Novels like A Record of Picking Up Chopsticks
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as A Record of Picking Up Chopsticks, best match first.
- 1 Sold as Soon as I Transmigrated: Rough Military-Household Husband, Don't You Dare Fall for Me 穿越就被卖，军户糙汉你别真香啊 [Transmigration + Body Transmigration + Farming + Marriage Before Love + Food + Cold-Faced Male Lead Who Does the Laundry] Lin Zhuohua woke up one day to find that her life as a modern corporate wage slave was gone. She had transmigrated. She had become a poor soul in the Ningxi Dynasty who had just slit her own throat. The original body's life had been tragic, and Lin Zhuohua arrived right after she cut her throat. Now Lin Zhuohua had something even more miserable to deal with. She had been sol 1Reads—Score120Shelves
- 2 Gourmet: I Set Up a Stall, and the Whole Internet Begs Me to Open a Restaurant 美食：人在摆摊，全网跪求我开店 [Food + daily life + no romance throughout + lighthearted + cozy + deliciously satisfying] A pork bun with no meat filling to bite into activates the Food System for Xu Yang. With divine recipes in hand, he sets up a little stall from the start. A single batch of soup dumplings sets off a citywide craze. “Seriously? You've never had soup dumplings with chili oil for dipping?” “Stay away from me. I don't make friends with people who've never tried soup dumplings.” “That's not right! Roujiamo is t 19Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 Transmigrated as the Original Heroine Who Was Sold, I Win Fame in the Capital with My Cooking 穿成被卖原女主后，我靠美食名动京城 After Shen Yinyin fainted during a cooking competition, she opened her eyes to find herself as a cannon-fodder villainess in a household-intrigue novel. Worse, she was the kind who gets sold off after losing the family power struggle! Price: five taels of silver. And the person buying her was an old woman with a butcher’s knife tucked into her waistband? Shen Yinyin: ??? Her new home was bare as could be. Shen Yinyin sighed, picked up a jar of thirteen-spice seasoning in one hand and a huge iron 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 Stop Rushing Me, the Head Chef Went Hunting Again Today 别催了，主厨今天又去打猎了 [Gourmet] [Recreating State Banquets] [No Romance] [Slice of Life] [Comfort Food] [Comedy] Jiang Chen loses his job and returns to his hometown, where he takes over the shabby little restaurant his grandfather left behind. By chance, he binds himself to the [Myriad Realms Hardcore Cooking God System]. He thought he could use the System to rise straight to the top, but its very first mission is: “A perfect bowl of Yangchun noodles needs the springiest flour. Host, go to the hills behind the villa 1.4kReads—Score133Shelves
- 5 While Others Cultivate Immortality, I Flip the Wok: One Pot of Fried Chicken Shakes the Three Realms 别人修仙我颠勺，一锅炸鸡震三界 The rating is low because it just started... It'll probably go up later! [Gourmet] [One Woman, Multiple Male Leads, All Chaste] [Love Rival Showdown] [Lighthearted and Funny] [Cultivation] [Power Fantasy] Lin Xiaowan transmigrates to the cultivation world and gets bound to the God of Cooking System. Her skill is cooking, her mission is running a food stall, and her ideal life is to make money in peace and break through to the next level as soon as possible. But somehow, every one of her customer 8kReads6.0Score1.5kShelves
- 6 Reborn in Ancient Times: Love and Career, I Can Have Both 胎穿古代爱情事业两手抓 After accidentally falling off a cliff while mountain climbing, An Yining was born into an ancient era. She had only enjoyed a few years of carefree living when she witnessed the upheaval of a dynasty change. Then she fell off a cliff again and awakened a troublemaking System. From then on, Princess Anning, who could throw her weight around anywhere in the capital, became everyone's favorite. A spoiled young nobleman pleaded, “Big Sis, help us out! Hot pot, milk tea, popcorn, Journey to the West 20Reads—Score—Shelves
