Food Stories About Cooking for the Family and Bringing Meals to Court 美食文，给家人做饭带去上朝吃

1. 1 开 A Villainess from the Start? I'll Turn the Tables With Gourmet Food 开局恶毒女配？我靠美食逆风翻盘 Please Call Me Classmate Xiao He请叫我小何同学Ancient Romance979k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + rebirth + food + sweet romance + wish fulfillment + nation building] Shen Tianjiao wakes up one morning and gets slapped. What? She's the youngest daughter of a general's household, doted on since childhood. Why is she being hit? What? Her fiancé, Crown Prince Qi Chenyu, has just broken off their engagement in front of everyone? Fine, fine! So that's how you want to play it! From that day on, the mood in the capital changes. Shen Tianjiao gives up her lovesick-puppy act: Breaki 10.4kReads7.3Score81014d adds

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   ✨The female lead is an amazing cook. She prepares meals for her father and brother to take to court and work, including spicy hot pot, boiled sliced ​​pork, shrimp and crab stew, and various snacks. Her father and brother enjoy their meals, while their colleagues are drooling with envy…

2. 2 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. 15.1kReads8.9Score1.2k14d adds
3. 3 开 I Started Out as a Side Consort and Won the Crown Prince Over with My Cooking 开局穿侧妃，我靠美食馋哭太子 Chang De常得Ancient Romance386k WordsCompleted Ye An'an transmigrated and became the Crown Prince’s concubine, but the Crown Prince was famous for being both a picky eater and a germaphobe. He ran away on their wedding night, becoming the laughingstock of the entire capital. The good news: she brought all her modern cooking skills with her, so she was living the good life! While everyone else was fighting for favor in the palace, scheming against one another, Ye An'an was making jianbing in the little kitchen, the delicious aroma carrying fo 9kReads7.3Score39714d adds

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   Although it's not about bringing food to court for family, it's really good, very sweet, no melodrama, no misunderstandings, and the female lead eventually becomes the Crown Princess.

4. 4 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 137.3kReads9.4Score10.1k14d adds

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   Highly recommend these three books, they're absolutely amazing!!! The first one: the female lead prepares a different meal for her family every day. She even runs a food street with hot pot, fried skewers, barbecue, duck blood soup, cake shops, milk tea shops, and more… Even the three most powerful figures in the palace sneak out to check out the food street. She even brings food to court for her father and brother; the emperor is mesmerized by the aroma of roast duck and spicy crayfish. [Already hooked] The second one is also a pure food novel disguised as a domestic drama. The female lead makes lots of snacks, and everyone fights over her food—who needs to fight anymore? [Already hooked] The third one is a story about random, bizarre street vending locations: selling stinky tofu outside a prince's door, snacks outside a coffin shop, boxed lunches at a deserted dock, ice cream on the highest mountaintop of a temple… You really have to check it out, it's incredibly good!

5. 5 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 11.6kReads8.8Score77614d adds
6. 6 穿EN After Becoming the Villainess, I Clear My Name Every Day 穿成恶女后每天都在洗白 Gathering Vetch, Gathering Vetch采薇采薇Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [Everyone’s Darling + Adorable Kids + Laugh-Out-Loud Comedy]: Transmigrating into a lovesick woman, Tang Zhuyun wakes up in the middle of a scene where she’s climbing into a man’s bed. She turns around and runs. Forget this bed, she’s not getting in! Who needs a man when her father is the top scholar, her brother is the top scholar, and even her son will be the top scholar? They’ll protect her, so she can do whatever she wants! As a master physician, she’ll focus on her career, save lives, and k 33.5kReads9.3Score4.7k14d adds
7. 7 她 She Conquers the Entire Capital with Her Cooking 她靠美食征服全京城 Second Master Fan梵二爷Ancient Romance541k WordsCompleted After she accidentally transmigrates to ancient times, Chu Yunxiang wins over the stomachs of everyone in the capital with modern-day skewers, zhajiangmian, hot pot, and more. Even the current emperor is no exception. Someone recognizes the emperor in disguise, sneaking out late at night to eat skewers at Yunlai Restaurant. The emperor, pretending to be calm: “You’ve got the wrong person.” Someone else recognizes the Ghost Doctor of the martial world. “Look at these ragged clothes. How do I look 371Reads6.9Score10014d adds
8. 8 异 Farming in Another World: The Little Husband Raises Kids Like a Pro 异世种田：小夫郎养崽超凶 Give Your Lord a Meow给爷喵一个Two Male Leads1.0M WordsCompleted [Two male leads + One-on-one romance + Mutual devotion + Transmigrate in body + Pocket dimension + Sweet romance and raising children] [Sunny, adorable, money-loving bottom x Handsome, scheming, big-bad-wolf top] After being betrayed by his family and the person he loved, Luo Mingchen transmigrates to another world with a cultivation space and water-based powers. When he wakes, he has become the “stepmother” of three children, and is told their father died at the hands of bandits. After drivin 9.9kReads9.4Score1.2k14d adds

