henpecked Male Lead 重生七零：火锅变态辣男主耙耳朵 Bricklaying Old Fairy搬砖老仙女Modern Romance318k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + Period setting + Gourmet + System + Adorable kids + Military marriage + Sweet romance + Get rich] Wu Fengjuan is reborn in the body of a cannon-fodder military wife in the 1970s. From the start, the male lead has “died in action,” her in-laws despise her, and she has three hungry little babies to feed. Life is hard? Luckily, the [Good Fortune Gourmet System] drops right into her lap! Get pregnant and have babies to level up! From pearl milk tea and golden pumpkin cake 205Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This post combines historical elements with food, and the author recently added photos. Would you like to check out the spicy hot pot, fried chicken strips, braised chicken with pork intestines, and grilled fish...?

6. 256 幼 My Kindergarten Went Bankrupt, So Instead of Giving Up, I Started a Street Stall 幼儿园破产，我不摆烂选择摆摊 Chicken Feathers, Half-Sweet鸡毛半糖Urban362k WordsCompleted [Comfort Food] [Master Chef System] [Adorable Kids and Their Dad] [Unlucky Diners] [No Romance] Eight years after transmigrating to a parallel world, Li Qilin already has a three-year-old kid, and the “Master Chef cheat” that had been overdue for years has finally arrived. The good news: the struggling daycare can stay afloat. The bad news: starting a daycare inevitably leads to “commando-style street vending.” … Whether they’re little rascals or young villains, they’re all adorable food lovers 1.5kReads8.4Score153Shelves

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   ① A food-themed novel set in the entertainment industry, seemingly without a romantic pairing. ② A food-themed novel featuring a stay-at-home dad, also without a romantic pairing. ③ A novel promoting Chinese food culture, featuring two male leads.

7. 257 我 I Opened a Restaurant in My Hometown, and People from Ancient Times Lined Up to Work for Me 我在家乡开餐厅，古人排队来打工 Where Did the Chestnuts Go栗干甚去了Modern Romance745k WordsCompleted [Strong heroine’s level-up journey + no romance + career-focused + all-female ensemble + System + food business and infrastructure building] Reader advisory: 1. No male lead, romance, or lovesick characters. Everyone is focused on their careers. 2. Firmly women-centered, not traditional romance. Please read with care. 3. A feel-good progression story. The heroine goes into business, while the supporting heroine builds infrastructure and creates a new order. Two powerful women join forces. They c 1.7kReads8.8Score228Shelves

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   A truly platonic, no-romance romance novel! An all-female team! Even the children born to the female supporting characters all take their mothers' surnames! The first book is very well-written; even the NPCs are mostly peasant women without names. All the important characters are female, with an exceptionally high female content. There are no male characters with prominent roles, and even the children born to the supporting characters are female heirs. This is currently the first book that does not dishonor women; it's a beautifully written ensemble piece about mutual redemption.

8. 258 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! 17.3kReads8.0Score1.6kShelves
9. 259 假 The Fake Heiress Tears Up the Script and Lazily Gives Up 假千金手撕剧本，沙雕摆烂躺麻了 Li Yaoyao梨窈窈Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The short drama, The Fake Heiress Tears Up the Script, is now streaming [Showbiz + absurd humor and memes + everyone’s favorite + wild imagination + gossip + going off the rails] Chi Qian failed her tribulation and returned to the real world, only to discover she was the villainous fake heiress in a novel! The plot had already reached the point where the real heiress came back, and Chi Qian was about to be kicked out of the family home. A broken engagement, a wave of online hate, and a grueso 140.1kReads9.6Score15.1kShelves

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   This is a food-themed story, priced a bit high, but the food is incredibly delicious! [Laughing emojis] Zhou Lin, a single woman with an extraordinary talent for taste, is chosen by the [Delicious Messenger] system to become a mysterious nighttime street vendor in the city. Her stalls appear and disappear like urban legends—a noodle stall in an alley at dawn, a wonton cart in a park before sunrise, a grilled sausage stand outside a school gate at midnight… She only appears in each place for a few hours, yet she leaves diners longing for more.

10. 260 发 I'm Rich! Everything I Make Gets Snapped Up 发大财了，我做啥都有人嗷嗷买光 One Digit, One Technique一桁一術Modern Romance510k WordsCompleted [Farming + Gourmet + Lighthearted + Golden Finger + No Romance + Internet Celebrity] Mumian has returned from the cultivation world with a trace of spiritual energy. She’s done being a wage slave and is becoming her own boss. A few scallions grown with a drop of spiritual energy set Mumian on the path of a street vendor. Scallion pancakes, bon bon chicken, spicy skewers... She’s building a gourmet empire. Hey, she only wanted to be a laid-back little shop owner. How did she end up boosting the l 407Reads7.6Score—Shelves

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    1️⃣ The female protagonist dies suddenly and transmigrates to a cultivation world as a medicine slave. Unexpectedly, she gets to return! Farming! Selling food! Earning gold coins, let's get started! This book isn't expensive; I even think it's too cheap! [Laughs] 2️⃣ Female-oriented, no-CP, mobile food stall novel✅, it will even sell to interstellar communities! Don't read it at night, or you'll get hungry 🤤, worth the price! 3️⃣ Male-oriented, no-CP, my favorite mobile food stall novel✅! 9.5 Points! Because of this book, I gained several pounds 😭, eating late-night snacks every night. Excellent value! I wish I could transmigrate and eat a bite, no, several bites!

