Food-Themed Novel Recommendations, Please 美食文求推荐

1. 1 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 book is hilarious and silly, definitely worth reading 😘

2. 2 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

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   An ancient Chinese food novel where the female protagonist is a time traveler with a spatial ability and exceptional culinary skills. She leads her mother and sister to wealth and prosperity. It's a heartwarming story about opening a restaurant, with few quirky characters. Highly recommended!

3. 3 七 A Mad Couple in the 1970s 七零年代疯批夫妇 The Colorful Xue Jingfei色彩缤纷的薛静妃Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Historical era + green tea schemer + obsessive love + unhinged + powerful lead + everyday family life + pocket dimension + food + healing + transmigrate into a book This is the story of two unfortunate souls saving each other. After transmigrating into the countryside as a little orphan, Ming Dai meets Zhou Sinian, a mad powerful man who loves wearing red headscarves. Under the protection of his reputation, she manages to establish herself in the village. Zhou Sinian was a cannon-fodder characte 106.5kReads9.3Score10.8k14d adds

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   They're all pretty good, but I'd strongly recommend number 5!

4. 4 穿 Reborn as the Villain Cub's Paternal Aunt, I Go Viral Streaming My Cooking 穿成反派崽崽小姑后，我直播美食爆红了 The Wayfarer Who Knows and Acts知行客Modern Romance891k WordsCompleted Apocalypse powerhouse Meng Nanxu accidentally became bound to the Villain Rehabilitation System. After being reborn in the interstellar era, she somehow became the villain boss's aunt! Looking at the pitiful little villain, Number One, she decides to build a fortune and raise him through food livestreams. Thanks to the irresistible charm of Earth cuisine, Meng Nanxu becomes the top streamer on the Star Network. Meanwhile, she meets the parent of Villain Number Two. Weisheng Mo: My nephew and you 3.3kReads8.8Score36814d adds
5. 5 美 A Food Blogger Builds Wealth in Ancient Times 美食博主在古代发家致富 Cocoa and Black Tea可可红茶Two Male Leads2.1M WordsCompleted [Two male leads + food and farming + raising kids] Food blogger Song Yuan transmigrates into a book, becoming the cannon-fodder elder brother in a farming novel. His parents are both dead, leaving him with three children. One, two, three children, all of them little villains. Song Yuan: Damn it, I'm going to lie flat. Fortunately, his portable space comes with a modern kitchen and an endless supply of ingredients in the fridge. No food? Tomato and egg stir-fry, followed by chili meat sauce, and 4.7kReads8.9Score59014d adds
6. 6 我 I Make a Fortune and Find a Husband in Another World with My Cooking 我靠厨艺在异世发家致富娶夫郎 Spring Moon春见月Two Male Leads427k WordsOngoing [Two Male Leads + Food + Farming + Sweet Romance (the imperial examinations and court politics come into play later)] Lin Man was born into a family of chefs and has an extraordinary talent for cooking. He never expected to transmigrate to a remote mountain village in another world, where he becomes a penniless, homeless hooligan with both parents dead. No money, no food, and no one to rely on but himself. Isn’t this the worst possible start? With his excellent cooking, he just barely manages to 43Reads8.4Score—14d adds
7. 7 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 31.7kReads9.6Score4k14d adds
8. 8 让 I Sent You to Kindergarten, and You Say You Can Cook Six Dishes? 让你上幼儿园，你说能炒六个菜？ Tinpot Guokui铁皮锅盔Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted Su Wan transmigrated in the most bizarre way imaginable. In her previous life, she was a chef. Now she's the director of a kindergarten on the verge of closing down. She also received a Food System, and from then on, the whole kindergarten's atmosphere changed completely. Mom: Son, what did you learn at kindergarten today? Son: I don't want to talk about work after I get home. Dad: Sweetie, did you have fun with your friends at school? Daughter: How should I put it? They don't know how to pitch 10.2kReads9.1Score1.1k14d adds
9. 9 流 A Roaming Food Stall: The Whole Internet Both Loves and Hates Me! 流动美食摊，全网对我又爱又恨！ Don't Say Studying Is Too Hard别说读书太苦Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Gourmet] + [Everyday life] + [Comedy] + [Lighthearted] After unexpectedly getting a Gourmet System, Su Chenyang decides to set up a food stall outside a university. His amazing cooking goes viral online. Before the foodies who flock there have had their fill, they discover the next day that Su Chenyang has moved his stall outside a different university. At the new location, a customer asks, “Boss, why did you move?” Su Chenyang: “There weren't any pretty girls at the last university.” The 13.2kReads7.8Score1.3k14d adds
10. 10 这 This Boss Is So Sneaky, He Takes His Street Stall Everywhere 这老板真苟，摆个地摊还到处走 Selling Egg Burgers!卖鸡蛋汉堡咯Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [The print edition of Random Gourmet Stall is now available on major platforms] [Gourmet] [No romance] [Everyday life] [Comedy] [Comfort food] [Cozy] [Healing] After transmigrating to a parallel world, Lin Zhou unexpectedly binds himself to a Random Gourmet System. Every week brings a random location, random food, and different customers. He sells buns at the park entrance, century egg and lean pork congee on a mountaintop, and candied hawthorns outside a school. Every dish is mouthwatering and 81.8kReads9.5Score8k14d adds
11. 11 人 Starting Out as a Street Vendor in the World of Gourmet Food 人在美食，从摆地摊开始变强 Middle Finger竖中指Anime Fanfiction510k WordsCompleted [Gourmet] + [Street vending] + [Cooking] + [Special abilities] + [Feel-good story] After transmigrating into Toriko, he gains the golden finger “Mobile Food Stall.” Popularity points can be used to draw prizes. [ Ding! Perfectly prepared Puffer Whale: 100,000 popularity points. ] [ Ding! Perfectly prepared Light Mouse: 1,000,000 popularity points. ] [ Ding! Perfectly prepared Million-Ton Tomato: 10,000,000 popularity points. ] [ ... ] Lin Fei draws prizes until his hands are numb. His strength k 5.3kReads8.8Score44414d adds