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   🉑🉑💗💗A really good novel! The more you read, the more addictive it becomes. The author's writing is excellent, the plot is captivating, and it's the kind of book you can't stop reading. I highly recommend it!! 💖💖💖💖

9. 9 快 Quick Transmigration: A Thousand Ways to Heal Adorable Animal Cubs 快穿：动物萌崽的一千种治愈方式 This Fish Is Very Poisonous此鱼甚毒Modern Romance475k WordsCompleted [No romance + baby protagonist story (a real toddler) + adorable pets + healing + everyone's darling] A three-year-old phoenix chick was kidnapped by the quick transmigration System. What? If she sets the reborn plots disrupted by vicious supporting characters back on track, she can become the most powerful phoenix in the world? The little chick was easily tricked into going along with it. Every mission is a rebirth. First world: The puppy in a story about a CEO mom who runs away while pregnant. 2.4kReads9.2Score25814d adds
10. 10 带 I Transmigrated to Ancient Times With a Farming System and Made a Fortune 带着种田系统穿越古代赚大钱 Bai Shisan白十三Two Male Leads619k WordsCompleted A one-way ticket to transmigrate to ancient times, a rough-hewn man who seems simple but is cunning underneath, and a farming family that dotes on its young male spouse. With a farming space, a food business, a killer lurking in the shadows, drought, earthquakes, conscription, and disasters both natural and man-made, the whole family struggles to survive. See how Xiao Fu uses her space to lead her family to a better life in the ancient world. The rough-hewn man grinned foolishly. “I listen to my 323Reads6.7Score—14d adds
11. 11 不 Isn't the Crown Prince Supposed to Be a Yandere? Why Is He Sneaking a Kiss from the Shy Girl! 不是病娇太子？怎么偷亲小社恐！ A Little Asheng一只小阿笙Two Male Leads602k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + Transmigrate into a Book + Mind Reading + Sweet Romance + Mutual Healing] [Cold, Possessive Top × Handsome, Socially Anxious Bottom] Su Jinyuan transmigrated into a sweet romance power fantasy. Unfortunately, he became a disposable character who didn’t survive past the first chapter. In the original story, the cannon-fodder character was sent in someone else’s place to marry the villainous Crown Prince and bring him good fortune. He met a horrific end on his wedding night, dren 15.3kReads9.4Score2.7k14d adds
12. 12 表 The Cousin Miss Is Climbing the Social Ladder Again Today 表小姐今天又在攀高枝 Please Call Me Ouou请叫我鸥鸥Ancient Romance633k WordsCompleted [The rating is low because the novel was just listed...] A young lady from the extended family has arrived at the Duke of the State's manor, and none of the three young masters there can stand her. One would rather become a monk, another claims to prefer men. The third would rather die in the arms of a courtesan from overindulging. Everyone in the manor says the young lady is shameless and always trying to climb the social ladder! But no one expected that the young lady despised by the Xie famil 858Reads7.0Score10514d adds

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    Highly recommended! While the first and second books are still being serialized, they feature an abundance of delicious food. The first book initially sets the story's background, but later the female lead, instead of being a saint, focuses solely on making money when she sets up her stall—hahaha! The emperor, the retired emperor, and the princess in the second book are all adorable; they use every trick in the book to get a bite of delicious food. The fourth and fifth books, in particular, are packed with all sorts of food; the plots are simple, but they'll make your mouth water.