11. 261 绑 After Binding to a System, I’m Forced to Sell Wontons in a Cemetery 绑定系统后我被迫在墓地卖馄饨 Taro Balls Stay Up Late芋圆不熬夜Modern Romance846k WordsCompleted (Main story complete) Jiang Miaomiao is a directionless graduate who has been lying flat for three months since graduation. Her mother finally kicks her out and tells her to find a job. She plans to slack off and eat her fill on Food Street, but an electric scooter knocks her over, accidentally binding her to a Food System! Task one: From midnight to seven in the morning, sell fresh pork wontons outside a cemetery on the outskirts of town. Task two: Sell boxed meals outside an orchard on the out 398Reads6.2Score101Shelves

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    This book is super good!

12. 262 只 As Long as the System Pays, I'll Work 996 to the End 只要系统出得起，996也干到底 The Last Gleam of a Dream梦尾流光Modern Romance524k WordsCompleted [Food-focused (not purely a food story) + a touch of interstellar flavor + no romance + extremely laid-back and ambition-free] Lu Wei graduated from a mediocre university and found a nine-to-nine, six-days-a-week job. After working overtime for far too long, she eventually died suddenly from exhaustion. When she opened her eyes again, she had arrived in a strange world and become bound to a peculiar thing called the Food System. “Starting today, Host must go to the area beside Hope Elementary Sc 1.3kReads8.7Score102Shelves
13. 263 五 Five-Yuan Lunchboxes with Abalone, Sea Cucumber, and Shark Fin? The Customers Can't Resist 五元盒饭卖鲍参翅肚？顾客馋哭了 bobo Loves Sleepingbobo爱睡觉Urban547k WordsCompleted [Feel-good] [Gourmet] [Everyday life] [Internet memes] [Comedy] [Heartwarming] [No female lead] After his father mysteriously disappears, Lu Xun, a socially anxious slacker, inherits a five-yuan bento shop called “Eat Your Fill” that's on the verge of closing. To preserve his father's original vision, he makes a decision that goes against his ancestors' wishes: he will never raise the prices! Just as he is about to give up after losing money, the [God of Gourmet System] activates! Every positive 748Reads7.2Score102Shelves

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    "It's this again…" Yang Chuan's handsome face wrinkled. White food is notoriously bad, and British white food is especially so. While the SU University cafeteria doesn't serve monstrous dishes like fish heads staring at the stars, the monotonous menu day after day is enough to kill anyone's appetite. Almost all the food is prepared either fried or boiled, supposedly to "preserve the original flavor." Dry bread with butter might be a delicacy for foreigners, but for a Chinese person from a culinary powerhouse, it's pure torture. "Eating dry bread, enjoying a dry life," Yang Chuan thought self-deprecatingly. He tried restaurants outside the school, but 90% of the surrounding shops were fast food, even KFC was appalling! There were Chinese restaurants, of course, but whether it was the ingredients or the seasonings, the taste was always disappointing, and the prices were outrageously high. After much searching, he finally resigned himself to returning to the cafeteria.

14. 264 健 Selling Fried Chicken Outside the Gym, the Coach Leads the Way in Breaking Their Diet 健身房门口卖炸鸡，教练带头破戒 Clouds Drifting in Formlessness无相飘云Urban160k WordsOngoing [Gourmet] [Out-of-Place Street Stalls] [System] [Comedy] [Lighthearted Daily Life] Selling fried chicken outside a gym: dancing right on the fitness fanatics' biggest pet peeve! Lu Song activates the Out-of-Place Street Stall System: sell the most incongruous food in the most ridiculous places. The bigger the contrast, the more heavenly the taste! The gym coach issues a stern warning: "Anyone who dares buy fried chicken is doing ten extra sets!" Before he even finishes speaking, the coach sneaks 825Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Take a look at this one; it doesn't have a haphazardly priced price.

