Foodie Stories, but Not the Kind Where the Characters Work Themselves to Death 美食文 不要那种累死累活的美食文

1. 51 兽 Beast World: A Rabbit Awakens Its Racial Talent 兽世：兔子点亮了种族天赋 Abei Invites You for Tea阿北请你喝茶Two Male Leads552k WordsOngoing [Beastfolk Continent + Two Male Leads + Nation-Building] No System, no pocket dimension. His golden finger is his own twenty-plus years of life experience. A senior researcher at a modern botanical research institute and the youngest professor at Chang'an Agricultural College, he accidentally transmigrates into a beastfolk world while searching the mountains for new species. Here, he becomes a weak, slender, underage rabbit beastman. Fortunately, he finds a powerful tribe. Drawing on more than t 107Reads8.6Score—Shelves

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   1-2 Are highly recommended!!! 3-4 Are about two male leads, but the confessions in 3 are in the extra chapters [facepalm][facepalm]. 4 Is later, it's alright. 5-6 Are two male leads in the Beast World series that I'm still reading, many of them involve food. There are some others I've finished reading, but the plots weren't very good, so I didn't recommend them. If you're interested, you can check out my bookshelf 😉

2. 52 让 You Want Me to Open a Breakfast Shop? I Only Open in the Afternoon 让我开早餐店？我下午才营业 I'm the Behind-the-Scenes Shit Cook我是幕后煮屎人Urban1.1M WordsOngoing [System] [Gourmet Food] [Healing] [Lighthearted Comedy] No heartburn while reading! Enjoy without worry! Fan Li used to manage livestream operations. Under pressure, he developed insomnia, showed up late, and was fired. Then he unexpectedly obtained a God-Tier Breakfast System. But his old daily routine had nothing in common with the schedule of selling breakfast. Customer 1: What! In this godforsaken place, he dares to charge eighty-eight yuan for a steamer of soup dumplings? Customer 2: When i 224.2kReads8.5Score16.3kShelves
3. 53 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 13.7kReads9.3Score1.5kShelves

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   Heal all your anxieties, starting with a farming novel! Each one focuses on the simple life of a family, two people, three meals a day, and four seasons! The protagonist cultivates the land with their own hands, from solving basic needs to building a business. It's heartwarming, healing, and free of angst, making even late-night reading enjoyable. Why not relax with a farming novel when you're tired from work? ~(^◇^)/(*´▽`)ノノ

4. 54 听 Listening to a Donkey's Thoughts: Daily Life Running a Restaurant in Bianjing 听驴心声：汴京美食经营日常 Golden Flowers in Full Bloom金花朵朵Ancient Romance579k WordsCompleted (The low rating is only because the book was just listed.) · Transmigration + Everyday food and life among ordinary townsfolk + Mind reading (the little donkey is called Xiao Ba, with “Ba” meaning gossip) + A gentle, leisurely pace + A large ensemble cast later on · A modern chef transmigrates to the Song Dynasty. In this paradise of food, she doesn’t just eat: she develops new dishes and brings ancient and modern cuisines together in a grand feast. The Shen Tinghe family moves from the outskirt 4.3kReads8.5Score507Shelves
5. 55 假 The Fake Heiress Refuses to Be a Concubine, Stockpiling Grain to Survive the Famine 假千金拒绝做妾，囤粮满仓度荒年 Thousand Fans千扇Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Signed for publication] [Transmigrate + farming + miracle doctor + chief minister + sweet romance + devoted couple] Song Yuntang, a genius doctor, transmigrates into the body of the fake heiress who was sent back to her home village by the Lin family three years ago. As soon as she transmigrates, her second aunt urges her parents to send her off as a concubine to the wealthy landlord’s grown son in a neighboring village. “I won’t accept this marriage. Whoever wants to marry him can do it!” Song 10.6kReads9.0Score1.3kShelves
6. 56 重 Reborn with the Ultimate System for Chinese Street Food 重生之，中华小吃最强系统 Chen Songzi Loves Boiled Rice Noodles爱吃煮米粉的陈松子Urban392k WordsCompleted A disastrous start: a programmer fresh out of school, reborn amid the cutthroat competition of the industry. By a stroke of luck, he gets bound to a System and sets out to revive China’s famous street snacks. Bowl after bowl of simple, unassuming food leaves countless customers overwhelmed, some even breaking down in tears. The Strongest System Missions By completing a series of System missions, the protagonist obtains recipes and preparation methods for every ingredient. After Li Long recreates 8Reads6.7Score—Shelves

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   Time travel, rebirth, gourmet food, hunting—there's bound to be one that suits your taste!