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    001 Wherever the prettiest college girl is, that's where you set up a food stall. Rating: 7.1. A lighthearted, humorous urban fantasy novel with zero online readers, boasting 542,000 views. Its quality speaks for itself.

12. 12 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 8.9kReads8.9Score75414d adds
13. 13 厨 The Day the Chef Left, the Diners Wept Until Their Tears Ran Dry 厨子跑的那一天，食客老泪都流干 A Flower of Pork Knuckle一朵肘子花Urban1.1M WordsCompleted Xu Yuan never expected that, as a recent college graduate, he would one day get bound to a System. The System said, “As a chef, your job is to let diners experience delicious food.” Then it added, “But as the creator of delicious food, how can you let work tie you down?” And so... “Ding! This month’s mission: Apply for a job as a restaurant chef, then quit after working for half a month to claim your System reward...” Xu Yuan: “You little schemer!” And so it went. Restaurant owner: “I’m not brag 8.9kReads8.5Score80214d adds
14. 14 七 A Great Drought Hits the Countryside in the 1970s, and My Family Digs Up an Underground River 七零农村大旱，我家挖出地下暗河 The Stone Will Grow石头会长大Urban3.8M WordsCompleted After Zhang Jianguo’s father was beaten to death, he grew timid, submissive, and honest. Though kindhearted, he led an incredibly rough life. When he opened his eyes again, he had returned to fifty years earlier. This time, he would change his ways. A man who fails to avenge a grudge is no gentleman! Meanwhile, his family dug a cellar and uncovered an underground cavern filled with abundant water and fish! With these supplies, he not only helped his family build a good life, but also avenged his 13kReads8.9Score1.7k14d adds

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    The title of the novel, *The Severe Drought in Rural China in the 1970s: My Family Unearthed an Underground River*, evokes a sense of historical weight and captivating storytelling. It likely tells the tale of a family in rural China during the 1970s, who, through tireless effort and ingenuity, discovered an underground river, thus resolving their survival crisis and improving their living conditions. Recommendation: Eager to understand the past and experience the resilience and wisdom of the people of that era? *The Severe Drought in Rural China in the 1970s: My Family Unearthed an Underground River* will take you into a world full of challenges and hope. This is not merely a novel about drought relief and survival; it is a moving story about family, unity, and never giving up. Let us follow the footsteps of the protagonist's family, unveil the prelude to this touching story, and explore the vitality and hope born from hardship. This book will be your best guide to finding strength and rekindling your faith. Let us open this book together and embark on a journey filled with warmth and wisdom.

15. 15 夫 Madam, Don't Marry Him! The Commander Is Infertile! 夫人别嫁了，主帅他不孕不育啊 Nine Numbers九数Modern Romance4.7M WordsCompleted Jiang Si, a powerhouse from the apocalypse, perished alongside the Zombie Emperor and found herself in the Abel star system. Its population had been declining, with no new births for over two hundred years. What’s more, Jiang Si, a newly arrived primitive species, had a 100% fertility rating. Naturally, she married the empire’s infertile prince, who was also a marshal. Since she wouldn’t have to bear children, she devoted herself to her career, becoming a master horticulturist, potion maker, and 68.3kReads8.9Score12.3k14d adds

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    This one! It's a novel where the female protagonist travels to interstellar space and then livestreams herself cooking! The content is incredibly rich! It's not just about cooking! Once you start reading, you can't put it down! I read over 900 chapters already!

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