15. 265 警 Warning: The Aroma from This Street Stall Has Captivated a Movie Star 警告，小摊香气俘获女明星 Turn the Steering Wheel Left左打方向盘Urban198k WordsOngoing [Congratulations, Host, You've Activated the God-Tier Food System!] One night, after drinking too much at a bar, Shen Yi met the actress Lin Wan. Shen Yi unexpectedly bound himself to a food System. To earn its rewards, he began selling food at a different random location each week, serving different customers each time. He set up a fried chicken stall at People's Square, but the only people around were elderly folks dancing in the square. "My pension is eighteen thousand a month. What's wrong 3.2kReads—Score270Shelves

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    This is normal and viewable.

16. 266 承 I Farmed Earth’s Land and Fed the Entire Interstellar World 承包地球种田，我养活了整个星际 Carrot Sandwich夹心胡萝北Sci-Fi & Apocalypse669k WordsCompleted [Interstellar farming + no romance for the heroine + wood-based supernatural ability + running a shop + infrastructure development] With a disastrous start, Lin Chixia was abandoned by her family on Earth, a discarded wasteland planet filled with radiation and smog, and afflicted with a severe genetic disease. Lin Chixia: Don't worry, don't worry. I brought the golden finger from my last world with me! A spirit spring in her pocket dimension could cure illness, her wood-based ability could grow 2.2kReads8.5Score294Shelves

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    Both of these are quite good.

17. 267 我 Selling Egg Fried Rice on Highway 318, I Make Zhuoma Drool 我在318卖蛋炒饭，卓玛馋哭了 Know-Pig Hero biu知猪侠biuUrban333k WordsCompleted {Food + Road trip along National Highway 318 through Sichuan and Tibet + Immersive Tibetan scenery} {Lighthearted healing + Travel slice of life} {Lots of beautiful women} {A bittersweet story of regrets} If someone wants to go to Tibet, it means they’re unhappy with their life right now; if they’ve wanted to go for ages but still haven’t, it means they’re both poor and unhappy. On the way to Lhasa, Zhuang Zhou’s shared bike is sent flying by a Dayun truck, and he unexpectedly awakens a [Healing 300Reads5.8Score—Shelves

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    Setting up a stall along National Highway 318, selling fried rice with eggs for 30 yuan, and adding yak meat for 35 yuan—is that reasonable?! [Almost crying][Almost crying][Almost crying]

18. 268 团 The Cherished Koi Wife: My Blind Box System Makes Me Invincible 团宠锦鲤妻：我带着盲盒系统无敌了 Chasing the Wind Across the Galaxy星河逐风Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance + lucky koi + cozy, family-centered pampering] The orphan Gu Ran transmigrated into the body of a young farmer's wife. Ever since she arrived, the Su family's once-bare cupboards seemed blessed by a lucky koi: they ate fine white flour, built a new house, and had meat at every meal. Gu Ran herself had a blind-box System, and threw herself into selling blind boxes and growing longevity flowers to stay alive, never looking back. “Today's limited-edition pink lipstick blind-box 2.3kReads9.0Score198Shelves

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    Taro balls are here! 🌷🌷 Looks great, lots of delicious food! [Heart emoji][heart emoji] ① The writing is very tempting. The mind-reading, food-loving female protagonist cooks for her family every day, making dishes like sausage rice and other delicious food. Her father's colleagues couldn't resist and gathered around... ② Daily blind box food openings! [Heart emoji][heart emoji][bump post]

19. 269 美 The Gourmet Blind Box Is Wild: The Host Draws, Then the Customers Do 美食盲盒有点疯，宿主抽完顾客抽 Shi Buyan食不妍Modern Romance415k WordsCompleted [Gourmet + No CP + Perfect With a Meal + Cozy + Street Stalls + Comedy + Career-Focused] After being reborn in a parallel world, Qin Yi arrives in Rainbow City. She binds to a Gourmet blind-box street-stall System. At first, the location, time, and tasks are all randomly drawn. Later, even the food comes in blind boxes. From bowls of late-night rice noodles for 50 yuan to floral cake rolls for 200 yuan. From all kinds of little meatballs to a blind-box lunchbox truck with a thousand different di 576Reads7.4Score—Shelves
20. 270 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 16.3kReads9.4Score1.6kShelves

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    These books are incredibly popular. I read the third one a long time ago, and I've forgotten how much food description it had, but it was very good. You should give it a try.

21. 271 海 Oceanic Apocalypse: I Became a Tycoon by Trading Seafood 海洋末世，我靠倒卖海鲜成大亨 Keep Adding Sugar to the Coffee咖啡使劲加糖Sci-Fi & Apocalypse989k WordsOngoing The ratings have just opened, so they'll go up soon. [Travel between two worlds + get rich through arbitrage + fishing + beachcombing + food + no romance] Ten years into the ocean apocalypse, Qi Haiyang was driven out of her base, but unexpectedly gained the ability to travel back to the world before the apocalypse. In that world, fishery resources were dwindling, and wild sea fish were in short supply. Her own world was the opposite: seafood could be picked up everywhere, and even an empty hook 10.1kReads8.9Score1.6kShelves

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    No arbitrary pricing, no exaggerated content.

