Ancient-Era Food Stories with Few Annoying Characters, Where Every Chapter Is Named After a Dish 古代美食文，少极品，每一章的名字都是食物

1. 1 架 Alternate Ancient China: Building a Fortune in Jiangnan 架空古代：江南人家经营致富日常 Rain on Riverside Flowers汀花雨Ancient Romance2.4M WordsOngoing [Ancient-Style Business and Wealth-Building] + [A Jiangnan Family] + [Everyday Family Life] + [Lighthearted, Sweet, and Satisfying] A lighthearted, stress-relieving story about the everyday business and family life of a small household in peaceful Jiangnan, filled with warmth, joy, kindness, and ordinary domestic moments. It tells the story of common people in ancient times. The main characters are not princes or ministers, nor are they members of noble or aristocratic families. From the very st 73kReads9.3Score7.4kShelves

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   It's really good! The first book is very healing, and the second book has incredibly detailed descriptions of food.

2. 2 我 Opening a Little Restaurant in Shengjing 我在盛京开小馆 Four Bayberries四颗杨梅Ancient Romance381k WordsCompleted [Alternate world, slow burn, not a wish-fulfillment novel, food + court intrigue + transmigration. Read with caution if that’s not your thing.] Miss Li’s Changhuan Eatery, tucked away on Qingxing Alley, serves delicious food at affordable prices. The officials who get up early for roll call tug at their increasingly tight uniforms, but still can’t help ordering another bowl of fresh pork wontons. Pei Hongzhi happened to eat there once and discovered that Miss Li didn’t just make excellent breakf 27.9kReads9.4Score3.7kShelves
3. 3 杨 The Little Chef of Willowbank 杨柳岸小厨娘 Unnecessary Longing多余想念Ancient Romance338k WordsCompleted [No CP, fictional era, opening a restaurant, cooking whatever people love to eat] Most people marveled at the protagonist’s success, but Jiang Xia couldn’t help feeling sorry for all the supporting women who’d been toyed with by fate. After a quick transmigration, she got the chance to take a supporting woman’s place and keep living. So she decided that since she’d never get what she wanted, she might as well want nothing at all. She would live well and eat well… When a minor figure in the ma 273Reads8.5Score—Shelves
4. 4 周 The Saturday Otherworld Cafeteria 周六异世界食堂 Wen Ling温靈Modern Romance915k WordsCompleted Xin Beimò was forced to quit her dead-end job after five years. Disheartened, she inherits a humble private restaurant in a small county town from a distant relative. She expects life to carry on quietly, but the very next day after taking over, she opens the door to a whole new world and receives a pass that lets her connect to other worlds. Thus begins her extraordinary adventure running an interdimensional dining hall! 1. Inspired by the anime Restaurant to Another World, with some elements 1.1kReads8.4Score134Shelves

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   Food can heal all wounds, and so can food writing. With its warm and delicate style, this is shared with those who enjoy food literature.

5. 5 厨 God of Cooking: A Little Restaurant from the Start, Making the Cultivation World Drool 厨神：开局小食肆，馋哭修真界 Qi Muzi栖木子Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted Gourmet, healing, no System, no romance, raising a daughter. After transmigrating from the apocalypse to the Cultivation Realm, Yang Feng runs a small eatery. Despite its humble size, the place is packed with big shots from every realm. The Demon Clan's holy maiden: “Waaah, mapo tofu is so delicious! I accidentally ate three more buckets of rice.” A sect leader: “The giant pork knuckle is the best! I can polish off ten in one go!” A celestial master: “I’ve read the signs, and today is a good day 3.8kReads8.7Score350Shelves
6. 6 斩 Cutting Spring 斩春 Chinese Loropetalum in the South南有檵木Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted ༆ Original title: "Slaying Spring", courtesy title: "Three Thousand Miles of Floating Light", also known as "A Little Bookshop in Chang'an" . "The audiobook is now available. Give it a listen!" . [Historical fantasy, farming, ancient romance, healing, opening a bookshop, romance, with a strong focus on the love story.] · [Heroine: Xu Jiang ★ Hero: Lou Yunchun] · [Other characters: Hu Xu ★ Song Li, Zeng Zhui ★ Lin Hongchu, Lin Qinnian ★ Madam Lin, Lou Jing ★ Madam Lou. Du Hui, Yuan Zuzu, Wu Zhi, 19.8kReads9.5Score3kShelves