- 7 Memories from the Alleyway 巷口时光记 After Li Ping'an takes over the family noodle shop, Hutu Ji, he discovers that his grandfather left behind more than just an old wok. Late at night, the grease-stained cookbook turns its own pages, revealing unfamiliar writing: “Thirty-seventh ingredient: Amber of Time. For those whose heartstrings are wound too tight, soothe them with the sweetness of slowed time.” The next day, an investment banker driven to the brink by deadlines walks in, searching for a caramel pudding from his childhood m —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 8 They Forced Me to Marry Someone Else, and My Stepsister Went Mad Instead 逼我换亲后，继妹反倒发疯了 In her previous life, Shen Zhaozhao was tricked by her mother into marrying a disabled man from the village. After the wedding, she was willful and unruly. Her stepsister talked her into eloping with another man, and she was sold into a brothel where daylight never reached. Her disabled husband dragged his broken body all the way to find her, then spent everything he had to save her. Just as she was ready to settle down and build a life with him, her stepsister barged in with a mob. They beat hi —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 9 Hooked on Cases 案上瘾 [Transmigration + marriage first, love later + devoted to each other + gourmet food + sweet romance + entrepreneurship] A sunny, charming chef-princess versus a seemingly aloof, seemingly impartial prince who is actually cunning Nan Yu was a highly sought-after head chef for state banquets in the 21st century. Little did she know that after one meal, she would transmigrate into the body of a notorious foreign princess. On the journey to her political marriage, “she” mysteriously disappeared. R 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 10 Transmigrated as a Farmer's Little Chef, I Lead My Mother to a Better Life 穿成农家小厨娘，带着母亲奔小康 Farming + delicious food + no romance + System + pocket dimension Late one night, Yan Wanning was lying in bed playing on her phone when a charger she had bought on Pinxixi suddenly burst into flames. When she opened her eyes, she had become Wang Xiaowan, a ten-year-old farm girl in Dayun Village of the Feize Dynasty. Her paternal grandparents favored some grandchildren over others, her father had died young, and her mother and Wang Xiaowan struggled to get by. Fortunately, after the family spli 23Reads—Score—Shelves
- 11 A Nun’s Delicious Comeback 穿成尼姑后的逆袭美食生活 Strong heroine + No romance + Food-themed story Foodie Xun Xiao transmigrates into a nunnery and becomes Abbess Jingci. The nuns lead a meager life, with barely enough to eat or wear. Fortunately, she has a cheat and is a skilled cook. She leads her disciples in clearing land and farming, then uses her culinary skills to help everyone prosper through hard work. Starting with the vegetarian meals of their dilapidated little convent, she gradually spreads the joy of good food. Along the way, she e 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 12 A Little Restaurant in Shengjing 盛京有家小饭馆 A seemingly abstinent, secretly kiss-crazed big puppy VS a sweet, soft little bunny who cooks incredibly well Song Qingdai: “When you're unlucky, even eating a cream puff can make you transmigrate. At least I've got my pocket dimension. I'll become an adorable little cook, win over a bunch of foodies, and support my whole family as we build a fortune. But then an embarrassing incident unexpectedly catches Pei Xiao's attention?” Pei Xiao: “They call me the Dali Temple Magistrate of Shengjing, the 24Reads—Score—Shelves
- 13 I Became the Chief Minister's Cannon-Fodder Ex-Wife and Got Rich Through the Shop 穿成首辅炮灰前妻，靠商城发家忙 [Farming + food + transmigrate into a book + daily life + making a fortune + sweet romance + low-profile golden finger] Su Yunzhi transmigrates into a book as the cannon-fodder ex-wife of the future chief minister. She’s barely opened her eyes when he grabs her by the throat and invites her to die with him. What is she supposed to do? She manages to cling to life after narrowly escaping the male lead. Then she has to face a ramshackle home so miserable even the mice leave in tears, not to mentio 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 14 The Little Farmhouse Chef 农门小厨娘 [Transmigration + Gourmet Food + Getting Rich + Everyday Life] The transmigrated heroine, Su Xihe, sets up a food stall. From fine dining to milk tea, cold noodles, grilled fish, flaky pastries, and hot pot, she can make it all. She's cheerful and clever. The male lead, Lu Changfeng, is quiet and skilled at hunting. Pheasants, wild rabbits, muntjac... He's cool and aloof, but dependable. They go up the mountain together to gather chestnuts and pick bayberries... They wade into the water togeth 84Reads—Score—Shelves