22. 272 末 Back from the Apocalypse: In the Nineties, My Sister-in-Law Raised Kids and Opened a Restaurant 末世归来之小姑在九零养崽开饭馆 Yan Xinuan颜汐暖Modern Romance511k WordsCompleted No CP. Wen Xixi, a dual-powered plant- and strength-type ability user who struggled to survive the apocalypse for ten years, suddenly fainted after using up all her mental energy while planting. When she opened her eyes again, she had somehow ended up in the resource-rich 1990s depicted in a book. Before her was an unfamiliar little house, and in her arms was a soft, chubby toddler: Wen Shuyi, the daughter her brother had left behind when he died in a flood. In the original book, the pitiful lit 388Reads6.8Score103Shelves

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    The female protagonist, who transmigrated from the apocalypse, adopted her little niece. The two of them depended on each other for survival and ran a small restaurant. It's quite a story.

23. 273 睁 She Woke Up Clutching a Medicine Jar, and Her Whole Family Dotes on Her Like She's Made of Glass 睁眼抱着药罐，全家萌哭了怕化了 Ling Fei Yan凌菲烟Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted A doted-on family favorite + food + farming and business + sweet romance (a warm family with no awful relatives) Su Yinyin, a young woman who has never dated and is clueless about romance, transmigrates to another world. There, she has good fortune, wealth, and luck. Isn't she the legendary lucky koi? Her eldest brother isn't much of a scholar, but he loves cooking? Perfect! She has countless recipes and can turn him into a restaurant tycoon in no time! Her second and third brothers love studyin 3.7kReads9.2Score390Shelves

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    1. The food and snack section is quite detailed, with less romance; it's an arranged marriage that blossoms into love. 2. The protagonist transmigrates to save his family's small restaurant by selling braised offal, gradually introducing new dishes and becoming wealthy. 3. The system has a huge cheat code, making it a mindless and enjoyable experience. He opens a kindergarten to save the villain's child, and the system adds ingredients to his loyal chef. 4. A contemporary romance novel about a variety show star who encounters a female lead who is a master chef at state banquets. It's about food and neighborly affection; even after returning to the city, he regularly visits her shop. 5. A reborn middle-aged woman who is divorced, loses weight, and opens a small restaurant. The food is heartwarming, and the hardworking female lead is realistic and likable. There is a romantic pairing.

24. 274 我 I Serve Manchu-Han Banquets at Kindergarten, Making the Whole City Drool 我在幼儿园做满汉全席，全市馋哭 Fairy Pond Koi仙池锦鲤Modern Romance581k WordsCompleted 23.5kReads9.2Score2kShelves
25. 275 四 I Married a Senior Officer at Forty, and Got a Fresh Start in Life 四十岁嫁首长，我的人生重开了 Dou Jin斗矜Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Second marriage to a soldier + nostalgic retro era + comeback power fantasy] [Beautiful, clear-headed snack-shop owner vs. stern, steady senior military officer] In middle age, Ye Wentang discovered that her adopted son was actually the child her husband had had with her friend. Her husband had even hidden the truth from her and spent all their savings buying his friend a three-bedroom apartment. Ye Wentang finally saw the light. She kicked out her scumbag husband, gave up the adopted son, and 19.3kReads8.6Score2.7kShelves
26. 276 学 Top Student, Give Me a Hug: My Laid-Back Wife Has a System 学霸抱抱，咸鱼老婆有系统 The Dark Circles Aren't Dark黑眼圈不黑Modern Romance679k WordsCompleted [A laid-back, socially anxious Qiao Zhizhi + a gentle, sunny top student, Mu Nanyi + System + food + sweet romance + feel-good wish fulfillment] At 25, Qiao Zhizhi was constantly being nagged by her mother to go on blind dates. Then one day, she suddenly got bound to the Laid-Back Comeback System. [Task: A healthy body requires the Host to put in more effort. The Host must run two kilometers every day. Punishment: menstrual cramps.] [Task: Learn martial arts. Reward: Goddess Tea (boosts metaboli 6.5kReads9.4Score771Shelves

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    I think these four are alright.

