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- 1 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 13Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 2 A Country Girl with a Taste for Good Food 食色生香小娘子 Lu Hui, a twenty-first-century food blogger, is hit by a car driven by a new female driver and winds up in another world. Thankfully, she still has her memories, so she decides to win over everyone in this era through their stomachs. Just as she’s missing her family, she runs into her best friend, who has also transmigrated, at a temple. Lu Hui thinks happily that she’ll have someone to make money with. But her friend says, “Hey, let’s keep it in the family. Would you mind marrying my son?” Afte 35Reads7.4Score—14d adds
- 3 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—Score12014d adds
- 4 To Farm, the Imperial Merchant's Daughter Flees the Palace 为了种田，皇商嫡女逃离皇宫 [Farming + One-on-One Romance + Devoted Couple + Twists + Everyday Life] On the eve of her transmigration, Nan Yu emptied the treasury and headed to ancient times to farm. Her soul transmigrated into that of a newborn baby girl. Her space vanished, and all the gold and treasures she had collected were scattered in front of the house. Somehow, she even ended up in the palace, where she was beaten mercilessly. For five years, she had longed for nothing but to escape the palace and go home to farm. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 You're Stuck with Me 摊上你啦 An unfounded accusation costs nurse Mu Xiaoxia her job, but unexpectedly unlocks a food-stall System. From then on, a mobile castle of delicious food quietly appears in every corner of the city, bringing comfort to lonely souls through the night. 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 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—14d adds
- 7 The Marquis's Household Wants Me Back, but the Whole City of Diners Is Losing Its Mind 侯门要迎我回府，全城食客急疯了 Gourmet + System + daily life + heartwarming + transmigrate into a book + romance + ancient-style fantasy Xue Leyi, who came from the apocalypse, transmigrated into a book. As the vicious fake heiress and villainess, she’d done every rotten thing imaginable for wealth and status, constantly brought disaster upon herself, and ultimately died abandoned and destitute. When Xue Leyi first arrived, she discovered she’d been thrown out of the Marquis’s estate. The entire capital was waiting to laugh 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 A Snack Stall in Chang'an 长安小食摊 Shen Yu died in the kitchen of her Sichuan restaurant. When she woke up, she had become an orphan girl in Chang'an's West Market, saddled with fifteen strings of debt. The original owner couldn't even get the stove hot. With half a sack of flour, a battered wok, and her own two hands, she started out with a street stall in the West Market. Her improved iron wok produced the Tang Dynasty's first stir-fry, and it took the West Market by storm. From a roadside stall to the finest restaurant in the 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 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—14d adds
- 10 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 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 The Spatial Farm Girl Wins Over the God of War With Her Cooking 空间农女：我用美食俘获战神王爷 Shen Qiyue is devastated to discover she has transmigrated. She wants to point at the heavens, put her hands on her hips, and curse them out! She had only just gotten her life in the modern world on track and bought herself a house. To celebrate, she bought a plane ticket and went traveling, only for an accident to send her to ancient times, where she lands in the impoverished Shen family’s bare-bones farmhouse. Though poor, the family is loving and harmonious, and its members are sincere and ki 115Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 12 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 1Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 13 After I Transmigrated, I Ran a Street Stall and Got My Whole Family into the Imperial Capital 穿越后，靠摆摊带全家卷到皇城 The comic adaptation is now online! Spiritual spring cuisine + street vending + healing + feel-good爽文 + beloved by the whole family + imperial examinations A workhorse never gets a day off. A workhorse just keeps going! Go! Go! Go! On the first day after transmigrating into the body of a sickly girl, she opens her eyes and gets straight to work! Her two younger brothers are still children, and her eldest brother was nearly forced into becoming a live-in son-in-law. The family has nothing but fou 1.2kReads6.7Score14714d adds