7. 57 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 5.9kReads8.8Score726Shelves
8. 58 我 I'm Li Long, and I've Got a Long Spear. Even Wolves Won't Stop Me 我李龙有一杆长枪，有狼也照打 Chen Songzi Loves Boiled Rice Noodles爱吃煮米粉的陈松子Urban1.6M WordsCompleted Li Long, the strongest soldier of the new century, dies a heroic death on a peacekeeping mission. By a twist of fate, he is reborn in the 1980s. In an age of famine when people can barely afford to eat, he puts his skills to use in the vast mountains, hunting bears, catching rabbits, and fishing. From then on, his family enjoys meat with every meal and fish every day. He also makes the acquaintance of a military leader, answers the call to enlist, and becomes a new-generation soldier king in thi 241Reads8.8Score103Shelves
9. 59 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 10.8kReads9.0Score1.7kShelves
10. 60 江 The Jiang Family Restaurant: A Day-to-Day Story 江家食肆经营日常 Daydreams Are Closed for Business白日梦不营业Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted Jiang Zi opened her eyes and found herself a village girl in ancient times. Her family had nothing; her mother was bedridden and frail, her older brother worked himself to the bone to earn money, and her youngest brother was only five, thin and weak. At least they had no awful relatives, and the whole family was doing their best to get by. What was there to fear about being poor? A person with a skill could make a good life anywhere. They earned money, built a house, bought farmland and shops, a 1.1kReads6.5Score143Shelves
11. 61 巫 The Lich Brewery: A Management Journal 巫妖酿造工坊经营日志 Yingge Yeyuehua应歌夜月华Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Transmigration to another world + medieval Western fantasy and magic + food + running a business + a touch of mystery-solving. The love interest is Andre Lu Huntington, deputy commander of the kingdom's knights.) A food-and-mystery story with two parallel plotlines and a romance, so be warned! Jiang You, a master brewer from a family renowned for its traditional soy sauce, dies of heart disease. After death, she discovers she has arrived in another world and become a living skeleton... correcti 6.9kReads9.2Score1.1kShelves
12. 62 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 7.9kReads8.8Score736Shelves
13. 63 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 4.5kReads9.0Score534Shelves
14. 64 厨 God of Cooking’s Quick Transmigration: I Become a Master Chef in Every World 厨神快穿，我在各个世界当大厨 Renewing Myself Every Day日日自新Fantastical Romance728k WordsOngoing Reincarnated as a scumbag? No problem. There’s nothing a good meal can’t fix 1. A scammer dad who’s a chef 2. How a fallen marquis’s household made its fortune 3. Spy? Not even a dog would do that! 4. Going home 5. A heartless, ungrateful wretch 125.6kReads9.3Score12.9kShelves

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15. 65 拒 The Three-Star Hole-in-the-Wall That Refused a Michelin Rating 拒绝米其林评级的三星小店 I'm a Bubble我是泡泡Urban2.1M WordsCompleted After the internet influencer Liu Dao visited the shop, the breakfast restaurant the Chen family had painstakingly run for over a decade teetered on the brink of closing. After binding with a System, Chen Yang quit his white-collar job in the city and took over the little shop. Newbie gift pack: an ingredient identification and rating feature. The fresh pork belly from a free-range mountain pig that swims regularly has three distinct layers of fat and lean meat. After roaming the hills, its fles 3.9kReads8.8Score386Shelves

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    Can't we have some food articles like this? What's the point of just saying it's so delicious it's insane? [Smile]

16. 66 女 The Side Character Strikes Back: A Thousand Ways to Feed a Yandere 女配翻身：投喂病娇的千种方式 Tang Ru Su唐如夙Ancient Romance520k WordsCompleted Yun Zhimiao finds herself inside an old novel about a fake and a real heiress. She thinks she has landed in a family-intrigue drama, but it turns out she has been bound to a Food System. To avoid being erased by the System, she diligently cooks and saves up points. Crispy rice cakes, fried fresh milk, lobster-tail noodles, cheese-filled crispy chicken cutlets, Thai-style cured seafood, fragrant spicy rice crackers, sweet-and-sour pork tenderloin, Guobaorou, pudding tarts, jasmine iced rice. The 395Reads8.4Score109Shelves

