Looking for Food Stories With Braised Intestines and Red-Braised Pork. Ancient or Period Settings Are Fine 😘 求美食文，卤大肠，红烧肉。古代年代文都可以😘

1. 1 惊 Shocking! The Wealthy Family's Fat Wife Is a Max-Level Spirit Chef 惊！豪门肥妻竟是满级灵厨 Zhou Nan Han Guang周南汉广Modern Romance522k WordsCompleted (The rating was just posted and will rise later.) [Transmigration + healing through food + sweet childcare romance + cozy daily life + one-on-one romance + love that grows over time] The moment she opened her eyes, Shen Zhigeng, a renowned culinary cultivator from the cultivation world, had become a wealthy man’s fat wife, mocked by the entire internet. Her parents favored her sibling, her younger sister was a poisonous flower, her CEO husband looked at her with disgust, and everyone online was 6.4kReads8.0Score651Shelves

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   The first book is a transmigration novel. The protagonist is a great cook, runs a small shop, has good relationships with her customers, and has a well-behaved child. The second book is a system novel. The female protagonist has a terminal illness and is required by the system to cook for the villain's cub. She treats the cub well and is decisive in dealing with bad guys. The third book is a transmigration novel about cultivating immortality. Because the protagonist is a disciple of alchemy, but can't refine pills, only know how to cook, and is so delicious that he is madly infatuated by the disciples and elders.

2. 2 全 Everyone Has Lost Their Appetite? I Win Over the Little Villain Cubs with My Cooking 全员厌食？我靠做饭征服幼崽反派 Mountains and Rivers Never Sleep山川无眠Modern Romance670k WordsCompleted [System] [Food] [Raising Kids] [Adorable Children] [Healing] [No Romance] (A short drama adaptation of the same name is now streaming. Its central theme is the heartfelt bond among the protagonist, the adorable kids, and their parents.) Tang Yuan is diagnosed with a terminal illness and abruptly fired. With nowhere else to turn, she binds herself to the "God-Tier Child-Feeding System." To earn more years of life, she applies for a job at a special elite kindergarten that takes in troubled childr 5.3kReads5.0Score967Shelves
3. 3 修 A Great War in the Cultivation World, All for a Bite to Eat?! 修仙界大战，只为抢口饭？！ Red Carp, Donkey, Green Crucian Carp红鲤鱼驴绿鲫鱼Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted [Gourmet cooking + immortal cultivation + scheming sect disciple + lighthearted comedy + goofy daily life + no female lead or harem] Zhu Fan transmigrated to the cultivation world and became a disciple of a sect. Just as he was about to receive his golden finger, something unexpected happened Zhu Fan: Anyone else know this feeling? I was about to become a tycoon in the immortal realm! Once my divine pill was ready, I’d ascend to immortality! But someone suddenly cut in and bound me to the wrong 15kReads9.2Score1.7kShelves
4. 4 我 I Opened a Restaurant in Ancient Times 我在古代开饭馆 Smiling Star微笑星Ancient Romance426k WordsCompleted Ye Xiaowei inexplicably transmigrates into the body of a farm girl in ancient times. Her family is struggling, so she uses her own hands to build a fortune, one step at a time. She starts out selling scallion pancakes at a street stall, then opens a little diner, and eventually builds a chain of grand restaurants. Her life gets better and better. What? The little beggar she took in has a truly impressive background? And the handsome young man she found, who had lost his memory, leaves without a 1.4kReads8.2Score117Shelves

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   I just finished reading my first food-themed novel. It follows the protagonist's journey from a small stall at the docks to opening a restaurant and finally a grand establishment. The focus is heavily on food, with relatively little romance between the male and female leads. The ending feels rushed, but the beginning is worth reading if you ignore the ending.

5. 5 连 A Serial Killer Rented a Room and Accidentally Moved Into the Criminal Police Captain's Home 连环杀人犯租房子，不小心租进刑警队长家里了 The World's Mightiest Little Fox宇宙无敌小狐狸7k WordsCompleted A serial killer rents a place by accident, and ends up living with the captain of the criminal investigation team. 160Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This is interesting.

