Novels like I’ve Outlived Five Wives, and the Sickly Duke’s Uncle Says He Likes Me
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as I’ve Outlived Five Wives, and the Sickly Duke’s Uncle Says He Likes Me, best match first.
- 51 I Transmigrated and Made My Fortune with Crayfish! 穿越，从小龙虾开始发家！ When a modern jack-of-all-trades transmigrates into the body of a poor farm girl in ancient times... What, you say? A water bug that wreaks havoc on the village? Ever heard of spicy crayfish? The traditional hierarchy puts merchants at the bottom? They have no status? Ever heard of the Four Great Inventions? Emperor: Reward her! Reward her! Reward her handsomely! Ennoble her! Ennoble her! Give her another title! The general slams his hand on the table. “You favor civil officials and look down on 12Reads7.4Score—Shelves
- 52 Gourmet: The Chef’s Food Stall Goes Viral on a Variety Show 美食：厨娘在综艺摆摊爆火 Gu Liuyan, a former imperial chef, opens her eyes to find she has transmigrated into the role of a cannon-fodder actress on the variety show Celebrity Kitchen. She can’t cook, has a bad temper, and has been saddled with a mountain of bad press. With an astronomical breach-of-contract fee threatening to end her career, Gu Liuyan slaps the table. “Who says I can’t cook?” And then the entire show discovers what it means to cook like a culinary god... An actress on the show wails, “I’ve already gain 118Reads6.3Score—Shelves
- 53 A Foodie's Diary in Bianjing 汴京城美食日志 The rating has just opened, so it’s a bit low. Dear readers, please don’t pay it any mind. [Gourmet System + Transmigration + Historical Romance + Golden Finger + Pocket Dimension + Semi-Alternate History] A slow-burn story focused on working hard and making a life. A heroine who grows over time. After transmigrating, Jiang Yue Bai had planned to quietly run her little food shop and live out her days. But fate had other plans (not really). A System appeared out of nowhere and pulled out all the 26Reads6.3Score—Shelves
- 54 Reborn as a Cast-Off Concubine, I Feed My Mother Meat at Every Meal 穿成下堂妾，我带着娘亲顿顿吃肉 [Farming + no System or pocket dimension + young cook + marriage first, love later + building a fortune + cooking delicious food + devoted couple] After a landslide, Shen Xiyue, a renowned chef, thought she was dead. When she opened her eyes, she was dressed in an ancient wedding gown and about to become an old man’s concubine? Thinking of her modern mansion and luxury car, she flew into a rage. She escaped home, beat up her greedy, black-hearted grandmother, and kicked her spineless, blindly fi 27Reads—Score—Shelves
- 55 After I Transmigrated, I Started Selling Egg Pancakes on Dad’s Way to Work 穿越后我在爹爹上班路上卖鸡蛋饼 This story is set in a fictional world, so many things may not make sense. Please be warned!!! Liu Siling, a worker stuck in a notoriously useless major, transmigrated one day and finally became the daughter of an official in the imperial capital! Think she could finally enjoy the good life? Think again. Her family was so poor they were nearly out of food. Somebody save her! No worries: the divine goddess of egg pancakes will bless every child who loves good food! From selling food at a street s 4Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 56 After Calling Off the Engagement, I Got Rich Selling Sweet Drinks 退婚后我靠糖水暴富了 [System + Dessert Queen + dessert lover + other delicious foods included] [This isn't purely a career-focused story. The male lead appears later, and romance develops in the second half.] Renowned pastry chef Shen Chuhe had just been crowned the "Queen of Sweet Soups" when she got into a car accident. She woke up in the body of a woman notorious for being a menace across the surrounding villages: She was the one who stole her little brother's school fees and kept him from attending school. She w 335Reads8.5Score—Shelves
- 57 Why Not Add Another Bowl of Rice? 不如添碗饭 [Farming + Food + Healing + Growth + Cozy + Lighthearted Comedy] [Cheerful, lively little cook × Arrogant, childish young lord Pei Qun of the marquis’s household: a bickering couple] A young woman who sells wontons in Jingzhou City finds an arrogant, childish man at her doorstep. She takes him home and stuffs him full of food, but the next day he sneaks away. The young woman saves up to open a restaurant and takes a job as a cook in the marquis’s household. Then one day, she discovers that the a 132Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 58 Selling Liangfen on the Street, I Make the Whole City Crave It 摆摊卖凉粉，全城百姓被馋哭了 [Food + farming + love at first sight + doting romance + slow-burn sweetness] Xu Yingchun transmigrates into a book and becomes its wicked villainess, doomed to a miserable ending. She’s going to escape the villainess’s fate and become the heroine of her own story! After buying her freedom from the Jiang household, she sets up a street stall, opens a restaurant, and buys land. Her life gets better and better. Milk tea, barbecue, crawfish, hot pot, and big-plate chicken: she’ll serve it all! The 314Reads8.0Score121Shelves