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   I highly recommend this! 👍

7. 7 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?” “ 7.6kReads9.1Score918Shelves
8. 8 我 My Whole Family Cooks in a Giant Pot and Goes Viral in the Western Han 我全家炒大锅饭，爆红西汉 A Fish from the South南边一只鱼Ancient Romance544k WordsCompleted [The whole family transmigrates + ordinary people + food and business + everyday family life + an alternate Western Han dynasty] The rating was just posted, so it’s a little low right now~ No contrived drama, and there’s a romantic pairing (the male lead barely appears, so feel free to ignore him; the heroine and her family are focused on building their business). A slice-of-life tale about ordinary people in a frontier town. The three members of the Lin family, village-feast chefs, transmigrate 2kReads8.4Score268Shelves

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   I highly recommend my friend's books!!! They're all wonderful food novels set in Dunhuang during the Western Han Dynasty, Bianjing during the Northern Song Dynasty, and Jiangnan during the Yuan Dynasty!!! They reference many classic cookbooks and recipes, depicting a steady and enduring journey of culinary success, filled with heartwarming everyday moments!

9. 9 深 A Widow’s Busy Night-Market Food Stall in Bianjing, and She Won’t Remarry 深夜食摊搞钱忙，汴京寡妇不嫁人 A Fish from the South南边一只鱼Ancient Romance502k WordsCompleted Reader’s guide: [ensemble cast + food business + heartwarming everyday life of ordinary people + no romance + fictional Northern Song setting] Wang Chunhua and Zhang Taonian were “mortal enemies” at the same company, bickering every day. After an accident, the two find themselves in Bianjing, the Northern Song capital, a thousand years in the past. And they become sisters-in-law in a family of street vendors at Zhouqiao Night Market!? The original family was devastated by swine fever. All the me 6.8kReads8.9Score1.2kShelves
10. 10 小 Content with a Little Wealth: A Jiangnan Chef’s Journey to Fortune Through Food 小富即安，江南厨娘美食发家记 A Fish from the South南边一只鱼Ancient Romance394k WordsCompleted [Gourmet + two female leads + ensemble cast + no transmigration, rebirth, or golden finger + set in Jiangnan during the Yuan dynasty + cozy slice of life] Jiangnan under the Great Yuan seemed little different from the days of the Zhao Song dynasty. There were taxes, but they weren't too harsh. Life was tight, but manageable. In Gui Chao Alley, in Wushan Market of Qiantang County, lived the Wu family. They weren't wealthy, but they took their meals seriously and lived with dignity. There were lit 1.3kReads8.1Score213Shelves
11. 11 五 The Five-Flavored Little Chef: A Handbook for Taming the Chief Minister 五味小厨娘：首辅驯服手札 Chuan Zhi川止Ancient Romance981k WordsOngoing “Genius chef × world-weary chief minister, a spoonful of romance and half a bowl of empire. A nuanced story with a leisurely pace.” Xu Qingjia is only a humble cook, but a case involving illicit salt brings her into the orbit of the youngest chief minister in the court. Cold and aloof, he is nevertheless powerless to resist her scallion-oil noodles. To investigate the case, they pretend to be husband and wife. Genius chef × world-weary chief minister She braves Yanjing for him, and he resigns hi 72Reads—Score—Shelves

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    🌈①This is an ancient Chinese food novel. Almost every chapter is a dish name, and the female lead's cooking process is detailed, making your mouth water! [Admiration] Don't read it before bed, or you'll get hungrier! [Admiration] The writing is quite delicate; if you like that kind of thing, give it a check it out!