27. 277 签 Sign-In in the 1970s: The Female Supporting Character and Educated Youth Is Doted on by a Powerful Man 签到七零：女配知青被大佬娇宠了 Watching Fish from the Pavilion亭上观鱼Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Complete) [Sign-in System + Educated Youth Sent to the Countryside + Past and Present Lives + Supporting Female Character Enjoys the Gossip + Highly Educated Couple + Clear-Headed, Independent Heroine + No Character Assassination of the Original Heroine] Yi Qingqing died young. When she arrived in the underworld, she was told she had earned great merit and should have enjoyed a life of wealth and a destined marriage in one of her lifetimes, but illness had robbed her of that. As compensation, s 53.1kReads9.4Score5.8kShelves
28. 278 穿 Transported to the Stars: My Radish Bento Takes Off 穿到星际：我靠种萝卜便当火爆了 The Ultimate Sleep King顶尖瞌睡王Modern Romance289k WordsOngoing Luo Bai transmigrates. The good news: she has gone from an apocalypse plagued by food shortages to an interstellar era of rapid technological progress. The bad news: this interstellar era is also short on food. There’s another bit of good news: Luo Bai has a plant-based supernatural ability, though all she can grow is radishes. And one more bit of bad news: radishes are the one thing this interstellar world has plenty of. Finally, one last bit of good news: Luo Bai discovers she can grow radish 13Reads6.0Score—Shelves

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    The female protagonist possesses a plant-based superpower, meaning she can only grow radishes. She discovers an unusual radish and secretly cultivates it. Later, she is betrayed by the base's leader and survives only because the radish transports her to another world. She initially plans to make a living by selling radishes, but it turns out that radishes are abundant in this other world. Later, the radishes she grows can be opened into blind boxes, and she earns money to support herself and the radishes by selling these blind boxes.

29. 279 王 The Prince's Manor Has a Skilled Cook, and the Young Heir Is Wrapped Around Her Finger 王府厨娘手艺好，小小世子拿捏 Taro Round芋了个圆Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Sweet romance + food + heroine building her career + business management + a little melodrama] [Sweet, clever little chef vs. seemingly innocent but secretly calculating young lord] Ye Zhiwei had just competed in the national cooking championship. After overcoming every challenge, she finally won first place. Before she could even get home to brag to her father, she was hit by a car while helping an old lady cross the street. When she woke up, she had become a little kitchen maid tending the fi 2.9kReads8.4Score325Shelves

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    Various types, they all seem pretty good.

30. 280 穿 Transmigration: The Tasty Little Inn 穿越： 美味小馆 Chubby Cake~胖糕呀～Modern Romance483k WordsCompleted The moment Qiao Ruan woke up, she looked around at the filthy, shabby rental room she was in. “Oh my god, where am I...? I transmigrated...” Holding a hospital notice in one hand, she rubbed her forehead as she stared at the instant-noodle cups on the little table and the piles of them filling the room. “Pregnant and still eating instant noodles? How broke was I? I’m in for a hard life...” Then she checked her bank balance. “Help me up, I can still keep going...” Good food and a new life, here I 872Reads8.7Score102Shelves
31. 281 我 I Conquered the Universe with Food [Livestream] 我靠美食风靡全宇宙【直播】 Chubby Cat馋猫Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted After his soul traveled to the future, Luo Ran embarked on a career as a food streamer and, without even trying, made his food famous throughout the universe! Are insectoids poisonous? Friends, how about some spicy crawfish, aromatic chili, steamed, red-braised, or deep-fried insectoids? Potatoes are poisonous, bitter melon is bitter, lemons are sour... No problem! French fries, stuffed bitter melon, lemon honey black tea, mint lemon drinks, lemon beer, and so much more are waiting for you! What 2.4kReads8.9Score226Shelves
32. 282 她 She Conquers the Interstellar World with Mukbangs 她靠吃播征服星际 Young Master Wu吴公子Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Xu Lingyun, a powerhouse in the apocalypse who had spent years battling zombies, unexpectedly met her end over a bowl of lamb. Damn it, the lamb had been bitten by a zombie! When she woke up, she was the third princess of the Star Radiance Empire in the interstellar era. Everyone said she was not only lazy, gluttonous, uneducated, and spoiled, but was also pursuing General O'Casey, the most handsome man in the galaxy?! A handsome general? What's that supposed to be? Is he as tasty as the giant o 3.2kReads9.2Score381Shelves
33. 283 七 The 1970s: The State-Run Restaurant's Head Chef Supports the Whole Family 七零，国营大厨带飞全家 The Years of Poetry and Wine诗酒年华Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + period drama + food + System + whole-family transmigration + 1V1] Su Wanwan transmigrates into a book and even brings along a Light of Cuisine System... As a minor female character who didn’t make it past chapter three in the original novel, Su Wanwan expected life as a disposable side character to be tough. But who could have guessed... With a mother who dotes on her, a loving father, a fiercely protective second sister, and an honest older brother, Su Wanwan suddenl 3.9kReads8.5Score293Shelves
34. 284 八 After Rejecting the Match in the 1980s, I Opened a Canteen at a State-Owned Factory 八零拒婚后，我在国营厂开饭馆 Fairy Pond Koi仙池锦鲤Modern Romance500k WordsCompleted [Reborn] + [The 1980s] + [Gourmet] + [Building a business] Shen Qingyue returned to the 1980s. In her previous life, her family drained her dry, and all three sisters were cheated by their grandparents. Reborn, she refuses to be a sucker again. She takes on the unreasonable troublemakers, and whoever picks a fight with her gets crushed underfoot. After splitting from the family, she starts a business with her sisters, opening a restaurant at a state-owned factory. The troublemakers fail to get t 3.1kReads9.0Score248Shelves

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    The first book is a very detailed food novel, with meticulous descriptions of cooking. It's set in a fictional ancient world. 🍚 The second book features a female protagonist who builds her business from scratch using her culinary skills. She starts by selling boxed lunches, then takes over the canteen of a state-owned factory, organizes a barbecue festival, and eventually owns her own factory!