- 14 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 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 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 148Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 The Commander’s Sweet, Gentle Little Chef 指挥使大人甜宠娇软小厨娘 “Jiang Family’s Hundred Flavors restaurant has a new dish! The spicy duck heads last time were absolutely delicious!” “Qingfengpu has three great sights: the moon over Qingpu River, the food at Jiang Family’s Hundred Flavors, and the Jiang family’s third young lady, Jiang Yue.” When Jiang Luoyue woke up again, she had become Jiang Yue, the third young lady of the Jiang family. But why was this body so sickly? She struggled to her feet and looked in the mirror. A beauty like this, delicate and fa 109Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 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—14d adds
- 18 First Yours, Then Yours Again When I’m Done 先做你的，做完你的做你的 In a twist of fate, food blogger Nan Xing transmigrated into the body of a country girl in ancient times. Her family had nothing, and she was constantly sick. To pay for her treatment, her family had even sold their last few acres of farmland. Faced with such desperate circumstances, Nan Xing rolled up her sleeves and set up her very first stall. She started with thin pancakes for two coins, then moved on to steaming bowls of warming noodle soup, and finally to secret-recipe braised delicacies w 13Reads—Score114d adds
- 19 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 1Reads—Score114d adds
- 20 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—14d adds
- 21 The Little Farmhouse Chef: Prince, Dinner Is Ready! 农家小厨娘：王爷，开饭啦 Overworked corporate drone Lin Zhizhi worked diligently every day, only to exhaust herself to death and transmigrate to an alternate dynasty, where she even picked up a man. Lin Zhizhi had only wanted to put her food-blogger skills to good use, build a career, make money, become a rich beauty, and reach the top. She never expected so many people to make trouble for her! The man she found in the woods is useless apart from his good looks. He’s not only sharp-tongued, but only knows how to eat. He 69Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 22 Transmigrated as a Farm Girl Selling Fern Cakes 穿成农女卖蕨饼 After transmigrating into a farming family, she finds a courtyard lined with two rows of thatched cottages that leak whenever it rains. Her father was taken away by conscription three years ago, leaving her mother alone to raise two children. The family has only their last mu of land and the money their mother occasionally earns from embroidery, with almost no savings. They're so poor they can barely eat their fill each day. Luckily, Yun Hua knows how to earn money and support the family. She se 138Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 23 Yi Wan Fried Rice 伊碗炒饭 From ancient times to the present day In ancient times, Yi Wan was heir to a royal chef’s legacy. In the modern era, Yi Wan’er had lost her parents in a car accident just as she finished her college entrance exams. In a single day, Yi Wan transmigrated and became Yi Wan’er. Watch as this heir to an ancient royal culinary tradition works wonders with ingredients in the modern world, cooking up a life rich in every flavor. 12Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 24 After I Transmigrated, Gourmet Food Made Me a Top Rich Lady 穿越后我靠美食成了顶级富婆 Yun Shu had just passed her postgraduate entrance exams when she slipped and became a country girl. No food? No problem! The hills behind the village are a treasure trove waiting for me to dig in! No money? No problem! I grew up watching shows about getting rich, so this will be a piece of cake. So copper coins really can attract flies! A pack of greedy wolves had their eyes fixed on her stash of gold and silver. She pulled out her dog-beating stick. If one came, she’d beat one; if two came, she 49Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 25 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 9Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 26 A Food Blogger Transmigrates and Sets Up a Stall, Making the Whole City Drool 美食博主穿越后，摆摊馋哭全城人 [Everyday food + transmigration + lighthearted wish fulfillment + historical romance + farming + building wealth] Su Weiyang, crowned the King of Chefs at a modern food competition, wakes up to find she’s transmigrated back to ancient times! She’s become the notorious, same-name-and-surname villainess of the Su family, who has just been jilted. On her very first day after transmigrating, a strikingly handsome stranger rescues her, causing a sensation throughout the village. Su Weiyang takes a lo 275Reads—Score10014d adds