6. 6 重 Reborn in the 1980s: Making It Big in Shanghai 重生八零，我在沪市发家了 Miaoyiyi妙仪仪Modern Romance311k WordsCompleted No CP!! She has a golden finger, and this is a lighthearted, everyday food story. Back in the 1980s, Lin Yueru finally understood how to live her life. Men may betray you, but the money you earn and put in your pocket never will! This time around, she kicks her freeloading scumbag boyfriend to the curb and uses a food sign-in System to build a culinary empire in Shanghai. Sign in every day, and all kinds of legendary recipes for Shanghai cuisine are hers for the taking. From pan-fried buns sizz 21Reads—Score112Shelves

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   I highly recommend this food-themed novel with no romantic pairing. [Thinking][Thinking]

7. 7 穿 Transmigrating to 1990s Hong Kong: The Underworld Heiress Clears Her Name Through Food 穿九零港城：黑道千金靠美食洗白 Jin Yangyu金洋宇Modern Romance221k WordsOngoing [Transmigrate to 1990s Hong Kong] [Daughter of a crime boss] [Food and business] [Turning gangsters into honest workers] Transmigrated as the daughter of a Hong Kong crime boss in the 1990s, she's got a gang of underlings who know nothing but fighting. While everyone else is fighting over territory, she picks up a spatula and gets into the food business! She trains street thugs to become food delivery riders and errand couriers. With the help of her cha chaan teng's delicious food, she gradually 1.9kReads—Score217Shelves

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   Set in 1990s Hong Kong, this is a period drama! A food-themed story! No romantic pairing. The female protagonist, a food blogger and spiritual healer, transmigrates to 1990s Hong Kong. She's the daughter of a triad boss, and while she's not particularly career-driven, she can't afford to be unproductive—she's not a triad leader! So she tries to lead her crew to open a fast-food restaurant, deliver food, and transport packages! Her background as a healer is a perfect match for her triad background, so her transmigration wasn't entirely pointless. 🍉🍉

8. 8 带 Bringing a Tiny Kitchen to Cook for an Entire Ancient Army Camp 带小厨房在古代军营做大锅饭 Xiao Mihu小迷胡Ancient Romance201k WordsCompleted Yun Shu, a modern food blogger, had finally worked hard for years to buy an apartment in the big city. But on the very first day after moving into her new home, she inexplicably transmigrated to a dynasty called Great Yan. The food here was plain. People only knew how to boil or steam their ingredients, making it a veritable culinary desert. Having grown up immersed in Chinese food culture, Yun Shu had no choice but to cook for herself and make sure she had enough to eat. To survive, she found a 4.9kReads8.2Score343Shelves

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   These are must-read food-themed novels, especially the first one, which is my current favorite. I absolutely adore the female lead. I don't want to spoil the reading experience, but you'll definitely be captivated by her charm as you read on. The food descriptions in the second book are fantastic; reading it in bed last night made me incredibly hungry. The romance between the male and female leads is very delicate and natural. The third book is a time-travel story set in the past, a bit funny and silly, but quite interesting. If you like this type of story, give it a try. The fourth book is a heartwarming modern novel, incredibly healing, full of life, with a gentle, flowing romance that reveals happiness in its ordinariness.

9. 9 穿 Transmigrated into a Redfruit Villain, Starting by Fixing the Heartless One 穿越红果反派，从整治不烧心开始 The System Is Fake系统是假的Urban222k WordsOngoing [Transmigrating into a Red Fruit Short Drama] [Villain] After transmigrating into the world of Red Fruit short dramas, Jiang Ye becomes the Villain in the script, a prop whose sole purpose is to force tearjerking moments and bear the brunt of moral blackmail. Everyone in this world considers themselves a paragon of virtue. They wallow in self-righteous sentiment and completely ignore the hardships of others. As a Villain, Jiang Ye knows exactly what his role calls for. You sell buns and claim th 380kReads6.7Score44kShelves

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   This one is good 😃

10. 10 县 A Little County-Town Shop That Leaves Customers Craving More 县城小店，馋坏食客 Hua Xiaoze花小泽Urban456k WordsOngoing Wang Chen returned home and laid out plans for himself, determined to get his family's old shop up and running again. Short-term goal: No need to get rich, just break even. Long-term goal: Make money, make money, make money every day. 7kReads—Score454Shelves
11. 11 重 Back to 1985: My Self-Serve Porridge Stall Is a Hit 重回八五，自助粥摊火爆了 Meng Xiaocha蒙小茶Modern Romance1.7M WordsCompleted (Her Own Woman) To escape her stepfather's clutches, Su Miao falls from the 13th floor and travels back to the day her parents divorced when she was a child. She sees through her mother's cold, indifferent nature and her habit of endlessly spoiling her younger brother. This time, she chooses without hesitation to go with her father. When her uncle tries to secure a permanent job, he blocks the door and raises a huge ruckus. Su Miao leans close to her father's ear and whispers a few words. Her fa 22.7kReads9.2Score2.2kShelves

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    A rare find in articles about Guangxi cuisine; it makes me want to go to Guangxi and eat all sorts of delicious food!