12. 12 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 2.7kReads8.9Score350Shelves
13. 13 食 An Eatery Keeper's Journal 食肆经营手札 Chive Pocket Stuffed with White Rabbit白兔馅韭菜盒子Ancient Romance512k WordsOngoing The comic adaptation is out. If you're interested, check it out! [Food] [Business] [Everyday Life] [Romance] [One-on-One, Both Pure] Ji He transmigrates into another world, where both her parents are dead. All they leave her is a restaurant on a busy street and a clan full of relatives eyeing it greedily. With no one to rely on and barely a penny to her name, all she has is her cooking skill. She sets up a street stall and revives the old restaurant. With a stove and a pot, she brings every flav 11.1kReads8.8Score1.4kShelves

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    It's incredibly good-looking. If you don't, come back and hit me.

14. 14 别 While Others Cultivate Immortality, I Flip the Wok: One Pot of Fried Chicken Shakes the Three Realms 别人修仙我颠勺，一锅炸鸡震三界 Little Bai in Falling Snow落雪小白Fantastical Romance410k WordsOngoing The rating is low because it just started... It'll probably go up later! [Gourmet] [One Woman, Multiple Male Leads, All Chaste] [Love Rival Showdown] [Lighthearted and Funny] [Cultivation] [Power Fantasy] Lin Xiaowan transmigrates to the cultivation world and gets bound to the God of Cooking System. Her skill is cooking, her mission is running a food stall, and her ideal life is to make money in peace and break through to the next level as soon as possible. But somehow, every one of her customer 8kReads6.0Score1.5kShelves

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    The food descriptions above are great, very easy and enjoyable.

15. 15 江 A Taste of Jiangnan 江南小食记 Braised Pork红烧肉Ancient Romance203k WordsOngoing Jiangnan water-town setting + laid-back daily life + gourmet business + no romance + adorable little sister After transmigrating into a family in a Jiangnan water town, Jiang Yun decides to lie flat and make the most of eating and having fun! She runs a little shop by the river and enjoys the slow, easygoing rhythm of life in Jiangnan. At home, she makes soft, chewy osmanthus rice cakes, pork belly braised with bamboo shoots, and fragrant beggar's chicken that draws people from every corner of 2kReads—Score174Shelves

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    This is a delicious food-themed audiobook. The female lead's cooking is incredibly tempting, and there's also an adorable little sister. The book is set in a relaxed and comfortable Jiangnan water town atmosphere, offering a warm and lighthearted slice-of-life experience without any dramatic arguments. It's perfect for listening to and helps you fall asleep easily.

16. 16 沈 The Shen Family Cookbook 沈氏食经 The Mountain Bearer负山者Historical719k WordsCompleted Through the lens of food, we observe the myriad aspects of society and the twists and turns of life. Every dish is more than a culinary craft: it is human connection, memory, and a philosophy for living. Follow Shen Yan through his many experiences as he rises from poverty to become a renowned master chef. 1kReads7.1Score134Shelves

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    Each chapter features delicious food; you can check it out.

17. 17 小 The Little Chef's Guide to Feeding Her Family With Ancient Cuisine 小厨娘古代美食养家日常 Berry Soda Water莓果气泡水Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Qin Rong is a food blogger who accidentally transmigrates to a waterside town in the Great Liang Dynasty. The original owner’s mother is looked down on by her shrewish mother-in-law and sisters-in-law for having three daughters. Meanwhile, the original owner’s father has been fooling around with another woman and wants to divorce his wife. But the original owner’s mother has a backbone, and takes her three daughters with her as she asks to leave the marriage. When Qin Rong wakes up, she can hard 7.8kReads8.8Score736Shelves

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    This one is good; it depicts the lives of ordinary people, the everyday joys and sorrows of life, and features a few exceptional characters. Each chapter title is based on a food-related theme.

18. 18 穿 Transmigrated to Ancient Times to Get By in the Imperial Harem 穿到古代混后宫 The Pen Name That Doesn’t Need Zhouzhou不用周周的笔名Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted Modern-day Huang Ye transmigrates into the ancient Great Xia Dynasty as the pampered darling of the Minister's household, where a daughter is born only once every ten generations. To repay her loving family, she starts learning martial arts at a nunnery while still a little girl. She wants to master everything: inner strength, hand-to-hand combat, swordsmanship, medicine, and poisons. Only by learning real skills can she better protect her family. At last, she grows up, only to be told she must 1.9kReads7.6Score179Shelves

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    The female protagonist opened a food street in the capital with her excellent cooking skills, and it became a huge hit. Foodies, including court officials, princes and princesses, and even the retired emperor came to eat. However, the retired emperor couldn't get any food because he couldn't squeeze in.