13. 13 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 5.2kReads8.0Score41714d adds
14. 14 锦 The Clever Little Chef: Running a Canteen in Ancient Times 锦心小厨娘：我在古代承包食堂 Meng Xiaobo萌小波Ancient Romance485k WordsOngoing The dining hall at the Imperial College was a complete mess. Then one day, a new cook arrived, and an endless array of delicious dishes followed. The dining hall became not only a place the students flocked to, but also the dream destination of countless food lovers. “Son, go buy your father two meat-stuffed flatbreads from your dining hall today. Otherwise, I won’t have the strength to attend court.” Even the emperor was getting restless. “I hear the food at the Imperial College is delicious, b 284Reads5.2Score—14d adds
15. 15 哇 Wow! The General’s Wife’s Tea Treats Were Snatched Up Again 哇趣！将军夫人做的茶点又抢光了 The Kitten Doesn't Eat Oranges小猫不吃橙子Ancient Romance249k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + food + cozy vibes + adorable kids + love that grows over time] Yang Chuxue and her younger brother, Yang Chudong, depend on each other. They both die in a car accident! When she wakes up, she discovers she has transmigrated to ancient times, into the family of a farming household that has just gone bankrupt in business. She has a strange illness and already has two children from the start. Fortunately, her family dotes on her. She used to work as a dim sum chef in a Cantonese t 1.1kReads8.7Score11314d adds
16. 16 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 4.3kReads8.5Score32714d adds
17. 17 太 Crown Prince, Your Crown Princess Says Hot Pot Is Ready! 太子，太子妃喊你吃火锅了！ Sea Salt Pineapple Beer海盐味菠萝啤Ancient Romance523k WordsCompleted Food blogger Tang Xiao transmigrated into the daughter of an imperial chef in the Great Xia Kingdom. That day, the Crown Prince's eating disorder worsened. The Emperor flew into a rage and threatened to execute the imperial chef's entire clan. In a desperate move, Tang Xiao grabbed two copper pots and charged straight into the palace. The aroma of hotpot wafted through the palace, and the Crown Prince's carefully cultivated image completely fell apart. A servant came to report, "Miss, the Cr 2.5kReads6.9Score32514d adds
18. 18 保 The Sweet, Flirtatious Nanny Makes the Aloof Lawyer’s Heart Race 保姆甜美撩人，禁欲律师脸红心跳 Dive into the Five Oceans to Catch Turtles下五洋捉鳖Modern Romance104k WordsCompleted [Housekeeper + Age Gap + Sweet Romance + 100,000-Character Short Story + Northeastern CEO + Foodie Novel] After resigning from her job, Cheng Nuo found herself a live-in housekeeper position. It paid 10,000 yuan a month, with room and board included. All she had to do was cook and clean, which was ridiculously easy for someone like Cheng Nuo, who was skilled at just about everything! But as she went about her work, Cheng Nuo began to notice that her employer was looking at her in a rather strang 3.3kReads9.0Score27614d adds

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    ✨The female lead is a live-in nanny. Because she's an amazing cook, the male lead hires her to work as a live-in nanny. Every day, she makes all sorts of delicious meals for him to take to his company, making everyone at the company incredibly envious...

19. 19 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 4.2kReads8.5Score51714d adds

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    ✨A modern chef travels back to the Song Dynasty and cooks all sorts of delicious food for her brother to eat at work every day. She can also hear the inner thoughts of a donkey, listening to gossip while making various dishes such as roasted lamb chops, boiled fish, fried chicken, and oden 🍢...