12. 12 种 Who Starts Farming by Sending Three Piglets as a Gift? 种田谁家男主开局送礼送三只猪崽 Green Robe青裳Ancient Romance1.7M WordsCompleted Completed. Dive in without worry! (Farming + No golden finger + Family life + Romance + Building a fortune + Cozy + No awful characters) No System! No pocket dimension!! No golden finger!!! No awful characters!!!! (We’ve said it three times because it’s important. The male lead appears late. The story focuses on building a career, with romance as a side plot x3.) Baihua Cave is a village deep in the mountains, home to nearly a hundred households. Everyone says it’s a poor and remote backwater. S 23kReads9.0Score2.5kShelves

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    Baby, look here! [Kissing emoji] 1. Delicious porcini mushrooms, fragrant termite mushrooms, spicy hot and sour noodles... The female lead can make mushroom sauce and various pickled vegetables, full of Yunnan flavor! [Masterpiece of Sparrow Food] 2. The female lead's family makes tofu, and she can make all kinds of tofu-related dishes. Besides tofu, she also makes various stir-fries. The romance between the male and female leads is also very sweet! [Kissing emoji]

13. 13 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 8.3kReads8.5Score873Shelves

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    A food-themed novel where the female protagonist can cook all sorts of delicious food, including braised pork intestines, braised pork belly, and crayfish… ① Pure street food story, no romantic pairing. Grilled potatoes, pickled chicken feet, crayfish, braised pork hock, Sichuan-style boiled chicken, dry-pot pork intestines… attract a horde of hungry diners. Even nobles in the palace would make peace to eat at the street stall. Officials would rush to the stall before even taking off their robes, only to be caught red-handed by the Prime Minister, who then also became one of the foodies. ② A food blogger transmigrates to ancient times and presents the ancients with a breathtaking culinary feast… Snail rice noodles, stinky tofu, spicy crayfish, and she can also make various desserts; the aroma even attracts the neighboring prince…

14. 14 大 The Blacksmith and the Tofu Maker 大铁匠与豆腐娘 A Shark with One Hand一只鲨手Ancient Romance397k WordsCompleted [Farming story + everyday life + food + raising a child + cozy + no pocket dimension or System for the protagonist + seemingly fierce but actually endlessly worrying, devoted dad-like man x free-spirited pampered sweetheart + face-slapping satisfaction] (The leads are both natives. They'll keep living their own quiet lives and won't suddenly become marquises, prime ministers, or emperors.) Of the three hardest livelihoods, there's boat hauling, ironworking, and selling tofu. Mian, a tofu seller 13.4kReads9.3Score1.4kShelves
15. 15 穿 Transmigrated to Ancient Times: A Food Blogger Builds a Fortune 穿越之美食博主在古代发家致富 Lin Family's Dou Xiao Dou林家豆小豆Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Food blogger Jiang Yue transmigrates into the Jiang family, a household of farmers. The Jiangs are dirt poor, with barely enough to eat or wear, and life is truly hard. Fortunately, the family is warm and easygoing, sincere and kind to others. Jiang Yue decides to rely on her own skills to help the whole family prosper, starting with a little shop, moving on to a small restaurant, and eventually opening a grand restaurant, until they achieve financial freedom. P.S. A pure food-focused story, set 46.1kReads8.7Score2.2kShelves

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    Book 1: In her previous life, she was a top-tier chef who was transported to ancient times after a car accident. She and her family built a fortune selling pig offal at a street stall. Book 2: She was originally a food blogger who was also transported to ancient times after being hit by a car. She became Jiang Yue of the impoverished Jiang family! She built her fortune by selling wild vegetables and egg pancakes at a street stall.