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    There are all kinds of food-themed novels, welcome to try them [licking screen] ① The female lead transmigrates to ancient times and is penniless, but she is also a real heiress who was switched at birth. She is ruthless in the face of her vicious adoptive parents [cool]. Although the female lead is urged to cook by the food system, she feels quite relaxed. The male lead is healed by the female lead and her food [sending heart]. The most praiseworthy thing is that the female lead's real parents, younger brother and fake heiress are all very nice [learned]. Our female lead wins over everyone like this and there are many hilarious scenes ヾ(≧▽≦*)o Worth reading. ② Interstellar live broadcast of cooking, the female lead promotes Chinese cuisine. The female lead has a very doting (灬º‿º灬)♡ older brother and his brother's friend (male lead). The female lead's brother trying to stop her from cooking is very funny [laughing] cute! ③ You are probably familiar with this, a sweet and adorable 1∨1 romance novel with no angst. Both the male and female leads love and are good at cooking. They opened a shop and healed the people around them. It's very heartwarming and healing. I felt very fulfilled after watching it, and that's good enough. ④ The female lead brings a modern house to ancient times and meets her adopted son who is a few years old. They decide to rely on each other for survival. The female lead is responsible for cooking (her hobby), and her younger brother is responsible for the imperial examination. Although it's an ordinary life, it feels very beautiful.

17. 67 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
18. 68 穿 Reborn as the Abusive Novel’s Male Lead’s Mother 穿成虐文男主他妈 The Little Cat Fell Asleep小猫睡了Modern Romance159k WordsCompleted [Short story contest] [Foodie fiction] [A sweet little treat] Overnight, she transmigrates into a book with a baby in her belly whose father is unknown. On closer inspection, the baby turns out to be the male lead from the tragic novel she read before. He's a poor little thing whose father doesn't care for him and whose mother doesn't love him. Penniless, Ding Sha relies on her excellent cooking skills to become the food goddess of a construction site. Spicy diced chicken, cured pork with garlic 29.8kReads9.6Score3.4kShelves

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    There are all kinds of food-themed novels, welcome to try them 🤤 ① The female lead transmigrates to ancient times, is penniless, and is actually a real heiress who was switched at birth. She is ruthless towards her vicious adoptive parents 😎. Although the female lead is urged to cook by the food system, she seems quite relaxed. The male lead is healed by the female lead and her food 💕. The most praiseworthy thing is that the female lead's real parents, younger brother, and fake heiress are all very nice [learned]. Our female lead wins over everyone like this, and there are many hilarious scenes ヾ(≧▽≦*)o. It is worth reading. ② Interstellar live-streaming of cooking, the female lead promotes Chinese cuisine. The female lead has a very doting (灬º‿º灬)♡ older brother and his brother's friend (male lead). The scene where the female lead's brother tries to stop her from cooking is very funny 😆. So cute! ③ You are probably familiar with this, a sweet and 1-on-1 romance novel with no angst. Both the male and female leads love and are good at cooking. They opened a shop and healed the people around them. It's very heartwarming and healing. I felt very fulfilled after watching it, and that's good enough. ④ The female lead brings a modern house to ancient times and meets her adopted son who is a few years old. They decide to rely on each other for survival. The female lead is responsible for cooking (her hobby), and her younger brother is responsible for the imperial examination. Although it's an ordinary life, it feels very beautiful.

19. 69 我 The Younger Man I Raised Grew Up to Be Older Than Me 我养大的年下，后来成了年上 Xi Xi Accompanied by the Moon兮兮伴月Ancient Romance614k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Pocket Dimension + Nurturing Romance + One-on-One + Sweet Romance] Eighteen-year-old Su Xingcheng woke up to find herself transmigrated into an eight-year-old orphan in the bitterly cold northern frontier. She also had a five-year-old “child husband” by the name of Pei Yunzhou. Thankfully, her seaside villa had become a pocket dimension she could carry with her, and its supplies replenished endlessly! Over thirteen years, she raised that grubby little waif into a peerless eigh 18kReads8.9Score2.7kShelves
20. 70 穿 I Transmigrated to the Cultivation World: Farming with One Hand, Cooking with the Other 穿越修仙界左手种田右手美食 Come on, Rabbit!兔子加油Two Male Leads1.0M WordsCompleted Synopsis [Everyday life] [BL] [Cozy] [Farming] [Gourmet] [No golden finger] A tsundere, food-loving younger seme x a gentle, refined uke who loves making money Lu Sizhe transmigrates to a world of immortal cultivation. Unfortunately, cultivation still isn’t in the cards for him. After thinking it over, he decides to return to his old trade and become a chef. As his business flourishes, Lu Sizhe’s customers come from across the Nine Provinces. “Boss Lu, could you make me a plate of fried rice?” “ 7.6kReads9.1Score929Shelves