20. 20 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 7.7kReads8.8Score72714d adds
21. 21 穿 Reborn as the Villain's Stepmother, Win Hearts with Good Food! 穿成反派后娘，攻心就用美食吧！ Little Milk Ball小奶球Ancient Romance445k WordsCompleted [Marriage First, Love Later + Adorable Baby + Food + Family Life + Humble Households] [Constable + Little Chef] Pu Jiaojiao discovers that she has transmigrated into a book she once read, becoming the villainous stepmother. The stepmother in the story abuses the children in every way imaginable and is utterly inhuman. Remembering the stepmother’s tragic ending, Pu Jiaojiao can’t help swallowing nervously. If she wins them over with delicious food, can she keep herself alive in the future? Watch 2.7kReads8.5Score22714d adds

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    Food is forever! Food-themed novels are absolutely amazing!!! They're my spiritual nourishment~ ① The female lead prepares a different meal for her family every day... She even runs a food street with hot pot, fried skewers, barbecue, duck blood soup, cake shops, milk tea shops, and more... Even the three highest-ranking officials in the palace sneak out to check out the food street. She even brings meals to her father and brother for court, and the emperor is mesmerized by the aroma of roast duck and spicy crayfish. ② It's a novel where stalls are set up in random and bizarre locations: stinky tofu sold outside a prince's door, snacks sold outside a coffin shop, boxed lunches sold at a deserted dock, ice cream sold at the highest mountaintop of a temple... You really have to check it out, it's incredibly good!

22. 22 流 Exiled to Lingnan: I Made My Fortune Gathering Seafood 流放岭南：我靠赶海发家致富 Ning Xiaoyaoyao宁小妖妖妖Ancient Romance650k WordsCompleted Synopsis: [The rating is low because it just came out. It’ll rise later.] [Transmigrate into a book + Food + Foraging by the sea + Business + Everyday life + Family squabbles + Mostly lighthearted.] Xu Nan has one piece of good news and one piece of bad news. The good news: she got into a car accident… but survived and managed to cling to life. The bad news: she transmigrated into a book, becoming the cannon-fodder first wife of the wicked villain. The moment she opens her eyes, her bargain-bin 3.8kReads7.5Score33614d adds

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    ✨A food-themed beachcombing novel where the female protagonist cooks for her cheap husband to take to work... She transmigrates into the body of the exiled villain's first wife, relying on food to improve her life and survive. Dishes include sour fish soup, clams in gravy, spicy and sour fish offal, and shrimp and crab porridge. Even the villain exclaims how delicious it is...

23. 23 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 82kReads9.3Score8.5k14d adds
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, 15.8kReads8.6Score1.2k14d adds

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    ✨A food-themed novel where the female protagonist, a food blogger, transmigrates into a random passerby in a book. She inherits the original female protagonist's opportunity and is bought by a farmer. Every day, she cooks delicious food for them: fish head tofu soup, braised pork, big plate chicken, barbecue... Making her dizzy with the aroma...

25. 25 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 15.9kReads8.7Score2.2k14d adds

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    ✨The female lead works as a chef in a wealthy family, cooking for the domineering CEO and delivering his meals to work... Plum-flavored spare ribs, steamed fish fillets, poached chicken, shrimp, broccoli, and tofu... The assistant next to her is drooling with envy...

26. 26 在 I Made a Chinese Restaurant a Huge Hit in the Apocalypse of Another World 在异世界末世经营中华餐厅爆火 Ice Cola Drink Substitute冰可乐代喝Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.6M WordsCompleted [Apocalypse] [Business Management] [System] [Gourmet Food] [Farming] [No CP, Ensemble Cast] After Ling Jing died, she became bound to a business management System and was randomly dropped into an apocalyptic world where plants and animals had mutated. The System asked her to name her restaurant. After thinking for a moment, she typed: Chinese Restaurant. In this mutated apocalypse, every plant and animal had become an enemy. When starving humans on the brink of death caught the scent of roaste 95.4kReads9.4Score13.9k14d adds
27. 27 穿 I Transmigrated to Another World and Married a Sweet Little Husband to Share a Cozy Bed! 穿到异世娶个小夫郎热炕头！ Jiang Musheng姜慕生Two Male Leads314k WordsCompleted The book has only just started getting ratings, so the score is rather low!!! [Two Male Leads + Food + From Modern Times to Ancient Times + Farming + Sweet Romance + Career] Modern-day culinary expert gong ✘ beautiful, gluttonous recipient from another world. A transmigration novel focused on the gong. One moment, Luo Yu was sleeping in as usual. The next, his world had come crashing down. In a single night, he transmigrated from the bustling 21st century to a food-scarce world with no place in 1.5kReads8.8Score19414d adds

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    A sweet little story about food in Shuangnan [smirk]

28. 28 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 2.9kReads8.5Score26714d adds

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    The wicked woman uses food to whitewash her image; she often cooks for her father, who then brings the food to court and boasts about it there. 😄

29. 29 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 27.5kReads9.4Score3.7k14d adds

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    It's a classic Chinese romance novel, very authentic and never feels out of place. Those who appreciate this aspect know how high its quality is. The food descriptions are also very enticing, and with a storyline, I'm going to use it to explore all the topics related to cooking in classic Chinese romance novels. Everyone should check it out!

