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- 1 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 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 Do I Really Need to Go Deep Into the Mountains to Sell Good Food? 卖个美食，没必要去深山老林吧？ [No Romance]+ [Gourmet]+ [Slice of Life]+ [Lighthearted] After losing his job, Zhai Shaofan unexpectedly binds himself to a Gourmet System and begins a life of setting up a stall wherever chance takes him. He sells rice bowls at the train station, and someone pretends to be sick just to get in line for one? A thief who steals nothing but duck snacks? Jumping off a building? Who cares about some guy when roast duck smells this good? What? I’m selling fried food in a mascot costume? I thought the 101Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 3 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 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 I Set Up a Stall in the Food Court, and the City's Elite Families All Want to Marry Me 美食城摆摊，全城豪门追着我订婚 [Gourmet] [Lighthearted and Funny] [No Romance] [Heartwarming] [Cozy] Delicious food. Beautiful girls, handsome domineering CEOs. Come check out my novel! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 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 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 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—14d adds
- 7 I'm the Head Chef at the Hospital, and the Patients Are Drooling! 我在医院掌大勺，病人都馋哭了！ After transmigrating, Su Chen wakes up in a hospital bed and nearly gags at how awful the food in the hospital cafeteria tastes. Just then, he awakens a God Chef System. Every time he earns praise from a patient, he unlocks all kinds of divine dishes. The beginner's gift pack also includes the Nose of God. Just a sniff is enough for him to sense how fresh the ingredients are. Under Su Chen's management, the quality of the hospital cafeteria's food improves dramatically! “Huh? Who says I'm being 59Reads5.8Score—14d adds
- 8 The God of Cookery Competition: From the Start, My Egg Fried Rice Left Everyone in a Panic 厨神大赛：开局一碗蛋炒饭全慌了 The best executive chef at a five-star hotel in Huaxia drowns and transmigrates to another world where culinary skill reigns supreme. His sickly mother, his terrible cook of a father, and his little wife who cries at the drop of a hat all become his reasons to strive. The powerful Culinary God System sends his status soaring. A terrifying red-shelled bug? Turn it into spicy crayfish! Winter’s too cold? Then let’s have hot pot! The fishing boat is crawling with strange creatures! Time to slurp do 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 Back to Field: I Take Down the Pretty Boys and Usher in the Dragon Entertainment Era 蘑菇屋：手撕鲜肉，开启龙娱时代 [Parallel world] [No heroine] [Just a landlord, boss, older sister, younger sister, fellow disciple…] Zhang Xiaofan transmigrated into this world and ran into a huge surprise from the start. On a variety show, a brainless fan demanded that he kneel. One performance of “Ordinary Road” gave the audience a face-slapping reality check! Then he was eliminated through a rigged vote! The beautiful judge stormed off in anger. A collaboration between Mushroom House and DouDou gave Zhang Xiaofan a new way 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 A Night-Market Stall: Eat Well, Then Sleep 在夜市摆摊，吃顿好的再睡 Ji Nanzhi transmigrates into the body of a young woman who has just graduated from college. The girl has no money and both her parents are dead. She can barely afford her younger sister's medical bills, and, overwhelmed by despair, she stares at the vast, dark river before leaping in. When she is rescued, Ji Nanzhi has already transmigrated into her body. Standing in the cold wind, Ji Nanzhi thinks for a moment and decides to go back to her old line of work. A few days later, a food cart rolls i 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 The God of Cooking’s Legacy: Starting with a Street Stall 厨神传承，从摆摊开始 After graduating, Mei Lin becomes the most ordinary office drone in a big city. Her life is an endless loop between the office and her rented apartment. She barely scrapes by, trapped in a grind with no end in sight, and nearly gives up hope. Then one day, a magical food space falls from the sky. A master chef’s legacy, top-tier ingredients, long-lost recipes… Her life is completely transformed. There’s no future in working for someone else, so why not become her own boss? She quits without hesi 2.2kReads7.3Score17814d adds