- 15 A Food Lover’s Diary 美食的日记 With her taste buds as her pen and her diary as her paper, Li Yue records the secrets of the city’s food. From street snacks to fine dining, every dish is a bond of emotion, and every taste stirs the heart. This is more than a culinary adventure: it is an expression of love and longing for life. Open the diary and let your taste buds and soul travel together, roaming the world through its pages… 9Reads—Score—Shelves
- 16 The Northeastern Cook of the 1980s: Livestreaming Food Made Me a Tycoon 八零东北小厨娘：直播美食成首富 [1980s + transmigration + Northeastern Chinese cuisine + feel-good power fantasy + livestreaming System + ambitious female lead + rugged military officer who spoils his wife + a young couple joining forces to crack down on illegal poaching] A beautiful, resilient Northeastern Chinese chef transmigrates into the 1980s and meets a handsome, devoted man whose true identity as a high-ranking officer is hidden. Jiang Xue transmigrates to Northeast China in the 1980s and also gets a food livestreaming 15Reads—Score—Shelves
- 17 The Stars Won’t Sleep, So Neither Will I; I’ll Wait with the Moon for Daybreak 星星不睡我不睡，陪着月亮等天亮 [I’m just making this up as I go!! This story is toxic! Some parts might be brutal on your eyes, so don’t click! Do me a favor!] The heroine can cook all kinds of delicious food. [Everyday life] [Lots of food] [Mouthwatering] A friendly warning: I’m making this up as I go, so don’t yell at me. I never expected the story to go this way.] —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 18 I’m a Chef in the Underworld 我在地府当厨师 [Cozy] [Healing] [Whimsical] [Gourmet] [Good food and love are both too precious to neglect] To keep up with the times and make the underworld more humane, the authorities offer perks to both the ghosts already living there and the newly arrived. You Xia, a human with an official underworld position, can travel between the living world and the underworld. An exceptionally skilled cook, she is assigned to a restaurant where she’ll prepare one free meal for each ghost, on the condition that they t 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 19 The Supporting Actress Got Rich Through Food 女配靠美食暴富了 Song Yi, an ordinary college graduate. One day, she wakes up to find herself living inside an old-fashioned, melodramatic romance novel, as the cannon-fodder supporting female character who brings the leads together. The male lead, who was still Song Yi's boyfriend at the time, is kissing the female lead with wild abandon. The scene is downright brutal. Song Yi: “That's one impressive green hat. Let me take a picture first.” After decisively dumping the scumbag, Song Yi binds herself to a restau —Reads7.1Score—Shelves
- 20 The Sichuan-Spiced Little Chef 川辣小厨娘 Her birth mother was violent and uncivilized, her birth father weak and selfish, and her adopted younger brother all fake smiles and empty pleasantries. Luo Qinglan said, “One comes, I beat one. Two come, I beat them both.” She opened a chain of restaurants and distinctive inns, bought mountains and fields to build vegetable farms, and launched a chain of cold-drink shops. Armed with her modern cooking skills and experience managing restaurants, she thrived in the ancient world. Her only problem 15Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 21 Reborn as a Chef: Mastering My Little Transmigration 重生为厨娘之小小穿越拿捏 Historical romance + food + female chef + sweet romance + System After transmigrating into an era where food is scarce, she finds herself a mother raising her frail younger brother and child alone, while she herself longs for rice. She hopes to open a restaurant of her own and use her skills to give her family a better life, but then her father, a general, suddenly appears. What? She should become an imperial chef? She's not interested. Marry a young general? She can't stand him. She'd rather ma 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 22 I Transmigrated to Ancient Times, Met a Scumbag, and Opened a School with My Cooking 穿越古代遇渣男，我靠美食开学院 [Transmigration + Ancient Times + Food + Pocket Dimension + System] A lighthearted summer treat, perfect for enjoying with a meal, featuring detailed