35. 285 我 How Did I, Heir to a Legendary Chef, End Up as a Suffering International Student? 我堂堂神厨后人竟沦为命苦留子？ Call Me Teacher Bao叫我爆老师Modern Romance181k WordsOngoing [Don’t make me cook!! → Cooking is so satisfying] [Gourmet fiction + System + farming pocket dimension + hilarious and heartwarming] Ning Tangtang comes from a family of master chefs, but she has no desire to inherit the family business. Her lifelong dream is to escape the kitchen. What good is a perfect knife technique when milk tea smells so good? No matter how brilliant your cooking is, nothing beats lying flat! Her family thinks she’s “neglecting her proper duties,” so they pack her off abro 17Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 286 惊 Shocking! The Prime Minister’s Legitimate Daughter Wins Over the Entire Capital with Her Cooking 惊！丞相嫡女靠美食征服整个京城 Heading South in Search of Longing南下觅知意Ancient Romance280k WordsOngoing Modern chef Su Yuwan transmigrates and nearly gets taken out by ancient “cuisine” the moment she opens her eyes! Overly sweet pastries? Greasy meat? What kind of awful place doesn’t even have potato chips or spicy strips?! “This dump isn’t fit for pigs!” When she realizes that life among the nobility is truly dull... “Heh. Time to show you what a whole different level of competition looks like!” She fries golden potato chips from potatoes meant for pigs, and the emperor secretly tucks them int 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    ✨Food-themed novels feature female leads who cook incredibly well, turning all the angst-prone heroines into gluttonous little girls; campus romance novels feature heroines who are too lazy to bring breakfast for the male lead; substitute novels feature heroines who are too lazy to even look at the male lead and just want to eat; and even the real heiresses in "True or False Heiresses" are no longer emotionally attached to their true selves…

37. 287 我 Spreading the Cuisine of Huaxia Across the Future 我在未来传播华夏美食 Charcoal-Grilled Zui Zui碳烤醉醉Modern Romance251k WordsCompleted [Interstellar cuisine + male lead + robot male lead Shen Li] Shen Lulu transmigrates into the body of an interstellar orphan. With adulthood approaching and no money left for food, she sets her sights on Capital University’s cafeteria and takes it over. Before long, the students of Capital University are all living happily. "Meat-stuffed flatbread or jianbing for lunch today?" "I think soy milk and fried dough sticks are the best." "Breakfast has to be dumplings or wontons!" "What about steamed 1.2kReads8.2Score112Shelves

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    This food-themed article is so beautiful! The cooking skills are amazing, I wish I could eat it in real life! [Heart emojis]

38. 288 穿 After I Transmigrated, I Used Food to Save a Kindergarten 穿越后，我用美食拯救幼儿园 Hu Baicai胡白菜Modern Romance770k WordsOngoing After transmigrating as the principal of a bankrupt kindergarten, Lin Xiaoxia takes one look at the rundown courtyard and nearly blacks out. She’s a Michelin-level backup chef, and now she has to look after kids, clean, and sing nursery rhymes? Then she hears, “Ding! You have been bound to the Chinese Little Chef Pro Max System.” Three months later “Mommy, I used the molecular gastronomy machine to make rainbow cloud marshmallows today!” The adorable four-year-old pulls out a piping bag. “The p 66Reads6.4Score—Shelves
39. 289 猫 Kitty’s Happy Little Dessert Shop 猫咪的圆满甜品店 The Cream Puff Isn't Sweet奶油泡芙不甜Modern Romance253k WordsCompleted [Another world + Desserts + Fluffy companions + A little of the groveling ex trope] [An adorable, clearheaded, sunny orange cat × A proud, sharp-tongued, max-strength Ming Snake] After an accident brought on by low blood sugar, Yun Manman transmigrates to the continent of Lingyi and becomes a fluffy orange-and-white cat. Delighted by a whole new world full of fluffy creatures, she clenches her tiny paw and declares, “I’ll make desserts conquer the continent of Lingyi and enjoy a happy cat’s life 1.8kReads9.2Score217Shelves
40. 290 秦 Who's Best at Qin Dynasty Infrastructure? The Food System Is Here to Help 秦朝基建哪家强美食系统来帮忙 Yu Shuo予说Ancient Romance340k WordsCompleted Note: The female lead has no romance. The central idea of this story is the proper use of a food System: selling food, no; building infrastructure for the Qin Empire, yes. [In our country, "sir" is a gender-neutral form of address. The System has no gender, so it has been addressed with the neutral term "sir." If you think that because foreign men have been translated as "sir" in modern times, the word means male, and thus the System should not be called "sir," please avoid this story.] [As for 2.6kReads9.2Score323Shelves