30. 30 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 15.4kReads9.2Score1.8k14d adds

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    This is really good! It has delicious food, a fantasy element, and it's also very funny. I recommend it!

31. 31 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 4.2kReads8.9Score31514d adds

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    ① A snack shop owner transmigrates into the body of an ancient official's family. She resumes her old trade, making snacks like boneless fish and chicken feet, spicy duck legs, dried beef, and pork jerky… Later, she marries the second prince and brings snacks to court for her family. ② The gluttonous heroine's mind is read by everyone. The emperor summons her to court, and her parents, to wake her, tempt her with her inner thoughts about food… because they want her to lose weight. She even steals tribute items, which is hilarious!

32. 32 文 The Officials Hear My Thoughts: I’m Just Here for the Gossip 文武百官听我心声：我只管吃瓜 Abalone Stewed with Free-Range Chicken鲍鱼炖土鸡Ancient Romance408k WordsCompleted The animated series "Nono's Gossip Journal: Laughing All the Way in the Capital," Seasons 1 and 2, is now available. [Everyone Can Hear Her Thoughts] [Silly Humor] [Gossip] [Taking It Easy] [Comedy] Wei Yinuo transmigrates into the ancient past and into the family of a powerful official. Her parents are devoted to each other, and her siblings get along well. She lives a carefree life of luxury, enjoying gossip whenever she has the chance. She plans to stay happy like this forever, but then one d 14.9kReads8.8Score1.6k14d adds
33. 33 穿 Transmigrate, Farm, Get Rich, and Raise the Kids 穿越之种田致富养崽崽 Mu Muzhi木木枝Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Jiang Wanwan transmigrates from the harsh apocalypse to an impoverished ancient era, only to find that life is just as difficult. The difference is that she now has an adorable little dumpling, a handsome and dependable husband, and a whole space full of crop seeds. With her superb cooking skills, she can raise her precious little one, feed her husband, and help the villagers grow rich along the way... 4.1kReads9.1Score37314d adds

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    I think it looks pretty good, please don't mind.