16. 16 穿 After Reincarnating as a Foolish Girl, I Used My Cooking to Help the Whole Family Thrive 穿成傻女后，我靠美食养旺了全家 A Dazed Little Rice Ball一只呆圆子Ancient Romance563k WordsOngoing [Transmigration] [Food] [Farming] [Healing] [Sweet Romance] [Family Life] [Romance] Su Yuan was once a top imperial banquet chef in the industry. After an accident, she transmigrated into Su Yuan, the foolish youngest daughter everyone in Creekside Village mocked. Fortunately, everyone in the Su family cherished her. Her grandmother and parents treated her like the apple of their eye, while her four older brothers protected her at every turn and would never let anyone bully her. Su Yuan immediat 54.2kReads8.8Score7.9kShelves

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    The female lead can make all kinds of delicious food: locust flower pancakes, scallion pancakes, braised snail rice noodles, instant noodles... She also runs a private kitchen, specializing in catering to parties and family banquets.

17. 17 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 9.6kReads8.7Score842Shelves

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    It's very good, I recommend it.

18. 18 长 The Little Chang'an Eatery 长安小食肆 Nine-Lived Fairy九命妖精Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Food Business Comeback + Clear-Headed Heroine + Everyday Food and Drink + No Romance, but Plenty of Suitors] In her previous life, Jiang Yuan was a chef in the Imperial Kitchen, bound to a mission. For ten years, she treated Crown Prince Zhao Heng's food aversion, prepared soups for him, and soothed his mind, giving him everything he asked for. The day he ascended the throne, he rewarded her with poisoned wine. She drank it with a smile. Mission complete. The System unbound, and at last she was 270Reads6.8Score108Shelves

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    Personally, I think the first and fourth books are the best.

19. 19 先 First, a Bowl of Lychee Cream 先来一碗荔枝膏 Drunk, Plucking Spring醉折春Ancient Romance682k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate + build wealth + imperial exams + everyday life + career-focused] [A slow, steady story. There are bad people now and then, but no cartoonishly awful villains.] Lin Qishu, founder of a modern Chinese tea-drink brand, transmigrated to the Great Liang dynasty after being targeted by online harassment. The moment she opened her eyes, she found herself orphaned and responsible for raising her younger brother. To make matters worse, unscrupulous competitors were watching her, ready to f 2.6kReads8.2Score405Shelves
20. 20 绑 After Binding a System, I Opened a Dessert Shop in Ancient Times 绑定系统后，我在古代开甜品店 One Crispy Bite of Chips薯片一口脆Ancient Romance386k WordsCompleted [Food + Alternate World + Transmigrate + System + Mutual Devotion + Not a Power Fantasy] Gu Qiyue, a top pastry chef, transmigrates into the body of a penniless orphan in ancient times. She opens her eyes to a bare-walled home with a leaky roof and finds her only family, her younger brother, emaciated. Just as she's worrying that life is bitter as wormwood, a “ding” sounds in her mind... She has bound the [Food Business System]. What are household schemes, palace intrigues, backbreaking farming, 178Reads—Score102Shelves
21. 21 当 Small-Town Life After Retiring from Maid Service 当丫鬟退休后的小县城生活 Lucky Matcha Ice幸运抹茶冰冰Ancient Romance400k WordsCompleted (Completed) [Food-stall heroine + storybook-writing hero + fictional setting + no golden finger + gentle, everyday life] Fifteen years after leaving the He household in the capital, Jiang Yu, a retired maid, returns to Daliu Town with her daughter. She buys a small courtyard and sets up a food stall at the mouth of an alley. In Sweetwater Alley lives a successful candidate who writes storybooks instead of doing anything respectable. Cheng keeps odd hours, sleeping by day and staying up at night. 3.6kReads8.9Score349Shelves

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    ✨Braised pork noodles, sweet fermented rice balls, braised pork ribs, pan-fried lamb chops—the female lead sets up a food stall in ancient times to raise her adorable child… ✨A food blogger travels back in time to ancient times to set up a stall, selling fish balls, pickled bamboo shoots, braised pork, grilled squid 🦑, and chicken with pork belly… The neighbor's teacher and his grandson are drooling…

22. 22 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 24.2kReads7.8Score3kShelves

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    It's good; 1. It's a must-have for my group-buying meals (double updates daily); 2. The writing is brilliant, but the updates are incredibly slow (only a few chapters in over half a month).