- 12 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 67Reads5.6Score—14d adds
- 13 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 39Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 Gourmet: You Put Me in Charge of Catering, but I Made a Food God Movie 美食：让你剧组当大厨，你拍食神 After being reborn, Jiang Chen becomes bound to the God-Tier Gourmet System. One bowl of golden egg fried rice makes Yang Mi break her diet. One plate of beef chow fun has Stephen Chow rewriting the script for "The God of Cookery" overnight. One box of explosive beef balls makes an anorexia patient declare that they're cured. Then there are roast goose, top-quality cart noodles, colorful assorted fish, golden-threaded meat, Buddha Jumps Over the Wall, and soul-soothing rice... Everyone can't sto 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 I’m a Funeral Chef, and My Banquet Cooking Leaves Zhou Jie Stunned! 我丧葬大厨，烧大席吓懵周姐！ Qin Yu transmigrates to a parallel world and binds himself to a Gourmet System. He thought he would become a master chef, dining at the restaurants of the rich and powerful... But who could have guessed the System would make him cook up a feast in the countryside instead! And the dishes he makes even come with special attributes? White-Cut Chicken: “Dancing at the Rooster’s Crow” attribute: its irresistible aroma makes anyone who smells it break into a dance. Four Happiness Meatballs: “Happiness 86Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 What the Heck, You Want Me to Cook for TV and Movie Characters? 啥玩意，让我给影视剧角色当厨师 [Cooking God Check-In] System activated. Meng Botao gets up early in the morning. Suddenly, a mechanical voice echoes in his mind. He freezes for a few seconds, then tears spill from his eyes. “It's finally here!” Three months ago, he transmigrated to this world. Born into a poor family, Meng Botao was just a kitchen hand, but he had dreamed of becoming an outstanding chef ever since he was a child. As a rule, transmigrating to another world should lead to great things. Deep down, he believed hi 425Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 Foodie Scams: I Get Rich Worldwide with a System-Powered Franchise 美食大忽悠：靠系统连锁全球暴富 [Food + System + Making Money + Comedy + Occasional Unhinged Antics] Qin Ming made a simple bowl of rice with lard, and the whole neighborhood was drooling. The residents showed up at his door with gifts, demanding food, then started punching one another when they couldn’t agree on how to divide it... He finally managed to open a restaurant, only to provoke the jealousy of every other restaurant owner on the street. They banded together and resorted to every dirty trick they could think of to dr 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 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—14d adds
- 19 Gourmet: Selling Meals at a Highway Rest Stop During Lunar New Year, I Bring Traffic to a Standstill 美食：春节服务区卖饭，高速堵疯 [Food + Power Fantasy + No Female Lead] Gu Rui transmigrates to a parallel world and binds himself to a Food System. At the start, he draws a location for his business, only to get a tiny highway service area! And the ridiculous task is to sell three hundred boxed meals in a single day? Just as Gu Rui is at his wits’ end, a male streamer shows up at the highway service area by chance. After one meal of dumplings, the streamer hugs him and keeps calling him “Mom”! Travel surges during the Spring 186Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 20 The Internet’s Most Polished Girl Is Setting Up Stalls Everywhere? 网络精致女孩她居然到处摆地摊？ [Gourmet] [Street Stalls] [Farming] [No Romance] [Light Technology] Yang Xiu binds to a trending food System, which assigns her one online video-shooting task every so often. She drives the utility vehicle provided by the System, wears its exquisite outfits, and disguises herself so thoroughly that even her mother wouldn’t recognize her, all to complete the food challenges the System assigns. She takes a mini old-timer car to a highway rest stop to cook century egg and pork congee, drives an RV 76Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 21 Gourmet: Starting from the Start with Fried Rice, I Astonished the Police 美食：摆摊开局蛋炒饭惊动110 [System + No Romance + Everyday Life + Perfect with a Meal + Growth] Jiang Yu transmigrates into the life of a poor girl whose parents are both dead. Her heartless uncle has seized the family’s property, and after kicking her out, even the rent is beyond her means. Just when she’s at her wit’s end, she binds the [Random Street Stall System]. She sells egg fried rice outside a school, and the students’ frenzied orders alarm their parents! The police show up to investigate an “extortion case,” onl 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 I Just Set Up a Food Stall, So Why Are All My Customers Getting Stronger? 我就摆个摊，怎么食客都变强了 [Food That Goes Great with Rice x Delicious] [Comedy x Everyday Life] [System x Street Stall] [Otherworld x City] [Superpowers x Awakening] [No Heroine] [Street-stall task issued. Random location: beside a public restroom. Random food: stinky tofu. Reward: Beginner Cooking Skills!] Lu Chuan is stunned. “System, you really are making things difficult for me, Pang Hu!” At seven in the evening, passersby point and whisper beside the public restroom. To attract customers, Lu Chuan gets an idea and d 59Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 From the Start, All I Had Was a Bowl of Luosifen: My Goal Is to Make a Hundred Million 开局一碗螺蛳粉，目标挣它一个亿 [Restaurant Management + Food + System + No Romance + Light Livestreaming + Grow and Prosper + Helping Farmers + Going Global] A bolt from the blue! Mu Xiaoxiao was unjustly fired by her company the day before she was due to become a permanent employee. Well, if there’s no place for me here, there’s a place for me elsewhere! What’s done is done. First, I’ll have a bowl of luosifen. As she slurped the noodles, she couldn’t help shouting inwardly, “If only I had a luosifen shop of my own!” [Host’s 75Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 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—14d adds
- 25 My Street Stall Moves to a Random Spot, and Customers Chase Me for a Meal 摆摊地点随机换，顾客追着我干饭 Divine Chef + Pocket Dimension + System + Alternate Era The protagonist stumbles upon the Divine Chef System. With the System at his side, he lives freely and happily, like an immortal. His days are spent eating, drinking, and cooking. Life is long and pleasant. 45Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 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. 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 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
- 28 I Became a God-Tier Tycoon by Running a Street Stall, and My Customers Chase Me All Over Town 摆摊成神豪，食客追我满城跑 [Food + Tycoon + Comedy + System + No Romance + No Heroine + Daily Life + Comfort Food + Wish Fulfillment] Li Hai is a wage earner who longs to get rich. By chance, he binds to the Food Tycoon System. From then on, he sets out to run street-food stalls. The locations and dishes are random. Every time he completes a stall-running task provided by the System, he receives a generous reward. [Congratulations, Host! Task complete. Reward: ten million yuan.] [Congratulations, Host! Task complete. Rewa 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 What? Which Factory Cafeteria Charges Five Thousand for Meals? 见鬼！谁家工厂食堂伙食费五千？ [Slow-paced + everyday life + lighthearted + relaxing + food story set in an electronics factory] Ruan Xiuqing transmigrates to a parallel world and takes over the canteen of an electronics factory that's on the verge of going under due to poor management and lax oversight. After activating the cheat System, she receives [Master-Level Cooking], [Master-Level Knife Skills], and [Skill: Three Heads and Six Arms] from the start. Turning the canteen around is just a matter of time! Braised pork bell 271Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 30 Head Chef on a Film Set from the Start: Did Liu Tianxian Cry After Eating? 开局剧组大厨，刘天仙吃哭了？ [Gourmet] + [Showbiz] + [Comedy], completely safe and toxin-free, so read with confidence! Wang Ye transmigrated to a parallel world and became a chef on a film set. From the start, he gained a Gourmet System and began his wild ride. Extra: "Holy crap, Brother Ye's a culinary god sent down from heaven!" Liu Tianxian: "Mmm, so good! It's amazing! I'm doomed, I'm going to gain weight again!" Famous director: "Chef Wang, I hear you're an incredible cook. Would you be our film crew's exclusive chef? 85Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 31 The Doomsday Chef 末日厨子 In the vast expanse of space, a star suddenly exploded, sending trillions upon trillions of metal particles hurtling into Earth's atmosphere. As the metal particles entered the atmosphere, they became countless tiny shooting stars, streaking in every direction and falling on passersby, on the birds and beasts in the forests, and on the trees. The apocalypse arrived. Disasters and calamities struck everywhere, and countless monsters appeared. People struggled to survive. But one day, people disco 194Reads8.3Score10014d adds
- 32 Gourmet: I Took Advantage of Reba's Innocence, Craved Her Cooking, and Married Her 美食：趁热芭青涩，馋哭她做老婆 Lin Feng transmigrates to a parallel world and becomes a cook on the set of Eternal Love. He activates the God of Cooking System. One bowl of plain noodles is all it takes to win the heart of foodie Dilraba. Braised pork, Buddha Jumps Over the Wall, spicy chicken, beer duck, cold rabbit, farmhouse stir-fried pork... All eight great cuisines of China. If you can think of it, Lin Feng can cook it. With his superb cooking skills, Lin Feng can throw his weight around on any film set. Dilraba: “Oh no 360Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 33 A Random Food Stall Every Week, Leaving Customers Drooling 每周随机摆摊，食客都被馋哭了 [Gourmet + System + comedy + male lead-free] After transmigrating to a parallel world, Su Yang gets a random-stall System. From the start, it demands that he sell 1,000 fried chickens outside Qingbei University. Su Yang: “What? It wants me to sell 1,000 fried chickens outside Qingbei? Isn’t that asking the impossible?” System: “Complete the task and receive a reward of one million yuan.” I, Su Yang, accept this task. It’s not about the money. I just happen to love selling fried chicken from a 53Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 Serving Meals at a Massage Parlor, and You Call Me Improper? 按摩店卖饭，你说我不正经？ [Gourmet]+ [System]+ [Devoted Husband and Daughter]+ [Cozy Daily Life]+ [Running a Business] Just before his massage parlor was about to go under, Chen Sheng bound himself to a Gourmet System for massage parlors. One braised-food combo was enough to make a campus beauty who lost a game of truth or dare cry, “I can’t take any more!” and ask to extend her session. One Emperor’s Egg Fried Rice had a middle-aged man who’d sneaked in for a massage behind his wife’s back exclaiming that he couldn’t ta 288Reads—Score10014d adds
- 35 Gourmet: Top-Tier Cooking Skills Generated at Random 美食：随机生成顶级厨艺 “Brother Mo, if I give you one night, will you cook me a meal?” A beautiful woman with long legs, a slender waist, and generous curves looked at Lin Mo and pleaded. In his twenty years of life, Lin Mo had never encountered a request like this. “Since you seem sincere, it'll cost you 200 yuan for a bowl of noodles,” Lin Mo said. The beauty's eyes widened. It was as if she'd seen the light... 79Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 36 Gourmet: Boss, You're Bold to Run a Street Stall 美食：老板你摆摊真任性啊 [Everyday Life] [Gourmet] [No Female Lead] [Comedy] [Heartwarming] [Perfect with a Meal] Ming Xuan unexpectedly awakens a street-stall System, and from then on, starts a life of randomly slacking off, no, running a stall. He sells flatbread and fried dough sticks in front of the DD Building, noodles at a middle school gate, and zongzi outside a university. What? The reward is 996,000 yuan. Why is the number so oddly specific? Wait, something's not right. Why is it 996? Is there something cursed 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 Back to Field: The Immortal Path of Ten Thousand Ages Exposed by a Brat 蘑菇屋：万古仙路，被熊孩子曝光 Season Nine of Mushroom House, "Exploring the Immortal Martial World," is livestreamed worldwide in the Dragon Kingdom! Everyone thought it would be a mysterious journey uncovering ancient history! Zhang Zifeng discovers an ancient bronze gate. In front of the gate lies a grove of fire mulberry trees, where a little brat of about four or five years old lives in seclusion. The child claims to be the guardian of the bronze gate and reveals a shocking secret. Just as everyone assumes he's talking n 18Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 38 My Food Truck Is a Hit, and the City Inspectors Show Up Every Day! 