descriptions of all kinds of delicious food. Su Ning, a young woman from the interstellar era, transmigrates one day and becomes the daughter of a deceased scholar in ancient times. Her scholar father had raised a young husband for her, but who knew he would turn out to be a scumbag? He used her money to pass the imperial exams and become the top c 12Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 23 The Little Chef's Rise to Wealth 小厨娘的富贵逆袭 After transmigrating, Jiang Qianxia becomes the owner of a shop in a plane-spanning merchant guild. What should she do when a military camp cook secretly sleeps with the general, gets pregnant, and her husband's family refuses to let her through the door? Throw money at them! She throws enough money at her brother-in-law to make him willingly become her manager, leaves her wicked mother-in-law wailing and stripped of her authority, and gets the entire household to raise her to the position of ma 13Reads7.2Score—Shelves
- 24 A Little Country Bride: Husband, You're in for a Treat 农门小娇妻，相公你有口福了 [Farming + food + transmigrate into a book + light, sweet romance] Jiang Zhiyu was hit by a car while walking on the sidewalk, then nearly drowned right after transmigrating into a book. She dares anyone to claim they are more unlucky than she is! Being transmigrated as a top-tier cannon-fodder character is no big deal. With enough hard work, even cannon fodder can turn their life around! First, she sets a modest goal: open a food street and make a hundred million! There's no problem food can't 17Reads—Score—Shelves
- 25 Gourmet: Selling Breakfast at a Night Market Stall 美食：我在夜市摆摊卖早餐 [Gourmet] [No Female Lead] [Everyday Life] [Comfort Food] [Business] What, you’re selling breakfast at a night market stall? And it’s actually this delicious? You’re selling breakfast? This is my dinner! Shen Yan was fired for entering the office with his left foot first. By chance, he unlocked the Gourmet System and started running a food stall, working his way toward becoming a master chef through the dishes he made. Add sea cucumber to fried rice, and abalone to instant noodles. The finer the 37Reads—Score—Shelves
- 26 Running a Plane-Space Restaurant, I Rise to the Top 经营位面餐厅，走向人生巅峰 [Cuisine x business x card draws x interdimensional travel x ensemble cast x growth x lighthearted] Chu Tian, a pampered young lady who had never lifted a finger around the house, had just graduated and was dragging her suitcase out of her dorm when an unknown System pulled her into the universe, making her the first person to venture beyond the solar system into an unknown star system. [Run an interdimensional restaurant successfully and complete all your missions, and you'll be able to return 11Reads—Score—Shelves
- 27 From the Start, I Had a Peppercorn, So I Went Back in Time to Sell Hot Pot 开局一粒花椒，我穿回古代卖火锅 [Ultimate face-slapping + wildly satisfying comeback + food business] The heroine is fierce, and she never goes easy on scum. All that matters is the satisfaction! After transmigrating into the body of a poor village girl in ancient times, she finds her mother timid, her younger brother foolish, and her father and stepmother eager to bleed them dry. Lin Wei slams the table: “I’m done living like this! We’re splitting the family! We have to split up!” With her only two loved ones by her side, she —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 28 Gourmet: I Only Set Up a Food Stall, I Never Meant to Become Emperor 美食：我就摆个摊，没想当皇帝啊 [Food] [Street Vending] [No Female Lead] [System] [Some Infrastructure Building] [Farming] A former imperial banquet chef transmigrates into a down-and-out prince and gets bound to a food System. Random locations, random food, just push the cart and go! Grilled sausages, cold skin noodles, soup dumplings, chicken wing burgers, stinky tofu... Mandarin fish, steak, Buddha Jumps Over the Wall, braised lion's head with crab meat... Instant noodles, dried noodles, frozen dumplings, self-heating hot p 77Reads—Score—Shelves
- 29 Gourmet: The Dian Shan Family’s Little Eatery 美食：典膳家的小食店 On the eve of the Imperial Food Bureau's selection for its Director of Cuisine, Jiang Luosu, a sixth-rank official in a fictional dynasty, comes down with a sudden high fever. Her soul transmigrates into the body of a modern-day orphan with the same name. Having just graduated from college only to find herself unemployed, Jiang Luosu has no choice but to roll up her sleeves and return to her old trade. Her first small goal is to figure out how to survive. This is a food novel with no System and 784Reads8.0Score133Shelves