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    These two are by the same author! I first read "Farmhouse Fun," and it was so addictive that I finished the entire series. Then I couldn't find anything else to replace it with, and then I discovered that the same author has another completed work, which I'm currently reading.

21. 71 你 You Call a Five-Star Scenic Spot a Farmstay? 你管五星景区叫农家乐 Come on, Rabbit!兔子加油Two Male Leads1.4M WordsCompleted [Daily life] [Farming] [Running a business] [Two male leads] [Gentle and cozy] After losing his job, Lu Xu returned to his hometown, hoping to peacefully run a farmhouse and get by. But he unexpectedly became the guardian of Qi Ling, a troublesome qilin. The ancient divine beast was supposed to be mighty and awe-inspiring, but all he saw was a fluffy calico kitten with its tail raised, waiting for him to brush its fur. After being forced into a bond with it, Lu Xu's life was turned upside down. 20.3kReads9.0Score3.6kShelves
22. 72 我 My Food Refreshes at Random, Leaving Customers Drooling 我的美食随机刷新，顾客馋哭了 Half-Sweet Iced Coffee, No Extra Ice冰咖半糖不加冰Urban1.7M WordsCompleted This book is also known as: Selling Extra-Spicy Grilled Wings Outside a Colorectal Hospital [Food + no female lead + everyday life + comedy + perfect with a meal] Lin Xuan didn't want to go to work, so he unexpectedly bound himself to a food System. Every week, it assigned a random location and a random dish. But the very first week's task left him dumbfounded. What? Sell extra-spicy grilled wings outside a colorectal hospital? What kind of devilish task was that? And that was only the beginnin 82.5kReads9.3Score8.5kShelves

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    This looks amazing, it's making me hungry! [Laughing emoji]

23. 73 您 You Have a New Thirst-Quenching Drink Order 您有新的渴了么订单 Braised Wings of the Great Peng大鹏炖翅Ancient Romance507k WordsCompleted [Character development + business simulation + infrastructure building + healing + no romance + a touch of court intrigue] They say the emperor was corrupt and incompetent, and Heaven sent down divine punishment. Not a drop of rain had fallen on this land for nearly twenty years, and countless people had died of thirst. Then, all of a sudden, a milk tea shop opened in the desert. In spring, there were all kinds of ice-cold fruit juices, along with seasonal drinks like cherry blossom and lychee b 13.4kReads9.4Score1.8kShelves

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    All the best food-themed novels are here!!! The first one is a new book I just finished reading!! If you want more, you can add it to your bookshelf first. It's a non-romance novel with a wide variety of food and no complicated plots or "malicious" supporting characters. The second one is truly amazing! They even made a short drama adaptation, it's really great!