- 27 An Amnesiac, Rugged Man Took Me Home, and I Got Rich Selling Fried Chicken 被失忆糙汉捡回家，我卖炸鸡暴富 [Transmigration + both leads have amnesia + no pocket dimension + no System + no golden finger] When Mu Siqi woke up, she found herself lying in the mountains! Fragments of memories flashed through her mind, telling her she'd transmigrated. But when she woke again, those memories had vanished… With no money and nowhere to go, she shamelessly latched onto the person who had saved her. Her rescuer's family was desperately poor, with two little children crying to be fed. She gave her behavior the f 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 Reborn and Doted on by All: Building Wealth and Becoming a Princess in Ancient Times 重生团宠：在古代发家致富当王妃 [Historical romance + everyone's favorite + food + wish fulfillment + strong female lead + dimension] In an instant, An Li transmigrates to ancient times with a supermarket. This time, she's determined to live well, expose her vicious cousin's false face, and dump her scumbag fiancé. Instead, she opens a restaurant, becomes a sensation, and keeps opening more branches, making a fortune and attaining a comfortable life in ancient times. She was planning to enjoy her wealth and retire in comfort, 10Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 29 What’s a Slacker to Do After Returning to Ancient Times? 咸鱼穿回古代怎么整 No CP A modern-day slacker dies after staring at a handsome man a little too long and bleeding to death from a nosebleed. She winds up in an alternate dynasty in the body of another person with the same name and face, only younger. This family gets along wonderfully! But they’re poor? No problem. She may be a slacker, but at least she has plenty of life experience. She fixes up the household and accidentally ends up a wealthy landowner’s wife. She takes a trip into the mountains and become 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 The Fat Woman Fights Back and Makes a Fortune, Just You Wait! 肥婆翻身把钱赚，要你好看！ What?! A beauty who just slimmed down to 88 jin has transmigrated into a huge 160-jin woman?! Her fiancé looks down on her for being fat and ugly, humiliates her, and breaks off their engagement. No matter. This chubby girl can shine all on her own! She can lose weight and make money at the same time, trading life as an illustrator for work in ancient times. She transforms in style, leaving scumbags and fake sweethearts in the dust. Come one, come all, noble ladies and young misses! My slimming 5Reads—Score114d adds
- 31 I Open a Restaurant in the Demon Realm 我在妖界开饭馆 Jin Chef Award winner Xia Rong transmigrates to the world of cultivation. The ingredients there are exquisite, and beauties are everywhere. Xia Rong has never cared for much in life, except good food and beautiful women. With her restaurant open and beauties to admire, life is simply delightful. 36Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 After the Family Split! Big Sister Takes Charge, Flaunting Meat Until Her Grandparents' Family Cries with Envy 分家后！长姐掌家炫肉馋哭爷奶家 (Farming + no System + no pocket dimension + building from nothing + family life + food + rugged hero + doted on by everyone + building a business and getting rich + a touch of ensemble cast) Su Qiao'er opened her eyes and found she had transmigrated. She had become the quiet, taciturn eldest daughter of a farming family. Her mother had died not long ago, and the family had just split up. Then, while fighting with Granny Su over the box her mother had left behind, she hit the back of her head an 1.2kReads8.1Score14014d adds