19. 19 龙 Can You Have Both Dragons and Good Food? 龙与美食可以兼得吗 Starving Ghost Has an 8 A.M. Class饿死鬼要上早八Modern Romance116k WordsOngoing [Western fantasy + food + another world + business management + light adventure] When Tu Yiyi transmigrated into a Western fantasy world, she thought she’d landed the role of the Chosen One: flying through the sky on a broomstick, casually conjuring fireballs to hurl at the Demon King, and reaching the pinnacle of life from then on. Instead, her broom wouldn’t fly, she couldn’t conjure fireballs, and she was just a helpless ordinary person. Even more absurdly, she was somehow bound to a food bus 93Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Delicious food! This is a super good Western fantasy food novel. If you don't like it, come and hit me!

20. 20 穿 I Landed in a Fairytale World, and My Little Tavern Became a Hit 穿进童话世界，我的小酒馆爆火了 Graceful as a Swimming Fish婉若游鱼Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Healing + food + another world + fairy-tale characters appear + a little farming] While passing through a little fountain square in another world, Jiang Jiang came across an absolute beauty in a tattered dress. The beautiful older sister was leaning against the fountain, sobbing miserably. Jiang Jiang, a true lover of pretty faces, was heartbroken for her. With a grand wave of her hand, she brought the woman home and served her a steaming cup of milk tea and a sweet-and-sour berry tart. The 8.7kReads8.8Score1.3kShelves
21. 21 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 3.6kReads9.2Score385Shelves

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    A food blogger transmigrates and feeds her entire family into little foodies through cooking. She starts out as a sickly, medicine-dependent person, but turns the tables with her culinary skills, making every meal so delicious that people stomp their feet in delight.

22. 22 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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    It's very good and doesn't drag. I recommend watching it.

23. 23 穿 Transported to an Ancient Food Desert: The Sisters Go on a Rampage 穿到古代美食荒漠：姐妹团杀疯了 Tired of Tangxi厌棠溪Ancient Romance107k WordsCompleted Other people transmigrate into palace intrigue and household warfare, armed with an overpowered golden finger. Me? I transmigrated, opened my eyes in a ruined temple, found myself in a windbreaker, and had three sisters beside me who were starving and crying out for food. The good news: this dynasty has every kind of spice. The bad news: all they know how to do is boil meat in plain water. [Ding! The Food System is online!] On my first day as a street vendor, my scallion pancakes made the whole 10Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Let me recommend one of my own articles.

24. 24 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, 16kReads8.6Score1.2kShelves

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    This book is good, you can take a look.

25. 25 满 The Mountains Are Full of Treasure: A Bitter Girl’s Rise 满山都是宝，苦瓜少女的崛起 Nian Xiaogao Loves Rice Cakes年小糕爱吃年糕Ancient Romance383k WordsCompleted [Farming! Feel-Good Story! Golden Finger! Food! No Romance] [Content warning: No male lead, but there is one-sided affection. A gentle, cozy story!] College student Lin Xiu wakes up as a poor orphan girl in ancient times. There’s even a tiny baby by her bed, crying to be fed! A home stripped bare, doomed from the start! She thinks heaven must be against her, but then it gives her a golden finger! The mountains are wonderful! Picking mushrooms and making delicious food! Finding medicinal herbs 2.9kReads8.2Score342Shelves

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    The female protagonist lives deep in the mountains, picking mushrooms to make delicious food, such as chestnut cakes and pine nut candies. Two little foodies make a fortune together, enjoying simple, warm, and relaxing meals throughout the year. [Heart][heart]

26. 26 食 The Feast Records: The Simple Joys of a Flavorful Life 食案录：人间有味是清欢 Watching Gulls in the Deep Mountains深山看鸥Ancient Romance209k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + everyday cooking + running a neighborhood business + female chef] After becoming the cook at a small shop in ancient times, Lin Zhiwei doesn’t rely on reclaiming wasteland to survive. Instead, she runs a humble neighborhood shop with her skill at preparing all kinds of delicious dishes. Starting with a bowl of bone broth that costs four coins, she serves rice with lard, braised pork bones, and glutinous rice cakes, warming an entire street with one homestyle dish after another. 172Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is what you should have wanted; I hope you like it.