24. 74 美 Gourmet: My Snack Stall Has Caught the Eye of Universities Across the Country 美食：我小吃摊被全国高校盯上了 Chicken Breast Hunter鸡胸肉猎人Urban903k WordsCompleted [Lighthearted everyday life + warm and funny + perfect mealtime reading + super genius] Other people's kids studied hard from a young age, hoping for a bright future. Li Ang, on the other hand, grilled goose legs as a child, and somewhere along the way, grilled his way to the peak of life... Li Ang was reborn and discovered that he had become the eight-year-old son of a barbecue stall owner outside Qingbei University. In his previous life, Li Ang had achieved financial freedom by making snac 58.8kReads9.2Score11.1kShelves
25. 75 末 Random Stalls in the Apocalypse, Snapped Up by Every Major Base 末世随机摆摊，我被各大基地疯抢 Sweet Peach Cheese Iced Tea甜桃芝芝冰茶Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.0M WordsCompleted [Female-oriented] [Apocalypse management + invincible, no romance + top-tier hotties + lighthearted] Natural disasters + zombies A food-focused business story. Not fully automated in the early stages! Not a superpowered heroine! * Xie Purou had just finished her last mission and hadn't even had a chance to enjoy herself when the System dumped her into the apocalypse. She has to draw cards just to unlock food? From the start, all she has is a run-down little inn and a food truck, and she has to g 19.6kReads8.8Score2.9kShelves
26. 76 傻 Once the Silly Girl Smartens Up, the Wen Family’s Ancestors Must Be Smiling from Their Graves 傻女不傻后，老闻家的祖坟冒青烟 Ink-Dyed Green Wound Tears墨染圊殇泪Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate + food + farming + sweet romance + doted on by the whole family + devoted husband + badass heroine + no golden finger] In her previous life, Wen Zhenyi was a top chef in public and a bounty hunter in secret. After a car accident, she transmigrated into the body of a dim-witted young woman in an alternate dynasty. She thought she had transmigrated to another world, but it turned out her soul had simply returned to its rightful body. Her family had spent everything they had and pil 6.8kReads9.0Score640Shelves
27. 77 美 Gourmet: Healing Anorexia One Bento Box at a Time 美食：摆摊卖盒饭，治愈厌食症 Sun Yi Xin孙艺欣Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Comforting food, no getting mad, funny reading over a meal, no female lead, hilarious ensemble cast] A genius chef transmigrates into the body of a sixty-year-old man and activates a System. As long as he heals wounded souls with his cooking, he can earn extraordinary rewards. But the System’s very first task is to heal someone with anorexia! Vibrant tomato and egg stir-fry, beef stewed with rich gravy, and layered minced-beef flatbreads dripping with juice. These aren’t beautiful illustration 8.2kReads8.9Score749Shelves
28. 78 美 Gourmet: Taking Over the Bear’s Prison Canteen 美食：从承包毛熊监狱食堂开始 Quill Pen羽毛笔Urban1.3M WordsOngoing After a disastrous blind date, Tang Lei flees overnight, only to bind himself to a Chef God System that randomly assigns him a place to run: the cafeteria of a prison in a nation of tough fighters! Pork stewed with potatoes, red-braised pork, stuffed eight-treasure duck, sweet-and-sour ribs… Homestyle dishes! State-banquet cuisine! Every delicacy imaginable! Bring a taste of the culinary kingdom to Siberia, a barren wasteland of food! The vicious, unruly inmates: “Boss, do you need anyone to was 2.8kReads9.2Score309Shelves

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    This food-themed novel is incredibly popular, with a touch of ensemble writing. It's very realistic and incredibly heartwarming. Plus, it's a completed long novel—a true comfort when you're looking for something to read! What are you waiting for? Go read it! The second book is also very interesting.

29. 79 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 3.5kReads8.8Score468Shelves

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    I highly recommend the first book, "Boss Ling's Chinese Restaurant," a post-apocalyptic food novel that combines management, cuisine, and farming elements. The second and third books are similar in genre. I strongly suggest listening to the audiobook version of the second book; it's incredibly immersive! [Laughs]

30. 80 婆 Mother-in-Law Rushes to the Capital Overnight: She Wins Over the Compound with Her Cooking from the Start 婆婆连夜进京：开局厨艺征服大院 Qiuqian Yao秋千幺Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Period setting + cozy everyday life + raising kids + family and neighborhood affairs + career + ensemble cast) Chen Zhimin is a no-nonsense Northeast Chinese auntie. When her son and daughter-in-law need help, she packs her bags overnight and heads straight to the capital to look after the child. If her daughter-in-law says east, she won’t go west. If her daughter-in-law tells her to chase the dog, she won’t go after the chickens. Thanks to her cooking skills, she thrives in the military compo 51.7kReads9.1Score4.7kShelves

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    All of them are food-themed stories, heartwarming slice-of-life tales, and the fourth one brings the culinary skills from the game into real life.