23. 23 重 Reborn in the 1980s: Starting with Selling Noodles 重生80年代，从卖面条开始 Loves Coconut Water c爱喝椰子水cUrban189k WordsOngoing [Made Entirely by Hand] [Period Novel + Food + Cozy Everyday Life + System + Farming] Jiang Jue unexpectedly is reborn in 1989 and takes over his family’s restaurant from the start! In an era short on good food, he’ll give diners a taste of culinary wonders! Noodles with shredded pork and green peppers, noodles with fried pork, Yangzhou fried rice, sea cucumber braised with scallions, Wensi tofu, squirrel-shaped mandarin fish, mapo tofu, dry-fried rice noodles with beef, ginger duck... From nort 180Reads—Score105Shelves

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    This one [add one to bookshelf][add one to bookshelf]

24. 24 随 Random Street Stalls: I Use Food to Lure Snakes Out of Their Holes 随机摆摊：我用美食引蛇出洞 AAAA Prosperous BloomsAAAA花开富贵Urban889k WordsOngoing [Food + undercover work + comedy + catching criminals + System + no heroine + no romance] Also known as Food: The Undercover Cop Sets Up a Street Stall, and Fugitives Beg Him to Get Back to Work Xiao Lan transmigrated into the body of a police officer in a parallel world and was assigned to pose as a street-food vendor while keeping an eye on a suspect. As it happened, he’d been a cooking genius in his previous life. This was right up his alley. The next day, a tricycle loaded with top-tier food 9.9kReads9.4Score869Shelves
25. 25 饕 The Gluttonous Little Chef Helps Her Whole Family Thrive 饕餮小厨娘带飞全家 Little Red Riding Hood Picking Mushrooms踩蘑菇的小红帽Ancient Romance204k WordsCompleted Shen Zhixia is a 21st-century food blogger who was developing a new dish just before she transmigrated. Carefree and easily contented, she believes that if she can eat her fill today, there’s no point worrying about tomorrow. But deep down, she has principles and fiercely protects her loved ones. If anyone lays a hand on her family, she’ll fight them with a spatula. Her catchphrase: “What? What’s the big deal? Let’s eat our fill first!” A food-loving farming tale + the whole family leveling up t 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Reborn in ancient times from modern times, leading my family to wealth and prosperity.

26. 26 锦 The Brocade Kitchen 锦食小饭堂 Little Red Riding Hood Picking Mushrooms踩蘑菇的小红帽Ancient Romance135k WordsCompleted Su Jinnian, a modern food blogger, accidentally transmigrates to the ancient Great Yan dynasty and becomes a fifteen-year-old village girl in Sujia Village, Qingshan Town, who shares her name. Though the family is poor, her parents love each other, her brothers get along, and the neighbors are kindhearted. Su Jinnian decides to put her old skills to use, drawing on modern food concepts and later-generation recipes to help her family get started with a tiny food stall and build a warm yet excitin 30Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 27 邪 After the Evil Cultivator Started Cooking, Both the Immortal and Demon Realms Craved Her Food 邪修做饭后，仙魔两界都馋哭了 On the Strings of the Clear Moon清月弦上Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Hilarious Wish-Fulfillment] [Gourmet] [Cultivation] [Lighthearted and Healing] The moment Sang Wan opened her eyes, she found herself in a cultivation novel, inhabiting the body of the vicious senior sister who shared her name. The original owner drugged her senior brother, tried to seduce her master, and harassed her junior brother. She was the celestial world's number-one “female sleaze.” In the end, she was driven out of her sect for framing its beloved junior sister and died miserably in th 3.8kReads7.7Score787Shelves

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    ① This is a cultivation novel. The female lead can cook all kinds of delicious food: milk and crucian carp soup, lemon chicken feet, spicy strips, milk tea, spicy crayfish, refreshing mung bean soup... The descriptions of the food are really irresistible at night... The food she makes seems to have healing properties (after all, it's a cultivation novel), it's not ordinary food... ② The female lead sells all kinds of snacks at a stall, making my mouth water uncontrollably in the middle of the night. The later it gets, the hungrier I get [facepalm]

28. 28 摆 I Set Up a Stall and Make the Tragic-Novel Heroine Happy with My Food 摆摊，我靠美食让虐文女主幸福了 Yi San by the Water一三傍水Modern Romance559k WordsCompleted [Food] [No Romance] [Lighthearted] [Healing] [Funny] [Perfect with a Meal] Also known as: The Tortured Heroine Is Surrounded by a Bunch of Foodies Main plot: Food cures lovesickness In another universe, Lin Wei gazed at a certain heroine from her previous world. What? You'd chase someone across dimensions just for a meal? That doesn't seem very reasonable! Lin Wei was a top chef and a genius from China. Although she had transmigrated to take a job as a minor supporting character, a tool mean 10.6kReads9.0Score1.6kShelves
29. 29 我 I Set Up a Street Stall in Ancient Times, and the Big Shots Are Obsessed! 我在古代摆地摊，大佬们馋疯了？ Yao Shujin尧书锦Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate + food + everyday street-stall life + farming + cozy + no romance + alternate world] Gu Yanxi had lived in ancient times for three years when an accident left her with amnesia. A bout of high fever brought all her memories back. From the start, her father was a cripple, her mother was constantly sick, and her younger brother was a compulsive gambler. Luckily, she was a great cook and knew a few martial arts moves. No matter how tough the situation, she could handle it! Sizzling gri 5.2kReads8.0Score410Shelves