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    The first book had a vast world-building; when I first started reading it, it only had about 200 chapters. I finished it a couple of days ago and read it all in one go. The female lead is absolutely invincible on that planet, and there's no romantic pairing. The second book had a female lead who inherited a house that allowed her to travel through time. After obtaining ingredients in another world, she sold them in the real world. The third book featured delicious food and infrastructure development, with the female lead helping the author, Zu Long, with his construction work. The fourth book was a very good food-themed healing novel; I felt a little bittersweet after reading it. The fifth book might have some illogical plot points, but they're acceptable. The fact that the female lead could obtain ingredients from various dimensions was really appealing, and each dimension was described quite interestingly.

41. 291 我 I'm an Average Cook, Yet the Villagers Won't Stop Singing My Praises! 我厨艺平平，硬被乡亲吹爆了！ A Flower of Pork Knuckle一朵肘子花Urban506k WordsCompleted The folks in Wang Yang’s hometown are friendly, close-knit, and full of community spirit! But every last one of them has a bad habit: they love to brag, always saying things like, “So-and-so from our village is amazing!” That was all well and good, until they found out Wang Yang had opened a small restaurant in the county town near his hometown... “I’m not bragging, but someone from my village opened a restaurant in our county town. Just thinking about his cooking makes my mouth water...” “If yo 3.4kReads8.1Score171Shelves
42. 292 厨 God of Cooking: A Bowl of Fried Rice Throws the Heavens into Chaos! 厨神：一碗炒饭，引来诸天大乱！ God Luo Tianzheng神丶罗天征Eastern Fantasy503k WordsCompleted (Food + No Female Lead + Laid-Back Daily Life + Lighthearted Comedy) Jiang Yuxian transmigrates to the Xuantian Continent, where his extraordinary cooking skills win over all the races. His dishes don’t just taste incredible, they also have amazing effects that even spiritual pills and medicines can’t match. Even a meal he throws together on a whim has countless people clamoring for a taste! A sect elder weeps as he says, “Xiao Jiang, your egg fried rice is out of this world! After eating it, I 3.1kReads7.7Score346Shelves
43. 293 妖 A Record of Eating Demons 妖食记 Cai Wangwang菜汪汪Ancient Romance632k WordsCompleted The Wuwei Inn flourishes because people in this world always have so many wishes. Birth, aging, sickness, death; resentment, hatred, love, and feuds; love and separation; life and death. The demons at the Wuwei Inn love to feast on these human joys and sorrows. Long Sanniang is stunningly beautiful. She's a shop owner, a fine cook, and a guide. Her life is long and dull, so she opens a restaurant to hear people's stories and, along the way, take in a handsome young general. Open the most distinc 3.9kReads9.4Score686Shelves

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    This book! The payment for eating at the Wuwei Restaurant is a story, and if you have any requests, you can even exchange them for your good fortune and lifespan in your next life.

44. 294 开 From the Start, Maxed-Out Cooking Skills: Earn Money, Grow Strong, and Become a Lord 开局满级厨艺，赚钱发育当领主 Doesn't Like Celery不爱吃芹菜Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted [Western Fantasy + Laid-Back + Everyday Life + Silly Comedy + Beast-Eared Girls + Nearly Invincible] The continent of Celsis is home to many races. Besides humans, there are elves, beastfolk, dragons, merfolk, vampires, demons… From the start, Cheng Yu gains max-level cooking skills and can exchange the positive emotions of his customers for all kinds of items. One day, the Skeleton Lord who rules a vast territory goes missing. Someone asks Cheng Yu, “Mr. Cheng Yu, do you know where the Skeleton 30.1kReads9.1Score2.9kShelves

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    Help! I'm totally hooked on this novel! The protagonist, Cheng Yu, and a white-haired, beast-eared girl are building their career in another world, and the process of collecting "emotion points" is full of hilarious moments. But their peace is shattered when former friends turn into enemies and sabotage them. The protagonist uncovers the conspiracy and, with the beast-eared girl's help, launches a counterattack—it's so satisfying!