31. 81 美 Food Tycoon: Reborn, Starting in a Construction Site Cafeteria 美食大亨：重生从工地食堂开始 Mossy Chronicles苔痕记事簿Urban589k WordsCompleted [Rebirth + food + family bonds + cozy daily life + no System + adorable kids] In his previous life, Lin Xiaoman was the nation's richest restaurateur, yet he watched helplessly as his grandmother died of illness and his younger sister was killed by their own aunt. He died consumed by regret! Reborn at eighteen, on the day he had to choose his college major, he finds that his father has just died in a workplace accident, leaving behind a massive compensation payout. His grandmother urges him, “Us 112Reads6.5Score—Shelves
32. 82 穿 Transmigrating to the 1990s, She Makes a Fortune from Her Breakfast Stall 穿越九零，她靠早餐摊赚麻了 Si Yueyue肆玥玥Modern Romance445k WordsOngoing [Period Setting + Food + System + Daily Life + Healing + Adorable Little One] Huo Xiaoxiao was a bounty hunter from Mechanical Era Year 189, specializing in all kinds of difficult bounty missions. During one escape, her aircraft crashed, leaving no trace of her remains. When she opened her eyes again, she was astonished to find that she had transmigrated to the 1990s. The sight of all those completely natural, uncontaminated ingredients left her wide-eyed with shock. To save her mother, who was 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The female protagonist, who has only ever consumed nutritional supplements since childhood, accidentally travels back to the 1990s. She leads her family to a better life through a breakfast stall – a heartwarming and healing tale of enduring love. [Kiss emoji]

33. 83 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 3.5kReads8.6Score253Shelves
34. 84 我 After I Maxed Out My Cooking Skills in the Game 我在游戏里刷满厨艺之后 Red Leaves on the Mountains山山红叶Modern Romance580k WordsCompleted [Gourmet] + [Farming] + [Business] + [Daily Life] + [Gaming] + [Another World], two storylines running in parallel Meng Ci opened “Smoke Rises in Wulingyuan” to pick holes in a fellow creator's work. A dilapidated ancestral restaurant, an NPC child thin as a bean sprout, and a cultivation system shoehorned into the game: it was full of flaws. Because her real-life circumstances were similar to the game's setting, she found herself relating to it and played for a few days. She never dreamed t 1.1kReads8.8Score137Shelves
35. 85 惹 A Fiery Taste: The CEO's Wife Is a Master Chef 惹火舌尖，总裁夫人是御厨 Big-Faced Panda大脸熊猫Modern Romance544k WordsCompleted [Clear-headed, Beautiful, Independent, Truly Powerful Heroine + Wealthy, Abstinent, Devoted Billionaire Hero] The rating was just posted, so it’ll go up later. Her biological father died young, her mother left home, and her grandparents were swindled out of their demolition compensation by greedy relatives! Xu Yanxia has just graduated from a prestigious university. Bringing with her the skills of an imperial chef from her previous life, she joins the top-tier Lu family in Rong City as their coo 15.1kReads8.7Score2.1kShelves

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    ✨The female lead works as a chef in a wealthy family. She graduated from an agricultural college and is an incredibly delicious cook. After graduating, she encountered some trouble at home and went to work as a chef in the wealthy family. She cooks plum-flavored pork ribs, steamed fish fillets, roasted whole lamb, teppanyaki, seared Wagyu beef... The entire CEO's family is delighted with their meals...

36. 86 星 Interstellar Gourmet Guide 星际美食攻略 Chen Youyou沉哟哟Modern Romance552k WordsCompleted Lin Xu unexpectedly found himself in the interstellar age, only to discover that it was a wasteland when it came to food. As a food lover, how could he stand for that? Milk tea and barbecue had to be on the menu. Lin Xu never expected that livestreaming interstellar cuisine would awaken the foodie side of a certain heir to the throne, earning him a clingy admirer from then on. The heir to the throne declared, “All that food is nothing. My darling is what matters.” Lin Xu’s family lamented, “Our 1.9kReads8.8Score229Shelves

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    Lin Xu unexpectedly arrives in interstellar space (actually, she returns), only to discover that interstellar space is a food wasteland. As a food lover, how can she tolerate this? Milk tea and barbecue must be on the menu.

37. 87 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 5.3kReads8.0Score411Shelves

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    The first book has no romance and lots of delicious food. The second book has a romance and is also quite funny (I personally think the first extra chapter is so-so [already added to my wishlist]). The third book is quite good (all of these are books I've read a lot of and can still enjoy).