餐车生意火爆，城管天天来报道！ [Gourmet]+ [Food Truck]+ [System]+ [Daily Life] Song Jie was saddled with a mountain of debt after his ex-girlfriend, who always put her younger brother first, set him up. In a fit of anger, he seized her younger brother's food truck. He had planned to sell boxed lunches part-time and shake off the label of being in debt as soon as possible. Unexpectedly, he accidentally activated the Gourmet System... Completing missions not only earns him ultimate recipes that captivate every palate, but also 47Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 39 I Run a University Cafeteria, and My Goal Is to Make a Hundred Million 承包大学食堂，我的目标是一个亿 [Food] [No Romance] [System] [Quick Transmigration] [Slice of Life] [Comedy] After Tang Lin died, his soul was pulled into a food-themed game. If he cleared the game, he could be reborn. * Game 1: "A University Cafeteria on the Verge of Closing" The cafeteria at Huamei University was about to shut down, yet a senior in his final year took it over! The students gritted their teeth: “So what if they changed the person in charge? Capitalists are all the same!” “I'd rather starve than eat at Cafeter 25Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 40 Sweet Pampering in the 1980s: The Foodie Wife Is No Pushover 八零暖宠，美食娇妻不好惹 She opens her eyes and finds herself back in 1983, transformed into a pitiful bride whom her parents “sold” to a local thug for two hundred yuan. Her bride price went straight toward covering the debts of her good-for-nothing younger brother. With her husband’s family living in abject poverty and her own family watching like vultures, she wields spicy mala xiang guo in one hand and braised intestines in the other, winning over the whole street with her cooking and turning her carefree husband in 456Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 I’m Not Afraid of a Top-Tier Star Exposing Me, I’m Afraid of Going Hungry 不怕顶流开盒，就怕我一饭难求 [Dual male leads, both reborn + Food System + revenge in the entertainment industry + livestreaming] A broad-shouldered chef and actor as the pursuer vs. a scheming, lovesick male opera performer (not human) In his previous life, Bai Shu agreed to help a top-tier star clear up a rumor, only to be doxxed and hounded online by the star’s fans until he died. Reborn in this life, he bonds with a Food System and storms back into the entertainment industry. To his surprise, Hua Xiao, his business part 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 Wow, I Transmigrated to Ancient Times and Got Rich Selling Food 哇，意外穿越到古代靠美食暴富啦 Su Muke is a novelist. One night, she discovers that the bracelet she bought contains a pocket dimension. Her quick-witted little brain immediately jumps to the idea of transmigration, and as it turns out, she guessed right. Su Muke really does transmigrate to ancient times, with a sick man and a little dumpling in tow. With a pocket dimension at her disposal, she has nothing to fear. She does business and cooks delicious food in the ancient world, focused solely on making money. But why does th 6Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 43 Gourmet: The Dining Spot Changes at Random, and Diners Go Wild Looking for It 美食：随机地点，食客们找疯了 [Gourmet]+ [Lighthearted]+ [Funny]+ [Everyday Life]+ [Heartwarming] In her previous life, Su Qing owned shops and was content to lie flat. Then she woke up in a parallel world and found herself bound to a [Random Street Food System]. “I just want to lie flat!” Su Qing wailed. In the CBD late at night, the aroma was irresistible! Zhang Wei, an overworked office worker, exclaimed, “Holy crap! This oden broth is so delicious my tongue is practically melting! Boss, give me three more!” Designer Li L 353Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 44 Unemployed? The Gourmet System Takes Me Straight to the Top 失业？