34. 34 上 A Culinary Guide to Shangjing 上京美食记 Little West Lake Ball西湖小丸子Ancient Romance39k WordsOngoing “The young miss of the Cheng household is coming back to the capital!” A shout shook the heavens, sending a flock of birds flying skyward and startling the horse and rider who were the Prince of Zhennan's heir. What stories will they share in the capital in the days to come? Excerpt One: “How many sides of you have I still not seen?” Qi Jingming asked in a low voice. “Take a guess.” I looped my arms around his neck and raised an eyebrow. —Reads—Score—14d adds
35. 35 她 She Tastes So Good 她，很美味 Zhi Yuyao栀妤妖Ancient Romance230k WordsCompleted [Food + farming + palace and household intrigue + devoted, faithful couple + exclusive affection later on + System + transmigration] Jiarou, a hugely popular food blogger, transmigrated into the body of an unfavored concubine in a prince’s household. Hoping to return to her own world as soon as possible, she worked hard to complete her System tasks. Jiarou’s dishes were so delicious that people couldn’t stop thinking about them, couldn’t resist them, and couldn’t help drooling. With her cook 9Reads—Score—14d adds
36. 36 国 The Duke's Second Wife Wins People Over with Food 国公爷的继室以食服人 Golden and Silver Mantou金银小馒头Ancient Romance656k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Gourmet Food + Pocket Dimension + Marriage Before Love] Su Ruyi, a top-tier star among food bloggers on a popular platform, unexpectedly transmigrates to another world after a gas leak! On the very day of her wedding, Su Ruyi, the only legitimate daughter of the Minister's household, accidentally bumps her head and passes out! She is a brilliant cook, fair-skinned and beautiful, an outstanding modern woman. The other her has skin like ice and bones like jade, is charming and li 219Reads6.2Score10314d adds
37. 37 逃 The Famine-Fleeing Farm Girl Is Lured by the God of War Prince 逃荒小农女被战神王爷诱拐 Yang Xue of the Shade-Loving Flower喜荫花的扬雪Ancient Romance670k WordsCompleted She transmigrates into a family that can barely afford food or warm clothes. Her father is lame and her mother is mentally disabled, but with her medical skills, she cures them both. Her grandparents are a piece of work, so she cuts ties with them and her second uncle’s family. When famine forces people to flee, she refuses to travel with the village and leads her family deep into the mountains instead. Along the way, she rescues people, and their group grows larger and larger. While treating th 4.3kReads8.9Score63114d adds
38. 38 侯 The Marquis's Wife's Culinary Journal 侯夫人美食手札 Gu Yue顾悦Ancient Romance809k WordsCompleted A once-popular food blogger transmigrates to ancient times and conquers the land with all kinds of delicious dishes. From the countryside to the county seat, she goes from having nothing to owning a modest fortune. From being taken in to having every aspect of her life neatly arranged for her, she finds the whole thing a little embarrassing. Lin Yushi believes there’s no problem in this world that a good meal can’t solve. And if one meal isn’t enough, make it two. 852Reads8.5Score10414d adds
39. 39 赐 The Crown Prince Went Mad and the Prince Laughed After the Marriage Edict Was Switched 赐婚被换后，太子疯了，王爷笑了 Yan Mo Qingxia颜墨倾夏Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The all-around special agent Luo Ningzhi awoke in another world and was forced to accept a notorious new identity. Caught between a rock and a hard place, Luo Ningzhi was unloved by both her father and mother. The crown prince and crown princess gave her trouble every other day, while the emperor, empress, and imperial noble consort were always making things difficult for her. Even her bargain-bin husband was constantly trying to kill her! To survive in this strange world, Luo Ningzhi had no cho 1.7kReads8.8Score22314d adds
40. 40 空 Pocket Dimension: I Raise Kids with Good Food and Win Over the Regent 空间：我靠美食养崽盘摄政王 Qu Xiansi曲弦思Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted One-on-one romance, everyone dotes on her + adorable kids + food + transmigration + pocket dimension + scheming regent A sweet-looking, seemingly gentle but actually devious little chef VS a seemingly aloof, inwardly imaginative regent who pretends to be an untouchable iceman After transmigrating into the body of a low-ranking palace maid who was forced into marriage by a eunuch and died, Qin Wanci, who has a pocket dimension with her, says, “No problem.” She picks up three kids and a cold-faced 572Reads9.0Score10114d adds
41. 41 后 My Stepmother Has Delicious Food, So Surrender, Prince Daddy! 后娘手中有美食，王爷爹爹快投降 The Red in Brown Sugar红糖的红Ancient Romance584k WordsCompleted [Food + devoted one-on-one romance + adorable child + imperial palace + princess consort] Lin Youyou's greatest passions in life are gossip, food, face-slapping, and making money. Little Doudou has a wish: to find a beautiful wife for her exceptionally handsome prince father, someone who will dote on her, love her father, and be gentle and kind. But this young lady can cook delicious food! Really, really delicious food, including all kinds she has never even tried before. Little Doudou is torn. 1.5kReads8.5Score10314d adds
42. 42 穿 Transmigrate and Build the Nation Through Good Food 穿越，我边做美食边为国家搞建设 Double-Skin Milk Pudding, No Sugar双皮奶不加糖Ancient Romance301k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Food + Over-the-Top Devotion] The moment Xia Yumo opens her eyes, she finds herself transmigrated to ancient times and cast as someone else's stepmother! She'd planned to live a quiet life, but the delicious food she makes attracts countless people. She can put up with the little ones clinging to her, but what's with that cold-faced general? Weren't they supposed to stay out of each other's way? Why are you standing so close? She cooks delicious food, opens restaurants, carves 119Reads7.0Score—14d adds
43. 43 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 8kReads8.5Score79814d adds
44. 44 王 The Prince's Manor Has a Skilled Cook, and the Young Heir Is Wrapped Around Her Finger 王府厨娘手艺好，小小世子拿捏 Taro Round芋了个圆Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Sweet romance + food + heroine building her career + business management + a little melodrama] [Sweet, clever little chef vs. seemingly innocent but secretly calculating young lord] Ye Zhiwei had just competed in the national cooking championship. After overcoming every challenge, she finally won first place. Before she could even get home to brag to her father, she was hit by a car while helping an old lady cross the street. When she woke up, she had become a little kitchen maid tending the fi 2.7kReads8.4Score29214d adds
45. 45 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 10.1kReads9.0Score1.5k14d adds
46. 46 娇 The Delicate Concubine Wept, and the Paranoid Minister's Heart Trembled 娇娇外室一哭，偏执权臣心颤了 Orange Gummies橘子软糖Ancient Romance262k WordsCompleted [A devoted couple + food + sweet everyday romance] The third son of the Pei family, Pei Sanlang, was as refined as the moon and a gentle breeze, and scrupulously proper. He was the secret crush of the capital's noblewomen. Yet when this man, who kept his distance from women, returned from the south, he brought back a bewitchingly beautiful mistress. Xi Ning was that mistress. Everyone said Pei Zhao was peerlessly handsome, but only she knew that Pei Zhao had bought her to conceal his "condition. 5.8kReads9.0Score44014d adds