45. 295 惊 The Horror Realm: Entering the Strange World from a Psychiatric Hospital 惊悚领域：从精神病院进入诡世界 Tender Little Puppy香嫩的小狗Mystery1.5M WordsOngoing (The hardcover edition has been published!) [Infinite Flow] [Original Horror Instances] [Mild Horror] “Chen Ji murdered his mother a week ago and spent three days with her corpse before he was arrested.” “You have been diagnosed with schizophrenia and are about to be transferred to a psychiatric hospital for supervision.” “Do you have anything to say?” The black-haired boy before them slowly raised his head, his expression calm. “I’ll say it again.” “The thing I killed wasn’t my mother...” “It w 314.1kReads9.5Score58.8kShelves

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    Have you never thought about city life, adventure, and gourmet food?

46. 296 中 Chinese Food Has Foreigners Drooling: I'm a Master Chef in Britain 中餐馋哭老外，我在英伦当厨神 Suddenly, Eh Ah突然诶啊Urban237k WordsOngoing [Food] [Everyday Life] [Comedy] [Perfect with a Meal] [Cozy and Comforting] Yan Yuan was about to graduate when his family suddenly fell on hard times, and his parents wouldn’t let him return home. After making a late-night snack for his landlord, he awakened the [Food Culture Conquest System]. From then on, foreign diners’ taste buds were in for a whole new level of Chinese cuisine. After tasting his century egg and pork congee, the landlord wept with emotion. “This black egg tastes like heaven 20Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    Unlike formulaic food novels, this book is not just about cooking, but also full of warmth and healing.

47. 297 我 I'm Really Not a Godfather, I Just Want to Be a Good Cook 我真不是教父，我只想当个好厨子 Liu Er Liu Er六二六二Urban1.1M WordsCompleted “Feng Zhiyuan, you dare claim you’re not a godfather? What are all those people in black suits doing in your noodle shop?” “They’re here to eat noodles. There’s no rule saying you can’t wear a black suit when you come here for noodles, is there?” “Then why do you have undercover agents hanging around you?” “What undercover agents? Don’t make things up. They’re all upright people who uphold the law.” “Then what’s your relationship with them?” “Friends. We’re very innocent friends.” Who gets it, f 568Reads7.4Score101Shelves

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    It's alright, all good.

48. 298 从 It Started at a Stinky Tofu Stall, and Now the Owner's Acting Strange 从臭豆腐摊开始，这老板变奇怪了 The Daydreaming Zhou梦游的小周Urban503k WordsCompleted [Urban rebirth + one heroine + sweet romance + career success and wealth + food] Top-notch stinky tofu, unbeatable river-snail rice noodles, super fresh fertilized duck eggs, secret-recipe braised intestines… On the street behind the university sits a little food shop famous for its stink. The owner loves flaunting his romance, and everything he sells reeks to high heaven. Yet somehow, it still sells out every day. Ning Yao: “You’re sweating buckets. Take a break first!” Ye Fei: “No need. Give m 582Reads8.9Score101Shelves
49. 299 说 I Was Promised a Gourmet System, So Why Am I Possessed by a Ghost? 说好的美食系统，怎么是鬼上身 Guess, Guess, Guess, I Can't Figure You Out, Sir猜猜猜不透君Modern Romance314k WordsOngoing Lighthearted comedy + food + running a business + rural revitalization + fake System (No suspense or horror, just everyday life and food.) When Xiang Yunduan was broke and about to sleep on the street, a voice appeared in her mind, claiming to be a “System.” System: Go bow three times in front of the “I Miss You So Much at xx” road sign, and I’ll make you rich! Xiang Yunduan: Are you nuts? The next second, Xiang Yunduan dropped to her knees. “Are three enough? If not, I’ll do thirty. System, ple 30.1kReads9.2Score5kShelves

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    Food bloggers have relatively reasonable prices, mainly selling pastries and similar items.

50. 300 修 The Cultivation Ancestor Raises Kids in the Interstellar Age: As Long as We’re Alive 修真老祖在星际带崽，活着就好 Jun Xianxian君纤纤Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Desolate planet + everyday life + gathering resources + raising kids] Qing Li was an ordinary college student from Huaxia, until she transmigrated into the body of an old ancestor in the cultivation world. After lying low for ten years, she died saving that world. Heaven left her a slim chance of survival. By a twist of fate, she made a deal with Jiang Qingli, a woman from the interstellar era: Qing Li would take over her body and keep Jiang Qingli's two children safe as they grew up. Qing Li t 17kReads9.1Score2.2kShelves

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    The first two books are interstellar food novels, and the female lead doesn't set prices arbitrarily; demand determines the price [facepalm][facepalm]. The third book is more of a food novel, but it's a period drama about starting from nothing, and the female lead transmigrates into an old lady's body to experience the painless experience of being a breastfeeding mother [eating melon][eating melon]. The food the female lead makes in the third book is delicious; it's sure to be a gold mine of good fortune [smirking][smirking].

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