- 59 With My Superb Cooking, I Blaze a Trail Through Ancient Times with Delicious Food 厨艺超高的我在古代用美食开道 [Transmigration + alternate world + food + business + opening a shop + farming + golden finger] Food is the focus, with no awful family members and few unpleasant characters overall. * The heroine is neither foolish nor naive, and she's no lovesick fool. She's kind but not a pushover, and she keeps a clear head. The hero won't appear until the later chapters set in the capital. No palace or household intrigues, just plenty of delicious food! * An alternate-world setting! Some systems are based o 186Reads8.9Score—Shelves
- 60 Making a Fortune with Good Food, Backed by the Mountain 背靠大山，靠美食发家致富 [Farming and Food + Making Money + No Romance + No Villainous Relatives + Everyday Life + Healing + Building a Fortune] In the modern world, Chu Wanning worked as an assistant to a food blogger. One night, she died suddenly from overwork and transmigrated into the body of a farm girl in a fictional dynasty who shared her name. In this resource-poor village in the middle of nowhere, many people can barely get enough to eat, let alone stay warm. With only the family’s tiny plot of land to rely on, 327Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 61 The Ghost Chef: Cooking for Gluttonous Ghosts in Ancient Times 鬼怪厨娘：我在古代给鬼饕做菜 [Pure food story + no golden finger + no palace intrigue + easy reading + no transmigration + fictional setting + flawed characters] Once a beggar and a cook, she used her yin-yang eyes to build a fortune. She can see ghosts and spirits, but she's even better at making delicious food! What she comforts is not only the stomach, but also the heart. Whether gathering pine nuts and drinking from mountain streams or feasting on sumptuous delicacies, it's all part of the warmth of everyday life. 11Reads—Score—Shelves
- 62 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 98Reads—Score—Shelves
- 63 The Food Blogger Who Built Her Fortune at a Street Stall 美食博主她靠摆摊发家致富 [Transmigration + Street Vending + Food + Beloved by the Whole Family + Making a Fortune + Heartwarming + Sweet Romance + Family Life + Face-Slapping + No Awful Relatives] When Gu Mingyan wakes up, she discovers that she’s the only girl in the Gu family for eight generations. The family has next to nothing and is dirt poor. Fortunately, they’re a warm and loving family. Her grandparents and parents dote on her, and her four older brothers and two younger brothers are all completely devoted to th 47Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 64 I Open a Canteen in the Embroidered Uniform Guard 我在锦衣卫开食堂 “I’m a famous food blogger! There’s no way I can’t handle you lot!” Food blogger Song Zhaozhao accidentally transmigrated into the body of a vicious female supporting character. She ended up in a poor little mountain village, but her father doted on her, her mother loved her, and her older brother protected her. With a wave of her expert hand, Song Zhaozhao gave up on her childhood sweetheart and opened a canteen for the Embroidered Uniform Guard. “From today on, I’m in charge of your meals!” 1.6kReads—Score178Shelves
- 65 Reborn as an Elementary Schooler, I Take the Internet by Storm with My Cooking 重生小学生，我靠做饭火爆全网 Rebirth + elementary school student + heartwarming + family life + a touch of ensemble cast + romance [The score is rather low since it just started, but it'll rise later.] In a single moment, Fang Xuan is reborn as an elementary school student. With elderly grandparents, unreliable parents, and a little sister still crying for milk, she has no choice but to shoulder the burden of supporting the family at such a young age and become an internet influencer. But how did she accidentally end up wit 91Reads6.3Score—Shelves
- 66 After Transmigrating, I Pick Up Three Good-for-Nothing Sons 穿越后白捡三个不成器的儿子 Su Tan had it rough! She had somehow transmigrated into the role of stepmother to three children. Her unreliable husband spent all his time in the army and never came home more than once a year. Her mother-in-law spent her days mooching off others and waiting for someone else to take charge. The three half-grown boys were so thin and pale from hunger that they practically drooled two pounds at the sight of white rice. “What kind of transmigration leaves you this malnourished!” Su Tan was too exh —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 67 The Top Chef in a Culinary Wasteland 我在美食荒漠当第一厨娘 Bai Qingwan, the owner of a private kitchen, was hit by a car while saving someone and transmigrated into the body of a farm girl with the same name in a fictional dynasty, whose surname was Yong. To her surprise, this place was a culinary wasteland that didn't even have soy sauce. Her family lived by the mountains and near the sea, yet what they ate was the sort of stuff even pigs wouldn't touch. Then she found herself bound to the Huaxia Cuisine System. To help her fulfill her mission of sprea 795Reads8.8Score109Shelves