- 30 After I Transmigrate into a Book, I Become the Top Imperial Merchant Through Food 穿书后，她靠美食成为首席皇商 [Food + System + Unofficial Frontier Life] Tang Qingshi never imagined that driving along in broad daylight would send her crashing right into a book. And just her luck: not only has she transmigrated into a bit-part character with barely any scenes, but she’s in a total madhouse from the start. The mysterious System is nothing but a dog. It vanishes when trouble strikes, and all it does is whine about having nothing to offer. WTF? She’s supposed to save the original plot and keep the small worl 2Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 31 The Gluttonous Shopkeeper and the Lovely Chef 贪吃掌柜俏厨娘 [Food + Sweet Romance + Delightful Daily Life] At some point, an out-of-towner arrived in Bianliang and opened a fine-dining restaurant in a misty, rainy alley. There was always a long line outside, with commoners from the streets as well as high-ranking officials from the imperial court. A certain official hurried home from court, shouting, “Are there any soup dumplings left?!” A noble young lady from a prestigious family got up early to queue: “Save those cherry pastries for me!” People came a 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 32 The Food System Actually Told Me to Save Little Animals 美食系统竟喊我去拯救小动物 [Host, please save the endangered New Zealand pigeon. Save at least 20. Current number: 0/20. Recommended completion time: within 6 hours.] [New Zealand quail rescue mission complete. Rewards: 100 plump squabs, Beginner Appraisal] “System, are you broken? What kind of System gives you an animal-rescue mission and then rewards you with pigeons?” Faced with Xu Ruobai's roar, the little-girl System replied in all seriousness, “I'm an advanced System formed by the fusion of two Systems. Please don't —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 33 Shocking! After the Marquis’s Estate Was Confiscated, the Eldest Daughter Set Up a Stall to Feed Her Family 惊！侯府抄家后大小姐摆摊养全家 Jade-stem rice porridge, jade belt soup, crispy fried lotus flowers... Sliced raw fish with water shield, crab stuffed with orange, pine-branch-roasted meat... Shen Mujin was just about to make some crispy fried lotus flowers when the officials arrived to confiscate her family’s property. “Father, then haven’t you committed a terrible crime?” Shen Mujin asked, “Did you embezzle anything?” Her father shook his head. “Do you have any leads?” Her father shook his head. Shen Mujin rubbed her forehea 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 34 The Chef God System: Opening a Martial World Tavern in Ancient Times 厨神系统：在古代开一家江湖酒楼 [Gourmet + Sichuan and Chongqing hotpot and home-style dishes + street snacks + System + travel and adventure + perfect with a meal] While gaming one stormy night, Jiang Ran transmigrates to Yuelan City in Beiling and unexpectedly obtains the Culinary God System. Cooking dishes earns him all kinds of rewards. Buy modern ingredients from the Culinary God Shop and win over the taste buds of everyone in ancient times! [Who in ancient times could resist the temptation of modern food? He starts off w 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 35 The Heiress Has No Ambition, She Just Wants to Farm 豪门养女不思进取，只想种田 Perhaps to make up for He Xi's first twenty years of loneliness and helplessness, in her second life, Huai Xi has a warm family. Her father is stern but not rigid, and dotes on her; her mother is gentle and loving, indulging her in everything; her eldest brother is refined but secretly sentimental; her second brother is flamboyant and haughty; and there's the one who's always quietly watching over her! 163Reads6.8Score—Shelves
- 36 A Taste of Memories 寻味记 The warmth of everyday life is what comforts ordinary hearts most. To Lin Xi, that warmth means wild grape wine, osmanthus wine, candied hawthorns, chicken wings braised in a three-sauce hotpot, old hen soup with astragalus and red dates, sweet soup made with white flour, tofu with bear’s paw mushrooms, sweet-and-sour yam balls, braised pork knuckle, crystal pork knuckle, shiitake mushrooms stuffed with meat, and daikon and egg soup... Savor the colors and flavors of everyday life, And watch the 153Reads—Score—Shelves