38. 88 随 Random Stallkeeping: The Fake Legitimate Daughter Gets Tormented by a Rotten System 随机摆摊，假嫡女被烂系统坑惨了 The Kitten Doesn't Eat Oranges小猫不吃橙子Ancient Romance526k WordsCompleted (A very different random-stall story, with a funny and witty style and no angst at all.) Yu Zhizhi got horribly tricked by a terrible System. She closed her eyes and transmigrated into the body of a spoiled, domineering young noblewoman in ancient times. To top it off, she was a fake legitimate daughter. Things went badly from the start, but she was lucky enough to get a System. Then she realized it was a terrible System. Each time, the System only gave her a random location for setting up a sta 11.9kReads8.8Score822Shelves
39. 89 我 I Became the Richest Person in the Kingdom Through Food 我靠美食成为了全朝首富 Xiaobai Sells Xiaoxin小白卖小新Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Historical romance + transmigration + beloved by the whole family + food + sweet romance + farming + building a fortune + 1v1] (A warm family with no troublesome relatives, so read with confidence) After transmigrating, Shen Yuanshu became the only girl in the Shen family in six generations. Her grandparents doted on her, then her parents, and she had six older brothers who were all fiercely protective of their little sister. Unfortunately, the girl was frail. Ever since she became conscious at 4.5kReads8.5Score325Shelves
40. 90 自 I Sold Myself into Servitude! From Little Maid to First-Rank Madam 自卖为婢！从小丫鬟到一品夫人 Nan Yiyi南漪漪Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Born into a new life + maid + ensemble cast + cozy everyday life + slow and steady pace + light harem intrigue A few caveats: not a strong female lead, no golden finger, and an ensemble cast. Lin Sui'an was born into a poor farming family in ancient times. Before she could use the knowledge from her past life to help her family prosper, the harsh realities of life forced her to sell herself. She ended up as a young maid in the Pingning Marquis's residence. Lin Sui'an thought she would never see 31.9kReads8.8Score2.9kShelves

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    These are all very simple and happy stories. The first book is very simple, focusing on building a strong and prosperous family. The second book might have a little tension, but overall it's excellent, especially the storylines set in the mansion. The later parts become a bit more mundane, but it's still very heartwarming. The author of the third book has a wide range of knowledge and writes very well. The fourth book is just very entertaining, with few conflicts, but it's still being serialized.

41. 91 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
42. 92 山 My Mountain Villa Connects to Another World, and Ancient People Come to Work 山庄通异界古人来打工 Wang Buhui王不悔Modern Romance2.0M WordsOngoing After graduating from university, Jian Xingxia inherits her grandmother’s farm. But the farm lies deep in the mountains, overgrown with weeds and surrounded by leaky buildings. After pulling weeds until she’s questioning her life choices, Jian Xingxia wails, “Can’t someone come help me pull weeds and fix the roof?” The next second, a twelve-year-old girl from ancient times emerges from the mountains. “Pull weeds? Easy. Just give me the wild greens.” A skinny old man with a face that looks fifty- 107.2kReads9.0Score9.8kShelves
43. 93 美 A Food Blogger Pets Fuzzy Creatures in the Interstellar Age 美食博主在星际撸毛茸茸 Little Cat String Bell小猫弦铃Two Male Leads364k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + interstellar + food + sweet, feel-good romance + ensemble cast] Gentle, resilient beauty on the bottom × seemingly cold but actually fluffy Imperial Marshal on the top Yu Jingxing (Xiao Bai) × Lu Shaoqin After somehow ending up in an interstellar world where good food was scarce, Yu Jingxing put his excellent cooking skills to use. But his scumbag father wanted to marry him off for political gain, and his intended was none other than the infamous Imperial Marshal. He boldly ref 2.1kReads8.8Score463Shelves

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    These are a few very healing books, but they're all about Shuang Nan. [Sending hearts][Sending hearts]

44. 94 我 The Savings System Summoned Me to Another World to Become a Rich Woman 我被存钱系统召唤到异世界当富婆 The Green of Green Gables绿山墙的绿色Modern Romance935k WordsOngoing [Travel Between Two Worlds] + [Modern-Day Fantasy] + [System] + [Farming] + [No Romance] + [Food Business] + [Livestream] + [Building Wealth] + [Infrastructure] + [Redemption] Other people's Systems shower their Hosts with money and perks. Mine is all about being broke, forcing me to make money through street vending and hand over every last cent. I make a million a day Livestreaming skewers made with handsome men from the mall, only for the System to order me to turn off tips. I have to build 1.2kReads—Score103Shelves

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    Relax and enjoy food articles

45. 95 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 20.1kReads8.9Score1.6kShelves

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    It's all about food, whether you're paired with a male or female character, or not.