- 33 After I Transmigrated, I Opened a Shop and Got Rich Through Farming 穿越后，我靠种田开店致富 After a flowerpot hit her on the head, Lin Yao transmigrated. She ended up in a dirt-poor family, starting from the beginning with a dilapidated farmhouse and two undernourished little ones. Though life was hard, Lin Yao relied on her own two hands, took her younger brother and sister and the stray husband she’d accidentally picked up but couldn’t get rid of, and together they reclaimed wasteland, farmed the land, developed the mountains and forests, made every delicacy under the sun, opened sho 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 I Just Want a Quiet Vacation, but Good Food Keeps Winning Hearts 只想低调休假，奈何美食抚人心 [Farming + food + business + a little political scheming] Qian He thought she could enjoy a comfortable vacation in an ancient world. Who knew she'd find herself in a house with nothing but four bare walls, having to earn money to support the family? On top of that, she had a System that was constantly clamoring to be fed. And she even had to help people solve their relationship problems? The more she did, the more she wondered: How did I get so good at this? —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 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 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 I Transmigrated to Ancient Times, So Selling Barbecue Is Perfectly Reasonable 穿越古代，我卖个烧烤很合理吧 I Make Gourmet Food and Sell Barbecue at My In-Laws’ Home, and They Praise It to the Skies! Pure romance + getting rich + peaceful, cozy life + food + transmigration + no angst + no rivalry between women + no golden finger + putting scumbags in their place [An earnest, wife-protecting hunter hero x a clever, fiercely protective heroine] Liu Hui transmigrates to ancient times, only to find herself with parents who favor boys over girls. They even name her Zhaodi, meaning “bring a younger brother. 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 Reborn in the 1980s as a Little Chef: Cherished After Divorce 重生八零小厨娘：离婚后被宠上天 This novel is absolutely perfect for reading over a meal. Slurp~ A Michelin-starred chef travels back to the 1980s. Freshly divorced, she turns her life around with her cooking! She revamps a traditional stove, sells noodles at a street stall, and recreates a hundred classic dishes from Recipes from the Garden of Contentment: crab-stuffed oranges bursting with flavor, milky-white mutton soup, and Wensi tofu sliced into strands as fine as silver thread. The little stall at the town entrance draws 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 The Xing'an Ward Diner 兴安坊小饭馆 [No romance, a warm ensemble cast, a slow pace, and an unwavering female perspective with a focus on women] Yan Luo transmigrates to the Great Yong Dynasty and becomes the eldest daughter of Madam Song. In Liushui Alley, Madam Song raises her two daughters alone. The hardships they endure go without saying. Hardworking Yan Luo throws herself once more into the food business she loves. Dear guests, come cool off with a bowl of liangpi on a hot day! Tender chicken, silky noodles, and a mouthwateri 18.9kReads8.6Score2.6k14d adds
- 39 From the Start, I Had a Spatula, and the Big Shots Kept Chasing Me for a Meal 开局一把锅铲，大佬追着我干饭 [System + quick transmigration + food and business + reborn + pocket dimension + feel-good power fantasy] Bai Yuxi was an ordinary office worker in the imperial capital. Desperate to achieve financial freedom and buy a home in her hometown as soon as possible, she worked herself to the bone, only to die suddenly from overwork. Then, against all odds, she was reborn? This time, she decided to live life on her own terms! After giving her exploitative boss a piece of her mind and securing severance 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 Transmigrated into a Tragic Novel as Cannon Fodder, I Turned the Tables with Food 穿成虐文炮灰，我靠美食逆风翻盘 [Food + System + business + healing each other + obsessive, scheming male lead] Yun Shu, a descendant of imperial chefs, opens her eyes to find she has become a doomed cannon-fodder character in an old-fashioned tragic romance. Not only did she spend her life giving the heroine resources and taking the blame for her, but even after her death, she became part of their PLAY. They really used her to the very end. Why should the whole world’s lives be sacrificed just so their love story can be passi 31Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 41 Transmigrated Into a Book on My Wedding Day: My Husband Is the Future Grand Secretary 穿书新婚当天，夫君是未来首辅 Transmigrate into a book + farming + System + sweet romance + food Song Xiangsi had struggled for years to finally have a car, a house, and savings. Then, for no apparent reason, she transmigrated into a book! She became the heroine, who was despised by the male lead and had brought about her own death. She never expected the male lead to be so handsome. He was practically blinding! So Song Xiangsi relied