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    5.6 both represent a simple and ordinary life.

30. 30 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 32.3kReads7.9Score2.9kShelves

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    Ancient Chinese food novels, with a system, where you cook and sell food.

31. 31 资 A Tycoon’s Heir? Perfect, I’ll Take Him Home as My Husband 资本家大少爷？正好扛回家做老公 Song Nianchu宋念初Modern Romance950k WordsOngoing [Period setting + fishing village + marriage first, love later + devoted husband + building a fortune] “Chu, do you want a man or not?” One moment, Song Nianchu is celebrating her company going public. The next, she has transmigrated into an orphan girl in a fishing village in the 1970s. The girl is young and beautiful, but born with superhuman strength. She can kill a mad bull with one punch, and now that she is nearly twenty, no one dares marry her. Her late father is so furious that he appear 22.1kReads8.1Score866Shelves

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

32. 32 我 I Set Up a Stall in the Cultivation World, and Customers Came Back Around Three Times 我在修真界摆摊，回头客绕了三圈 A Pei ya阿裴yaAncient Romance436k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + cultivation + food + street stalls + delicate, charming chef + no CP] Jiang Weier transmigrates to an ancient cultivation world and becomes a young lady of the Duke's household, living under someone else's roof. She unexpectedly acquires the God of Cooking's street-stall System and sets up her own home with her frail mother and four-year-old younger brother. Spicy tofu buns, three-delicacy vegetable pot stickers, milk tea, deluxe fried rice, extra-spicy grilled sausages, Orlean 159Reads—Score113Shelves

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    Too lazy to introduce, just come and see for yourself [sending heart]

33. 33 拜 Goodbye, I'm Going Home to Run a Stall 拜拜了您，我回家摆摊了 Miss Steak牛扒小姐Modern Romance503k WordsCompleted [Gourmet + Slice of Life + No Romance + Heartwarming] Shen Huan was an ordinary office worker. The company was rife with cutthroat competition, and her direct boss kept making things difficult for her. After working diligently overtime for half a year, she'd finally had enough of his torment and quit. Who cared about this lousy job? In a fit of anger, Shen Huan quit without another job lined up, packed her things, and went back to her hometown. When she decided to start a street food stall, she 3.3kReads8.6Score243Shelves

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    The female protagonist starts from a street stall and gradually opens a shop. Her food is so delicious that during holidays, tourists from all over the country line up to buy it, boosting the city's GDP.

34. 34 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 Seventies' Lucky Little Wife, is now streaming [Complete] [Rugged Hero + Sweet Wife + Gourmet Food + Transmigrate into a Book + Pocket Dimension + Secret Identity + Feel-Good Story] Jiang Congyu, a top chef who had cooked for the finest state banquets, 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'd read before. And the timing couldn't be worse: it was her wedding ni 15.2kReads9.3Score2kShelves

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    These books are amazing, ladies!! Especially the first one!! It's a food novel!! Super good! I stayed up all night reading it three times, ladies!! Go for it!!! [Admiring][Admiring][Kissing]