46. 96 兽 Beast World: Are All You Big Tigers This Clingy? 兽世：你们大老虎都那么粘人吗 Rong Yu榕榆Two Male Leads898k WordsCompleted [One-on-one + two male leads + beast world + transmigrate + sweet romance + System + happy ending] Veterinarian Jiang Sui'an died in an incident involving an angry patient, and when he opened his eyes again, he was dangling in midair above an enormous fluffy creature. Jiang Sui'an: “???!!!!” Where the heck have I ended up? Hu Bai was overjoyed. Not only had he completed his adult hunting trial ahead of schedule, he had also found an incredibly beautiful demi-beast. Luckily, now that he was an ad 7.9kReads9.1Score962Shelves

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    This one is about the beast world, but it has lots of delicious food and is very good to read.

47. 97 大 Age of Exploration: I Conquer Europe with Food 大航海时代：我用美食征服欧洲 Shali纱荔Two Male Leads1.4M WordsCompleted [Two male leads + transmigration + food + infrastructure building + Age of Exploration + mutual pampering + 1v1] Min Xi has the bad luck to transmigrate to the Ming dynasty, and even worse, he isn't in the Ming Empire at all. He's in Europe. At this time, the Industrial Revolution hasn't begun. Europe is still in a primitive state of plunder and ruthless expansion, with chaos everywhere and might making right. Luckily, he's not alone: Yun Ji, a young master who can really fight and happens to be 4.4kReads9.1Score773Shelves
48. 98 我 I Have a Divine Cauldron: Slay Demons, Cook, and Cultivate Immortality 我有神鼎，斩妖烹饪修仙 Qi Muzi栖木子Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsOngoing [The new book has just received its rating, so it'll gradually rise.] [Slow-paced + food + healing + ensemble cast + daily life + medicinal cuisine] I have a divine cauldron. I slay the fiercest demons and cook the most delicious dishes! The sect's fortune has been secretly stolen by a schemer, and my fellow disciples are all at rock bottom! Don't worry. If you've been poisoned, come have a bowl of soothing medicinal soup. If you've suffered broken bones and serious injuries, take a bite of brai 7.6kReads8.6Score750Shelves
49. 99 厨 A Chef's Path to Immortality: Invincible Thanks to Gluttonous Spirit Beasts 厨子修仙，靠吃货灵兽无敌 Eating Water-Bean Person吃水豆人Eastern Fantasy236k WordsOngoing [Not a power fantasy + cooking + slow-paced + spirit beasts + cultivation + lighthearted + battles] As a transmigrator awakened to memories of his past life, his greatest golden finger isn't a cultivation manual. It's his astonishing cooking, good enough to make people drool with longing! What? Your aptitude isn't good enough to join a sect and cultivate? Then use food! What? There's a limit on the number of spirit beasts you can contract? Then use food! To win someone's heart, first win over th 6Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 100 重 Reborn in the 1980s: Building a Fortune and Raising My Kids 重生八零之发家致富养崽崽 Mu Muzhi木木枝Modern Romance996k WordsCompleted [Sweet romance + no awful characters + food + adorable kids + period setting] In her previous life, after Li Heng accidentally fell off a cliff and was left disabled, Qiao Xi abandoned her husband and child, ultimately bringing the Li family to ruin. Given another life, she looks at her gentle, doting husband, then at her adorable, lively son, and swears to make it up to them and never let the tragedy happen again. With food and clothing businesses, Qiao Xi takes things one step at a time, gradu 4.6kReads9.1Score270Shelves

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    Highly recommend these! The female lead becomes rich through food! And the neighbor's kid loves it too! He comes over to the female lead's house for meals every day! 🌸🌸 "So don't be angry with me. My brother is my brother, and I am me. I'm fine. I won't argue, I won't swear, and I won't fight," Yu Xiaopang said earnestly. Shen Jinxia tilted her head, a little confused, "You said so much, and then what?" Yu Xiaopang scratched his head, "Then, can I still come to your house for meals?" Fang Xiaoluo burst out laughing at Yu Xiaopang's words. This chubby boy who only cares about eating. Han Weiping covered her face and pulled Yu Xiaopang back, "Eat, eat, eat! All you know is eating!"

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