- 68 Su Jixiang, the Frontier Cook 边疆厨娘苏吉祥 Food blogger Su Jixiang transmigrates into the body of a palace maid in the Cold Palace. What does palace intrigue have to do with a mere maid like her? She thought she could keep her head down and quietly survive until she turned twenty-five, when she'd be released from the palace to live like a wealthy woman. Little did she know the emperor would flee! As a remnant of the fallen emperor's court, Su Jixiang was bestowed upon a general guarding the border. The palace had one fewer Aunt Jixiang, 121Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 69 Transmigrated as a Kitchen Maid, I Win Over the Devil Prince with Viral Dishes 穿成厨丫，网红美食拿捏魔鬼殿下 A food blogger transmigrates and becomes an obscure kitchen maid in the Third Prince’s household! Her immediate superior is the notoriously fussy and difficult Third Prince, a devil who beats and berates the staff whenever a dish fails to please him. No problem! This modern food blogger’s skills are the real deal! Milk tea, cream-filled pastries, and creative snacks make their way to the table one after another, and before long she has the icy Third Prince completely wrapped around her finger. H 20Reads—Score182Shelves
- 70 From Selling Chive Pies at a Street Stall to Becoming Everyone’s Favorite 从摆摊卖韭菜馅饼开始受万人追捧 [Female-oriented food story + perfect with a meal + lighthearted and healing + doted on by everyone + business] A few notes before reading: Don’t take it too seriously! This is a completely fictional setting, not a mindless story! Before you start, remember that this is a lighthearted food story, so you’ll have a much better time. After being reborn eight times, Su Nuannuan arrives in this fictional ancient world. Moved by her family’s love, she finds the will to keep living and successfully act 247Reads7.6Score472Shelves
- 71 I Make Chili Pork, and the Big Shots of the Stars Are Drooling? 我做个辣椒炒肉，星际大佬都馋哭了？ [System + food + livestreaming + transmigration] Lin Yao never imagined she would end up in the interstellar era, owing tens of millions... She started livestreaming her cooking just to put food on the table. Who could have guessed that culinary arts had been lost in this world, and ingredients had mutated? Even a single cabbage could be deadly... But that was no problem! She served up all eight major Chinese cuisines, and her food therapy reached every corner of the universe... Before she knew 147Reads5.7Score—Shelves
- 72 The Clever Little Chef: Running a Canteen in Ancient Times 锦心小厨娘：我在古代承包食堂 The dining hall at the Imperial College was a complete mess. Then one day, a new cook arrived, and an endless array of delicious dishes followed. The dining hall became not only a place the students flocked to, but also the dream destination of countless food lovers. “Son, go buy your father two meat-stuffed flatbreads from your dining hall today. Otherwise, I won’t have the strength to attend court.” Even the emperor was getting restless. “I hear the food at the Imperial College is delicious, b 284Reads5.2Score—Shelves
- 73 I Opened an Eatery in Ancient Times and Picked Up a Child Bride Along the Way 我在古代开食铺，顺带捡个童养夫 (The rating just came out, but it’ll go up.) [Alternate world + Food + Business + Daily life + One couple only + Happy ending + Love grows over time] Ren Qingwu was born into the body of a newborn baby in one fell swoop, becoming the only daughter of a hunter’s family in the southwestern part of the Great Yong dynasty. Her parents died young, leaving her with a penniless household and a little food stall that barely kept them alive. She resolved to break through with good food: Kneading dough an 3kReads8.1Score338Shelves
- 74 Making a Fortune Selling Fast Food in Ancient Times 在古代卖快餐赚翻了 ♥Food♡Farming♡Nurturing♡No golden finger♡No idiots♡Childhood sweethearts♥ Lin Tuan never imagined he would end up in the body of a three-year-old brat. From then on, he lived the life of a lazy salted fish. No, no, no. It was more like the life of a hardworking salted fish. 319Reads—Score—Shelves
- 75 A Foodie’s Road to Riches After Becoming a Sweet Little Farm Girl 穿成农家小娇娇的美食致富生活 [Historical setting + cuisine + building wealth + family life] Shen Xi wakes up one day to discover she has transmigrated to ancient times and become Shen Xixi, the famous village idiot known for miles around. Born frail and naturally slow-witted, she comes from a fallen family. To pay off their debts, the family of six crams into four tiny thatched huts, yet they cherish their only daughter like a priceless treasure and keep her plump and rosy-cheeked. Looking at the parents who adore her and t 763Reads8.6Score103Shelves