35. 35 变 After Becoming a Master of Chinese Cuisine 变成国厨大师后 Crab Crab Attracts Wealth蟹蟹吸金Modern Romance411k WordsCompleted [Gourmet + System + no romance + cozy + funny + perfect with a meal] On the twenty-fourth day of the twelfth lunar month, the Kitchen God ascends to heaven, and fragrant aromas fill every home. Lin Fan, working overtime on New Year’s Eve, unexpectedly binds to a System. And that’s only the beginning. Dumpling feasts, egg cakes, grilled chicken wings, crayfish, roasted pig trotters, spicy chicken skewers, stinky tofu, river-snail rice noodles, red-braised beef stew with potatoes, vinegar-fried ca 336Reads8.1Score104Shelves
36. 36 我 I Set Up a Little Stall Outside the University 我在大学门口摆小摊 Jiang Lingyou江铃悠Modern Romance235k WordsCompleted [System + demolition windfall + food + travel] Su Xi has been a little busy lately. She has just been hit with a double blow: her cheating boyfriend dumped her, and her company fired her. Then the huge payout from the demolition of her childhood home arrives. She was hoping to live the carefree life of a rich slacker, but instead she's forced to bind herself to a Gourmet System! System: [Ding! Congratulations, Host! You've acquired the “God-Tier Tomato and Egg Stir-Fry” skill! Mission: Set up 34Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 37 穿 After Transmigrating Into a Shady Profession, I Lead Everyone to the Straight and Narrow 穿成不良从业者后我带全员从良 2 Chuan2川Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The second version of the animated series is now live. Search for "Yanhuo Fanlou". An alternate world + food + farming + the rise of a bankrupt brothel madam + female solidarity. (Slow-paced, not a power fantasy. Neither the male nor female characters are perfect; they're ordinary people with emotions and desires who eat, drink, and use the bathroom. If that's not your thing, don't read.) Lu Xinyi never imagined that simply wanting to celebrate her thirtieth birthday would send her into another 5.7kReads8.8Score701Shelves

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    Too lazy to introduce, just come and watch 💕

38. 38 军 Military Marriage Bliss: The Whole Family of My Rugged 1970s Husband Spoils Me Rotten 军婚蜜宠：被七零糙汉全家宠爆 Mu Yunwei沐云微Modern Romance329k WordsCompleted (Devoted husband + military marriage + space full of supplies + raising children + married first, love later + cozy daily life + food livestream System) Su Qingwan had just used the recipes her grandfather left her to build a nationwide chain of restaurants and achieve financial freedom. Then a new virus struck, and she kicked the bucket. When she opened her eyes again, she had become a villain in a 1970s military family compound, a horrible woman who tormented everyone and abused two little chi 1.2kReads9.1Score170Shelves
39. 39 假 The Fake Heiress Falls on Hard Times? The Powerful Flock to Her Restaurant 假千金落魄？权贵挤满她酒楼 Also Known as Dui Dui别名怼怼Ancient Romance481k WordsCompleted [Food + 1v1, mutually devoted, System missions, building a career, ensemble cast] (A quick heads-up: There are many couples in this story, so please steer clear if that's not your thing. It mixes romance with BL, so please steer clear if you dislike that. This is a light, wholesome food-themed romance with multiple pairings, and its overall tone is warm and cozy. It is not a strong-female-lead story, so please steer clear if that's not your thing.) Synopsis: ↓ Yun Zhiyue, the president of a ca 1.9kReads8.8Score203Shelves
40. 40 疯 Are You Crazy? You'd Snatch Up a Lazybones? Then I'll Marry an Officer 疯了？懒汉你也抢？那我嫁军官 Achoo Achoo啊啾啊啾Modern Romance367k WordsCompleted [Period setting + military marriage + face-slapping + personal space + devoted husband + raising children + family life + devoted to each other] Shen Niannian was reborn, waking up on her wedding night in 1979. The shocking part was that the man she’d married was Gu Yanzhi, the husband of her cousin Shen Youyou in her previous life! What a shock! In her previous life, she married Wang Jiangang. The two of them collected scrap and antiques, built a company, became famous in the provincial capital 12.2kReads9.1Score1.9kShelves
41. 41 美 Gourmet Food: Serving Customers from My RV, I Had My Secret Identity Exposed 美食：房车摆摊，顾客扒我马甲 Second Miss Wang旺家二小姐Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The animated series is now live: [System] + [Gourmet] + [Warm and Healing] + [Main Character Has No Romance] + [A Few Secret Identities] + [Riches and Rewards] Original title: Gourmet: Food Truck Stalls, Customers Uncover My Secret Identity (Making friends through food and seeing the world with kindness. The main character sets up stalls at random all over the country, and loves to travel once a task is complete.) Wan Yi, a model from a minor agency, nearly starves to death at home while trying 3.4kReads8.8Score448Shelves
42. 42 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 135.8kReads9.4Score10.5kShelves

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    A heartwarming food story whose title doesn't do it justice 🦞🍗🍖🍜🍲🍱🍛🍻