27. 27 你 Tell Me, Why Is Northeastern Chinese Food So Good? 你说，东北菜怎么就这么香？ Inkstone Autumn Jade砚秋墨玉315k WordsCompleted [Feel-good story + no CP + no romance plot + no System + one heroine + food] Note: This is a straightforward story about running a food business. There are no schemes, palace intrigue, political power struggles, business rivalries, or catfights. Su Xiaoxiao, a girl from Northeast China, opens a little restaurant by the gates of a medical university in the south. The night before opening, a gas explosion next door catches her and the shop in the blast, blowing them both away. When Su Xiaoxiao ope 174Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is highly recommended! It's about traveling to various other worlds to open restaurants, and the restaurant ingredients can be refreshed infinitely.

28. 28 金 Golden Yams and Silver Beans 金薯银豆 An Nuo Jun安诺君Ancient Romance3.1M WordsOngoing Synopsis: Transmigration + fictional setting + farming + no spatial dimension + no golden finger + making money + gourmet food After transmigrating, the heroine discovers that her family is in a terrible situation, her village is in a terrible situation, and the farmers in this country are having a terrible time! It really is a case of fields lying fallow across the land while farmers still starve to death! She introduces sweet potatoes, potatoes, and chili peppers to make all kinds of delicious 1.2kReads6.6Score108Shelves

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    A farming and food article: Four-color green rice dumplings for Qingming Festival, soup dumplings, wasabi-flavored small fish and shrimp, spicy snails, braised fish with konjac tofu, purple clover buns and willow sprout buns—absolutely delicious!

29. 29 让 You Want Me to Do Chores? I'll Stun the Glorious Tang Dynasty with Modern Cuisine 让我打杂？我用现代美食震惊盛唐 Nine-Lived Fairy九命妖精Ancient Romance529k WordsCompleted [No Romance + Spirit Spring Space + Gourmet Farming + Feel-Good Story + Palace Intrigue + Leveling] Reincarnated as a lowly kitchen maid tending the fire in the Tang imperial palace, Pei Xuan wields the God of Cooking's space and takes on the palace's finest chefs. A spirit spring, mystical fields, and spirit fire: she has it all. Chili peppers, strawberries, coffee beans? Grow them all! Fried chicken, cola, spicy hot pot? Make them all! Ovens, woks, microwaves? Use them all! Modern cuisine coll 535Reads8.6Score102Shelves

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    It's so good, why is the rating so low?

30. 30 王 The Princess Consort’s Snack Shop 王妃的零食铺子 The Kitten Doesn't Eat Oranges小猫不吃橙子Ancient Romance419k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Food + Princess Consort + Marriage First, Love Later + No Pocket Dimension + Heartwarming] Su Lele owns a snack shop. One day, she transmigrates to ancient times into the family of an official. With a harmonious family and a comfortable life, she decides to return to her old trade and start making snacks, beginning with retail sales. Her goal is to open snack shops all across the Great Yun Kingdom. Hawthorn rolls, potato chips, fish balls, grilled shrimp, little dried fish, pin 4.2kReads8.9Score322Shelves

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    Both of these are time-travel food novels, with a heartwarming style and no truly awful characters. They're not at all annoying to read, and each one contains detailed descriptions of snacks and refreshments—the kind that makes you hungrier the more you read! [Masterpiece of Sparrow Food][Learned something new]