- 37 Sweet Treats from the Farm 农家甜点香满园 A penniless young woman who has come to seek shelter with relatives VS the village chief’s daughter? It turns out a happy life can be built with your own two hands. Even with no advantage in timing, location, or support, and with every possible disadvantage from the start, you can still turn a bad hand around. There’s endless delicious food and boundless countryside. Hard work calls forth wealth, filling the whole land with a rich fragrance and bringing joy to every corner. After transmigrating, 24Reads6.7Score—Shelves
- 38 The God of Cooking’s Recipe: Transmigrate to Another World and Become a God Through Food 食神菜谱：穿越异世靠干饭封神 Modern-day foodie Su Bai transmigrates into a fantasy continent, with no heaven-defying bloodline and no ancestral treasures. His only talent is an appetite like no other. When hungry, he eats spirit fruit; when craving a treat, he roasts vicious beasts. One casual home-cooked meal is enough to rouse the sect's founding ancestor. Others rely on pills to cultivate. He levels up on three meals a day. He ventures into secret realms just to hunt for delicacies, and fights powerful enemies just to ch —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 39 After Xiangchao Went Viral, I Made It Big with Yongzhou Cuisine 湘超爆火后，我靠永州美食出圈 (An unconventional food story + urban fantasy + women's growth. A slow-burn, steady-paced story with simple writing. If you only want pure food descriptions, this may not be for you.) At thirty, an age when even dogs find you annoying, Zhao Min lost her job! She was already frustrated about being unemployed, and the thought that she might also face even more intense pressure to get married only made things worse! When she was feeling utterly dejected, her best friend called: "Minmin, come bac 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 40 When the Heart Lotus Blooms 心莲花开 Xinlian, a beautiful country girl, heads to the bustling city with dreams in her heart while still young and naive. But she suffers setback after setback in both love and her career. By a twist of fate, she meets friends who share her ideals, and Xinlian decides to return to her hometown and start a business. At last... Set against the rural countryside of the 1980s, this story reveals the truths of life through its quiet, everyday moments! Perhaps everyone can see a little of themselves in thes —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 41 A Foodie's Daily Life After Becoming a Cannon-Fodder Character 穿成炮灰后吃货日常 A few things to know: one-on-one romance, both leads are each other’s first and only, and a warm, everyday-life feel. Most importantly, this is a food novel! Everything in the plot serves the food! Gu San, the most dazzling young man in Bianjing, is getting married. His bride is Xie Yuechan, the legitimate daughter of the Marquis of Heyang. The news sends the capital into an uproar. The young ladies tear their handkerchiefs to shreds, while the handsome young gentlemen with even a little charm a —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 42 Transmigrated into an Ancient Gluttonous Mother-in-Law, I Open Food Shops Across the Country 穿成古代馋嘴婆婆，食铺开遍全国 Food blogger Tian Mei wakes up as a gluttonous woman in her fifties in Yunshan Village, Li Kingdom. Her husband died young, her three sons are mamas' boys, her daughter has married into a wealthy family, and her three daughters-in-law are all clear-headed. Tian Mei looks up at the sky. “Heavens, you can't mess with me like this!” Looking at the few coins the family has left, Tian Mei rubs her hands together. So you're all greedy for food? Then let this old glutton show you what she can do. With —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 43 The General's Delicious Wife 将军的美味娘子 She transmigrates into a farming family, where there's never enough to eat or warm clothes to wear, and she also gets a paralyzed husband and a whole crowd of awful relatives thrown in for free. Xia Yuechu counts it all up on her fingers. By any reckoning, she's the one getting the raw deal! But she's got her cooking skills to rely on, and with her clever hands she can whip up countless delicious dishes and make a fortune in no time, rising straight to the top! The better life gets, though, the 238Reads8.6Score104Shelves