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    1. A modern woman transmigrates into the body of the male lead's mistress. Initially, she lives a carefree life in her courtyard, but unexpectedly, the male lead suddenly remembers her. Thinking she's a golden opportunity, she decides to cling to him and starts cooking modern food for him to take to court. As a result, the male lead comes every day… 2. A renowned 22nd-century doctor transmigrates into the body of Tang Zhujun, the daughter of Tang Mingfan, a famous and infatuated high-ranking official in the capital, desperate to marry. Poor Tang Mingfan, a virtuous minister, has his reputation ruined because of his daughter. Her father, who never brought food, starts bringing meals to court every day, with different dishes each day: spicy blood curd, spicy crayfish, boiled fish, pig-shaped steamed buns… Tang Mingfan is as proud as a peacock: "My daughter just messed around at home making all this stuff."

47. 47 日 Raking in Gold Every Day: My Snack Shop Connects to Another World 日进斗金，我的小吃店通异界 A Glimmer in Midsummer微光半夏Modern Romance668k WordsCompleted [Past and present connected · Getting rich · Food · Heartwarming · Shopkeeping] After graduating from college, Hua Juan inherits a mysterious snack shop that takes her to ancient times every night. Can’t cook? No problem, ready-made dishes to the rescue. Swiss rolls, oden, cheesecake, fish with pickled cabbage, you name it. In exchange, she gets copper coins, antique paintings... and makes a fortune! 17.3kReads8.0Score1.6k14d adds

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48. 48 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 4.8kReads8.2Score34314d adds
49. 49 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 1.9kReads7.6Score17514d adds

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    The female protagonist travels back to ancient times. Her father, who makes braised food, takes it to court to show off; her older brother, who makes instant noodles, takes it to the exam to show off; and her second brother, who makes chili sauce and instant noodle condiments, takes them to the battlefield. However, their food is confiscated by their superiors. It's such down-to-earth food, and it's incredibly entertaining.

50. 50 团 The Cherished Koi Wife: My Blind Box System Makes Me Invincible 团宠锦鲤妻：我带着盲盒系统无敌了 Chasing the Wind Across the Galaxy星河逐风Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance + lucky koi + cozy, family-centered pampering] The orphan Gu Ran transmigrated into the body of a young farmer's wife. Ever since she arrived, the Su family's once-bare cupboards seemed blessed by a lucky koi: they ate fine white flour, built a new house, and had meat at every meal. Gu Ran herself had a blind-box System, and threw herself into selling blind boxes and growing longevity flowers to stay alive, never looking back. “Today's limited-edition pink lipstick blind-box 2.2kReads9.0Score20114d adds

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    A lucky girl versus a cold, aloof husband!!! The female lead runs a wide range of businesses: food, cosmetics, fine wine... It's dreamlike!

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