31. 31 偷 After They Heard My Thoughts, the Country’s Biggest Foodies Were Shocked 偷听我心声后，惊动全国吃货大佬 Yu Shengsheng余苼升Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Mind Reading + Beloved by the Whole Family + Food + Heartwarming + Feel-Good + Intangible Cultural Heritage Cuisine + Distinctively Regional Dishes] Shen Huazheng transmigrates into the beloved darling of the Shen family. She has no System, no medical skills, and can’t turn out elegant prose, so she might as well lie flat and be a pampered little couch potato who spends every day eating and drinking. Shen Huazheng watches her father, Minister Shen, prepare to go out to a banquet. [What a shame. 15.4kReads8.9Score1.3kShelves
32. 32 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
33. 33 田 The Tian Family Shop Is Open Again?? 田家铺子又开业了？？ I Won't Rest Until I Catch Pikachu不逮到皮卡丘不罢休Ancient Romance666k WordsCompleted Tian Tian is the pride of Tianjia Village. First, she talks her parents into opening a little restaurant in the county seat, serving home-style dishes and drawing in plenty of familiar faces. Then she persuades her eldest brother to open a hot pot restaurant, which does such brisk business that it makes people green with envy and earns them trouble. Next, she boldly talks an out-of-town visitor into opening a grilled fish restaurant, and it’s packed every day. In the end, she and her friends ope 106Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 34 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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    🔥① Pei Xuan, a newly produced robot from the Quick Transmigration Bureau, transmigrates to the Tang Dynasty with a system, becoming a kitchen maid in the imperial palace. With all her initial attribute points allocated to beauty, how will she, with the help of the system's culinary skills, create modern delicacies and complete her missions...?

35. 35 首 Chief Minister, Your Wife Has Opened a Snack Stall Outside the Academy 首辅，你老婆在书院门口开小吃摊 I Just Want to Get Off Work我只想下班Ancient Romance408k WordsCompleted (Also known as: I Transmigrated to Ancient Times to Make Money from Students) Xu Nuo, a mukbang blogger, transmigrated into a book and became the wife of the male lead, Shangguan Ziqian. A poor scholar who rose to greatness, Shangguan Ziqian passed the imperial exams with top honors at all three levels. He became a scholar at the Hanlin Academy, destined to become a Hanlin academician. Since she was here, she might as well make the best of it. First, she’d latch onto this future big shot and lea 3.1kReads8.5Score272Shelves
36. 36 末 Doomsday Island: I Pick Up a Big Shot and Start Farming Together 末日孤岛：捡个大佬一起来种田 Left and Right, Just Right左宜右有Sci-Fi & Apocalypse474k WordsOngoing [Island Farming] + [Slow Pace] + [Max-Level Expert] + [Cozy and Healing] + [Good Food] + [Sweet Romance, No Angst] Three hundred years ago, a cataclysm struck Earth, leaving the world with nothing but countless isolated islands. Floods, scorching heat, extreme cold… Humanity has been reduced to primitive farming and hunting. While survivors fight over half a moldy loaf of bread at sea, Mu Yao is reclining on a beach chair on her own island, enjoying chilled lychees from her refrigerator. She pos 2.9kReads8.4Score377Shelves

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    This one fits the bill perfectly, highly recommended! It's a post-apocalyptic island farming story. It's simple and peaceful, with no eccentric characters or superpowers, just the female protagonist farming alone on a deserted island. She works hard every day just to make ends meet. Watch her rebuild her life from the ruins after a flood, weaving fishing nets, drying fish, making canned tomatoes, and turning the island into a home all by herself. Later, she pulls a man out of the sea, gaining him a helper for chopping wood and starting a fire.

37. 37 穿 Reborn as the Abusive Novel’s Male Lead’s Mother 穿成虐文男主他妈 The Little Cat Fell Asleep小猫睡了Modern Romance159k WordsCompleted [Short story contest] [Foodie fiction] [A sweet little treat] Overnight, she transmigrates into a book with a baby in her belly whose father is unknown. On closer inspection, the baby turns out to be the male lead from the tragic novel she read before. He's a poor little thing whose father doesn't care for him and whose mother doesn't love him. Penniless, Ding Sha relies on her excellent cooking skills to become the food goddess of a construction site. Spicy diced chicken, cured pork with garlic 30.8kReads9.6Score3.7kShelves

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    Every chapter is filled with delicious food!!! It's incredibly heartwarming, with a slow pace and a strong sense of everyday life. Highly recommended!!!