- 44 Gourmet: A Street Stall Owner Tours the Nation 美食：地摊老板，全国巡摆 Zhang Feng is a model young man who transmigrates to Blue Star in a parallel world and binds himself to a Gourmet System. From then on, a man as legendary as a myth begins appearing all across the country. Cumin lamb skewers, late-night egg fried rice, fragrant braised beef, crispy fried chicken frames... From big cities to small towns, a legend begins to spread: On some street, you may come across a man in a chef’s uniform. If you meet him, you’ll get to taste the most delicious food in the wor 70Reads5.6Score—Shelves
- 45 A Foodie Transmigrates and Wins Over Ancient-Era Powerhouses With Her Cooking 穿越吃货靠厨艺征服古代大佬 Xia Mianmian died young, in the most humiliating, frustrating way imaginable: she fell headfirst into a cesspit and drowned. Who could have a more miserable end? When she wakes again, she's transmigrated into the body of a lowly little girl in ancient times. The one bright spot is that her parents dote on her and her younger siblings are close to her. But her family is so poor they eat coarse food and watery soup every day. How can a foodie stand having no meat in her bowl? She wants hot, juicy 20Reads6.1Score—Shelves
- 46 The Private Kitchen of a Little Farm Girl 私厨小农女 [No romance; the heroine loves only money and just wants to earn enough to laze around. There is a secondary couple.] Ji Shu was a sought-after private chef and small-business owner in the modern world, but after being born into this era, she had to eat boiled vegetables for thirteen years?? Ji Shu can't take it anymore!! She'll use delicious food to reach a comfortable life: set up a street stall, then buy a shop, buy a house, and make money. What is love? It's just an optional seasoning in lif 168Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 47 The Taste of Life, All These Years (Complete in 2 Volumes) 世味余年（全两册） Bi Luo rushes back to China when her grandfather falls gravely ill, and suddenly finds herself shouldering the burden of revitalizing the family’s century-old restaurant, Four Seasons Spring. She reunites with Shen Linfeng, the man she had a crush on while studying in Country F, only to discover that the seemingly gentle and refined Shen has ulterior motives involving the restaurant. She also unexpectedly meets Tang Lu, who is determined to buy Four Seasons Spring. The two go from constantly cla 154Reads9.7Score—Shelves
- 48 Reborn in the Tang Dynasty With a Gourmet System 重生唐朝美食系统 Top modern chef Lin Xuan opens his eyes and finds himself dumped from the kitchen of an international culinary competition into a dilapidated hut outside Chang'an, the capital of the Tang Dynasty. With nothing but four bare walls around him, he is starving and freezing, with only a broken knife, half a bowl of cold rice, and a life hanging by a thread. Just as he thinks he is about to starve to death, the Chinese Cuisine System quietly binds itself to him. Cooking earns points, selling meals rai —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 49 The Clever Country Kitchen Maid: Her Dandy Husband Comes Looking for Trouble 农门俏厨娘：纨绔夫君来碰瓷 Ye Qing transmigrates into an ordinary farming family’s daughter. The moment she opens her eyes, she faces the grim reality that her family can barely afford to eat. Her uncle’s family abuses and bullies them, while her grandmother shows no affection and her grandfather couldn’t care less. The only thing Ye Qing can rely on to turn their lives around is her excellent cooking. She takes on the family’s worst troublemakers, protects her loved ones, makes delicious food, and leads her mother and si 30Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 50 What Should I Cook Today? 今天准备做什么菜好呢 When Xia Annuo was sixteen, her parents died in a car accident. Just after graduating from college, she unexpectedly encountered the System, nicknamed Laoliu. The System's rewards were too good to pass up, so to earn it points, Xia Annuo went from watching food videos to learning how to cook. In short, it's the everyday food-filled life of a restaurant. 12Reads—Score—Shelves