on her all-purpose Shop System and clung tightly to the male lead’s leg. But she hadn’t exp 117Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 42 The Farmer’s Daughter: Leading the Whole Family to Prosperity 农门娇女：带着全家奔小康 [Farming + food + mutual affection + cozy] After being reborn, Tian Jiaojiao found herself in an unfamiliar era. They were weak and poor, so she would lead her family to prosperity and a comfortable life. The whole family would work together to make a little money! With wealth and good fortune, romance was on the way too~ 73Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 43 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 33Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 44 Why Is the Boss's Wife Like This? 老板娘为何这样 [Gourmet Medicinal Cuisine + Ancient-Era Romance with a Twist + Transmigration System] After gourmet chef Lu Junjun unexpectedly falls into a vegetative state, she transmigrates to the Great Zhou dynasty, a land renowned for its cuisine! Isn't that just like stepping with her eyes closed into her comfort zone? She'd planned to enjoy a carefree life, but the System demands that she become the richest person in the capital and help the people. She can only return after completing her mission. So, 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 Opening a Restaurant During the Great Famine 在饥荒年代开食肆 Famine years + System + food + cozy everyday life Please, come on in! We have steamed lamb, steamed bear paw, steamed deer tail, roast duck, roast chicken, roast goose, braised pork, braised duck, soy-braised chicken, cured meat, preserved eggs, pork stomach, air-dried meat, sausages, assorted vegetable platters, smoked chicken and pork tripe, steamed eight-treasure pork, glutinous rice-stuffed duck, jar-braised pheasant, jar-braised quail, braised giblets, braised goose, pheasant, rabbit, veget —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 The Little Chef: Daily Life Running a Shop in Ancient Times 厨神小娘子：古代开店日常 After transmigrating to the Southern Song Dynasty, Ji Zhitang just wanted to lie flat in peace. But with her family dirt poor and creditors knocking at the door, what could she do? No big deal! Braised meat wraps, spicy shredded chicken frames, deep-fried baby crabs, stone-pot bibimbap, seafood feasts... Modern dishes were just what it took to win over ancient palates! From a roadside stall to a wildly popular fast-food shop, from Taoyuan Town to Lin'an's top-tier star, her food business flouris 5.7kReads8.4Score61814d adds
- 47 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 158Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 48 I Transmigrate into a Book and Open a Restaurant That Makes the Whole City Smell Amazing 穿书后我靠开食肆香遍全城 The heroine transmigrates into a book and opens a restaurant. The story focuses on the day-to-day business of running a food shop, with no awful relatives or angst. It's warm and comforting, so enjoy without worry~ The male lead appears later and doesn't have much page time. He's a puppy-like guy who follows our little Hua around everywhere (the male lead of the transmigration novel), and he's blessed with a protagonist's halo: getting close to him brings good luck. (Hugging the big shot's leg.j 3.5kReads8.1Score31614d adds
- 49 I Became the Darling of Ancient Times with Medicinal Cuisine 我靠药膳美食成为古代团宠 [Transmigrate + alternate world + System + food + daily life + wholesome romance + love that grows over time + one-on-one romance + everyone’s favorite] Mu Wan transmigrates to ancient times and becomes a “dark-skinned, chubby, plain-looking woman.” That’s bad enough, but she also has a sickly husband who could die at any moment. No problem! She’s the head chef of the Imperial Kitchen and knows a little about medicine. If it has anything to do with food, she can handle it. Mu Wan rolls up her sl 3Reads—Score114d adds
- 50 The Cook Takes Charge: I Use Food to Crush Villains and Become a Legend 厨娘当家：我靠美食虐渣封神 After transmigrating, Su Qiaoqiao, a twenty-first-century chef, wakes up in the body of a girl from a poor farming family in ancient times. From the start, she's in an “epic” mess: her parents want to sell her sister to pay for her brother's education. Faced with her self-important brother's disdain and her parents' obsessive devotion to their son, she lets out a cold laugh and goes berserk on the spot. “Sell my sister? Think bigger! Why not sell off you, the tender-skinned scholar, to become a 34Reads—Score—14d adds