38. 38 乱 I Started Out in the Mountains Amid Chaos, So What Have I to Fear with My Peach Blossom Haven? 乱世开局进深山，我有桃源怕啥？ Ji Li季砾Ancient Romance156k WordsOngoing [Pure Farming + Family Life + No System + Fleeing Famine in a Time of Chaos + Infrastructure Building + Transmigrate into a Book + Business + Stockpiling Food] Tian Xiaomai was a newly minted office drone from the 21st century who devoted her life to her desk. When she opened her eyes again, a twist of fate had turned her into a child bride bought by the He family to bring good fortune. Once she adjusted to her new surroundings, everything began to seem familiar. Wasn't this the plot of a novel 21Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Food articles are all delicious.

39. 39 受 The Doormat’s Rise to Wealth: Her Hunter Husband Dotes on Her 受气包逆袭暴富？猎户夫君宠上天 Youcao Songyi幽草松仪Ancient Romance189k WordsCompleted [A chef's path to riches + a hunter husband + gourmet delicacies + feel-good romance + face-slapping and putting scoundrels in their place] A modern master chef is reborn as a mistreated country girl, and wakes up facing a forced marriage that will end in her death? My promotion to head chef! My 150,000 yuan year-end bonus! My rich husband! All gone in an instant! Faced with an evil stepmother and a spiteful stepsister, my anger doubles! I sneer: If that old widower is so wonderful, my stepsiste 2Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 40 失 After Losing My Job, I Got a Barbecue System and Now Earn Millions a Year 失业后获得烧烤系统，我年入百万 A Foodie's Appetite吃货的吃Urban761k WordsOngoing [Late-Night Gourmet] [Mouthwatering] [Easygoing Daily Life] On the eve of his barbecue shop’s closure, Su Yan binds himself to the [Barbecue King System]. Top-tier Ningxia Yanchi Tan sheep plus spices supplied by the System: the aroma of the skewers drives the whole street wild... Lamb skewers for 18 yuan each draw a line so long the traffic police have to close the road, and the owner of the neighboring barbecue shop comes over in tears to steal his secrets! A loan shark comes to collect and 634Reads—Score109Shelves

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    Is it okay now?

41. 41 我 I'm Just a Chef, Director, Stop Adding Drama! 我只是个厨子啊，导演别加戏了吧 Give Me an Egg Burger来个鸡蛋汉堡Urban161k WordsCompleted [Food + film sets + everyday life + comfort food + warmth + healing + comedy + fun] Lin Zhou joins a casting call for extras and unexpectedly gets bound to a Gourmet System. From then on, he only ever plays cooks. He can be a five-star chef in a domineering CEO drama, or the head cook at a country banquet in a rural drama. He can whip up roadside restaurant dishes so fragrant they fill the air for miles, or make stall food so delicious you'll savor every bite. Whatever the role calls for, he'll 1.9kReads7.5Score146Shelves

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    It's too short, not enough to watch!

42. 42 守 After I Was Widowed, I Raised My Disabled Son with My Cooking 守寡后，我靠厨艺养残儿 S Meat SS肉肉SAncient Romance853k WordsOngoing Her husband is dead from the start, and her short-lived husband has also left her with a disabled stepson. Everyone in both her birth family and her husband's family is wicked. He Taoyao's life begins on the hardest difficulty, but she isn't afraid. Through perseverance and hard work, she builds a warm and fulfilling life. No System, no pocket dimension, no golden finger. 230Reads9.3Score—Shelves

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    Here it is!

43. 43 深 A Hunter’s Home in the Deep Mountains: His Spunky Little Wife Has a Pocket Dimension 深山猎户家：空间小媳火辣辣 Panpan Loves Milk Tea盼盼爱奶茶Ancient Romance318k WordsCompleted [Transmigration in person + pocket dimension + rugged hunter + sweet farming romance + wholesome relationship] She takes a bath and ends up in the arms of a rugged man in ancient times... Mmm, what a great physique. Time to flirt! Flirt for all she's worth! 14kReads8.8Score1.7kShelves

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    Sweet and romantic farming, food to woo men

44. 44 农 Delicious Country Cooking: The Little Chef Is Beautiful and Adorable 农门佳肴：小厨娘她美又娇 Tong Xijun童夕君Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Sweet Romance + Farming + Food + Mutual Devotion] Shen Jiayao, a young chef in her previous life, didn't let her skills go to waste after she transmigrated to a small mountain village. Life in the village was hard, but her father doted on her, her mother loved her, and her older brother protected her. Most importantly, she had a childhood sweetheart who'd grown up alongside her. When he became an official one day and planned to marry a noblewoman, Shen Jiayao wielded her big ladle and knocked h 4.7kReads9.0Score557Shelves

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    🍒All three are historical romance novels featuring food. While not all chapter titles are food-related, most involve the female protagonist transmigrating and leading her entire family in making handmade snacks. She not only wins over the hearts of her family but also the hearts of court officials and the general public, making her snacks a nationwide sensation.