43. 43 美 Gourmet: The Dining Spot Changes at Random, and Diners Go Wild Looking for It 美食：随机地点，食客们找疯了 Three-Dot Waterweed叁点水草Modern Romance414k WordsCompleted [Gourmet]+ [Lighthearted]+ [Funny]+ [Everyday Life]+ [Heartwarming] In her previous life, Su Qing owned shops and was content to lie flat. Then she woke up in a parallel world and found herself bound to a [Random Street Food System]. “I just want to lie flat!” Su Qing wailed. In the CBD late at night, the aroma was irresistible! Zhang Wei, an overworked office worker, exclaimed, “Holy crap! This oden broth is so delicious my tongue is practically melting! Boss, give me three more!” Designer Li L 364Reads6.6Score—Shelves
44. 44 穿 Transmigrated to Prehistoric Times, the System Teaches Me to Farm 穿到远古，系统教我种田 Chi Xiaoyan赤小焱Ancient Romance390k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + System + farming + rugged man + doting romance] The homebody Xing Yue accidentally transmigrates to prehistoric times and gets bound to a survival System. She clears land and farms, grows grains, raises fish, shrimp, and crabs, and makes bricks, tiles, and houses. Her golden finger is fully powered up! She helps everyone in the tribe enjoy a wonderful life with plenty to eat and drink! The chieftain Bartel takes a liking to Xing Yue and, through coaxing and trickery, brings 622Reads9.0Score101Shelves

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    💫This is a must-have! The female protagonist transmigrates to ancient times with a system/golden finger, thriving in the ancient world. She improves ancient crops, increasing yields and flavors; braised meat, hot pot 🥘, barbecue, spicy crayfish, Cantonese breakfast… all a piece of cake. She conquers the entire tribe, who call her a goddess. [Learned something new]

45. 45 灵 The Spirit-Plant Wish Fulfillment Specialist: Yours Done, Now Yours 灵植遗愿主理人：做完你的做你的 Slowly Dreaming of Getting Rich慢吞吞想要暴富Ancient Romance597k WordsCompleted [No Romance] [Farming and Street Stalls] [Foodie Fiction in the Cultivation World] After Transmigrating as a Fake Heiress, I Became Everyone's Favorite by Running a Food Stall After transmigrating into the cultivation world as the fake heiress of a powerful family, Lin Xiaoman is thrown out from the start and sent back to the Qiongyou Sect, rumored to be so poor it can't afford a meal. Looking at Xuanyue Peak, where there's nothing at all, she activates her System golden finger and sets out to r 214Reads7.3Score134Shelves
46. 46 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 9.7kReads9.0Score1.4kShelves

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    The initial rating is low, but it will rise later. [Dual male protagonists + cultivation + farming + gourmet food + street vending + clean romance] In his previous life, Yun Ci was a poor student, so his parents enrolled him in the Xinzhongfang Culinary School early on. After three years of study, he returned home, ready to show off his skills, but a car accident made him humbled. When he woke up again, Yun Ci was in a cultivation world. No cheat codes, no system, just a transparent cannon fodder. Love is precious, but life is more valuable. Yun Ci decided to close himself off and live his own little life, occasionally setting up a stall to earn some pocket money. Who cares about the main characters? If he can't afford to offend them, he can avoid them! Gradually, everyone noticed that all the geniuses and big shots seemed to prefer running to the back mountains... There might be some "childish" words in the middle. I'm reading, listening, and thinking about everyone's opinions... Just keep reading!

47. 47 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 69Reads6.4Score—Shelves
48. 48 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 21.4kReads8.9Score1.7kShelves

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    •ᴗ •ᐝ This is definitely it! A classic food novel! The descriptions are exquisite! No romance! The second book is by the same author and is also very well written; the fake chef becoming a real chef is a bit more of a face-slapping trope! [Sending heart]

49. 49 随 A Random Gourmet Stall, Leaving Diners Craving Every Day 随机美食摊，食客天天被馋哭 Loki of Leiyin Tower雷音塔的洛基Modern Romance301k WordsCompleted (Food, healing, and everyday life) Lin Zhixia is 32 years old. She works nine to five, with no weekends off, yet in the end she has no money, no savings, and not even a boyfriend! Why? Because she loves eating and experimenting with food! All day long, she fantasizes about getting rich overnight! She never expected to get no windfall, but to be reborn instead, back in her college graduation year. A top-tier Gourmet System comes with her. “The little boss's fried rice is so good. Could you eat i 158Reads6.4Score—Shelves
50. 50 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 5.9kReads8.1Score766Shelves

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