美食系统直接带我飞 [Gourmet System + Golden Finger + Ordinary Person Quietly Making a Fortune + No Romance] Li Beibei is an utterly ordinary university student, and her transition from graduation straight to unemployment goes perfectly smoothly. After yet another failed job application, Beibei gets on her knees and begs every god in sight to grant her a job. She knocks her head so hard that, with a clang, heaven drops a Gourmet System and a small, upgradable shop into her lap. Before she can even celebrate, she di 103Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 Reborn as a Market Town Girl, I Open a Shop and Make a Fortune 穿成市井小娘子开店发家记 [Humble Life + Time Travel + Food + Opening a Shop + Power Fantasy + Lighthearted] Set in an imaginary dynasty, so don’t worry about historical accuracy. Food takes center stage, with the plot playing a supporting role. The story is cozy and mellow throughout, with no dramatic ups and downs. It’s about everyday life and making a better living. The plot and characters are fairly ordinary, so it’s a good read when you’re bored. In her previous life, Jiang Yao lived alone through five years of the —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 Gourmet: This Culinary God Makes Food So Good It's Unfair 美食：这个厨神做饭过分好吃 [Gourmet] [No Female Lead] [System] [Comfort Food] [Cozy] [Slice of Life] [Ensemble Cast] Ye Mingyu was a master chef in the celestial realm, but after dozing off during a meeting, he was sent down to the mortal world. The good news was that he still had his cooking skills. The bad news was that he had to complete the “Craving It?” System's tasks to return to the celestial realm. But for the food lovers of the mortal world, every day felt like New Year's. Braised pork, hand-pulled noodles in chi 102Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 Gourmet: Fragrant Dishes That Have the Sect's Disciples Fighting Over Them 美食：爆香菜肴，宗门弟子疯抢 [Scoundrel + Food + Sect + Hilarious + Cutthroat Competition] Shi Hao transmigrates into a fantasy world and awakens the Chef God System. As one dish after another is served, the entire sect is thrown into an uproar. Not only are the dishes delicious, they even have special effects: increasing cultivation, healing hidden injuries, enhancing beauty... The disciples fight tooth and nail for every bite. Each one swears to train harder so they can grab two more bowls of rice. Shi Hao gives a crooked 15Reads7.5Score—14d adds
- 48 A World of Flavor 风味人间 Food is the main storyline, travel the side plot. This is not a wish-fulfillment story, there’s no face-slapping, and the tone is laid-back and slice-of-life. (He starts out alone and picks up friends along the way.) Xu Jinhuan is a skilled chef, with questionable manners, and the number-one slacker in the country. After accidentally transmigrating to a parallel world and unlocking the Food System, Xu Jinhuan goes from a newly graduated aspiring chef to a creator of flavorful cuisine. His schedu 12Reads7.8Score—14d adds
- 49 Selling Banquet Cuisine from a Street Stall from the Start, I Shock the World 开局摆地摊卖国宴菜，我震惊全球 Japanese sashimi? Have you heard that food can never be too refined, nor a dish too finely prepared? Korean kimchi? Do you even know where kimchi originated? Brazilian barbecue? Let me show you what a whole roasted Inner Mongolian lamb looks like! Jiang Bai awakens the God of Cooking System and vows to conquer the world with Chinese cuisine! 12Reads—Score414d adds
- 50 I Opened a Malatang Shop in the Apocalypse and Made Everyone Drool 我在末世开麻辣烫店，谗哭所有人 [Post-apocalypse + zombies + System + shop management + leveling up + food + no romance] Ji He had been working herself to the bone for a year after graduation. After months of consecutive overtime and sleepless nights, she accidentally worked herself to death and transmigrated to the post-apocalyptic era. Chosen by the Post-Apocalyptic Food System, she set out to sell malatang from a street stall. She'd never had time to travel when she was alive, but now she could! Driving her malatang shop al 30Reads—Score—14d adds