45. 45 深 Midnight Diner: Duck Blood and Vermicelli Soup 深夜食堂：鸭血粉丝汤 The Mountain Bearer负山者8k WordsCompleted Late-Night Diner: Duck Blood Vermicelli Soup 23Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Articles about traditional Chinese festival food, simple and easy to read.

46. 46 我 I Opened an Eatery in Ancient Times and Picked Up a Child Bride Along the Way 我在古代开食铺，顺带捡个童养夫 Qing Wuxiang青无相Ancient Romance653k WordsOngoing (The rating just came out, but it’ll go up.) [Alternate world + Food + Business + Daily life + One couple only + Happy ending + Love grows over time] Ren Qingwu was born into the body of a newborn baby in one fell swoop, becoming the only daughter of a hunter’s family in the southwestern part of the Great Yong dynasty. Her parents died young, leaving her with a penniless household and a little food stall that barely kept them alive. She resolved to break through with good food: Kneading dough an 3kReads8.1Score338Shelves

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    This is really beautiful.

47. 47 盛 A Prosperous Era's Chef: Too Bad My Husband Lives to Eat 盛世厨娘：奈何夫君是吃货 Bearing the Boat载舟Ancient Romance453k WordsCompleted An accident sent Lin Jiu, a twenty-four-year-old Chinese chef, transmigrating into the body of a dim-witted fourteen-year-old girl in Jiangzhou City, Great Qi. It was a strange dynasty, but it was just as full of food lovers. So Lin Jiu drew on her excellent modern cooking skills to spark a food craze in Great Qi and lead an entirely new culinary trend. What Lin Jiu didn't expect was that as her fame grew, she would also catch the eye of a certain scheming foodie… 396Reads8.3Score106Shelves

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    These are all food-related posts! [Admiring]

48. 48 拾 A Record of Picking Up Chopsticks 拾箸记 Green Cucumber青瓜Ancient Romance711k WordsCompleted The Marquis of Yongning’s household is suddenly destroyed, and Wen Qingyuan dies of illness, alone and helpless in prison. But after waking from a long dream, she finds that four years have passed and two dynasties have come and gone! Once a pampered young lady, she has fallen to become a lowly kitchen girl in the residence of the current chief minister. All she can do is work hard in the small kitchen to secure a place for herself. But… is this chief minister a sweets addict? 219Reads8.7Score—Shelves
49. 49 严 Yan's Noodle Shop 严记面馆 Jiao Bai蕉白Modern Romance301k WordsCompleted [Small-town youth + healing and redemption + modern romance + sweet love + mutual devotion + rural life] Yan Feng’s mother, Zhang Shurong, rescued a scrawny little beggar right outside her shop. The child said she wanted to stay and work there, asking only for room, board, and a tiny bit of pay as repayment for the kindness. Yan Feng: Is the job market really that tough these days? Instead of swindling people out of money or seducing them, scammers are now trying to scam their way into a job? 874Reads8.6Score101Shelves
50. 50 私 The Private Kitchen of a Little Farm Girl 私厨小农女 Hammer Loves Luosifen铁锤爱吃螺蛳粉Ancient Romance221k WordsCompleted [No romance; the heroine loves only money and just wants to earn enough to laze around. There is a secondary couple.] Ji Shu was a sought-after private chef and small-business owner in the modern world, but after being born into this era, she had to eat boiled vegetables for thirteen years?? Ji Shu can't take it anymore!! She'll use delicious food to reach a comfortable life: set up a street stall, then buy a shop, buy a house, and make money. What is love? It's just an optional seasoning in lif 168Reads8.0Score—Shelves

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