- 76 She Conquers the Entire Capital with Her Cooking 她靠美食征服全京城 After she accidentally transmigrates to ancient times, Chu Yunxiang wins over the stomachs of everyone in the capital with modern-day skewers, zhajiangmian, hot pot, and more. Even the current emperor is no exception. Someone recognizes the emperor in disguise, sneaking out late at night to eat skewers at Yunlai Restaurant. The emperor, pretending to be calm: “You’ve got the wrong person.” Someone else recognizes the Ghost Doctor of the martial world. “Look at these ragged clothes. How do I look 371Reads6.9Score100Shelves
- 77 My Ancestor Is a Pot 我的祖宗是口锅 Xu Jingqing accidentally awakened the spirit of an ancestor who had been sleeping inside the family heirloom, an iron wok. Under the old ancestor's “loving” tutelage, Xu Jingqing honed extraordinary cooking skills and opened a humble little eatery. At first, people were skeptical of a restaurant run by a college girl who had never lifted a finger around the house. Then came the verdict: “It's so good!” “Mom, I want to eat big sister's cooking every day.” “What smells so good in the middle of the 414Reads8.7Score106Shelves
- 78 Transmigrated to the 1980s: Every Dish at My Restaurant Is in High Demand! 穿越八零：我的饭馆一菜难求！ When Tang Ruanyuan woke up, she discovered she had transmigrated to the 1980s. At the time, Danchuan Village had just implemented the household land contract system. Her family consisted of a father with a bad leg and a seven-year-old younger brother. Looking at their dirt-poor tile-roofed house and the nearly empty rice jar, Tang Ruanyuan rolled up her sleeves and started doing what she knew best, selling food, with her little brother at her side. In the gold-rush decade of the 1980s, Tang Ruan 53Reads6.2Score—Shelves
- 79 Shocking! The Lin Family’s Snack Street Made Even the Emperor Drool 惊！林家的小吃街把皇帝都馋哭了 [Alternate Universe, No Romance, Food Fiction] On her way home from work, Lin Qing is killed by someone jumping from a building! She survives the disaster only to transmigrate into the wealthy Lin family, and at first she plans to simply coast through life. Who knew her father would have such high hopes for her that he’d hand over every vacant shop on an entire street! With no other choice, Lin Qing gets to work and turns the place into a food street. From luosifen to fried chicken to dry-pot bu 22Reads—Score—Shelves
- 80 Street Food in Ancient Times, and the Powerful Minister Can’t Resist 我在古代摆摊做美食，权臣他馋哭了 He You'an had just made a name for herself as a food blogger when she died suddenly from staying up late editing videos. Then she transmigrated into a lucky-charm novel as the villainous female side character. Her family was a collection of oddballs, shunned by the whole village. The original owner resented the heroine and did every evil thing imaginable. In the end, the heroine’s younger brother, who rose to become a high-ranking official, exiled the entire family three thousand li to Lingnan, 307Reads5.5Score—Shelves
- 81 My Best Friend and I Transmigrated to Ancient Times: We’ll Lead the Whole Village to Prosperity 我和闺蜜穿到古代：带全村奔小康 [Farming + food + no awful relatives + no golden finger + easygoing everyday life + no palace or household intrigue + not a power fantasy] Two orphans, one with a PhD from an agricultural college and the other a jewelry designer, set off on a spontaneous trip to celebrate their thirtieth birthdays. The journey takes Jiang Ruyi and Jiang Fangfei to an alternate dynasty, where they open their eyes to find creditors at the door. Their good-for-nothing father has squandered the family's savings and 69Reads—Score—Shelves
- 82 Shocking! The Prime Minister’s Legitimate Daughter Wins Over the Entire Capital with Her Cooking 惊！丞相嫡女靠美食征服整个京城 Modern chef Su Yuwan transmigrates and nearly gets taken out by ancient “cuisine” the moment she opens her eyes! Overly sweet pastries? Greasy meat? What kind of awful place doesn’t even have potato chips or spicy strips?! “This dump isn’t fit for pigs!” When she realizes that life among the nobility is truly dull... “Heh. Time to show you what a whole different level of competition looks like!” She fries golden potato chips from potatoes meant for pigs, and the emperor secretly tucks them int 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 83 Blessed with Good Fortune: A Farmer’s Wife Cooks Her Way to Wealth 福气满满，农家媳妇美食致富 [Alternate world + farming + food + building wealth + everyday family life + cozy vibes + no awful relatives + one-on-one romance][The heroine isn’t perfect, and the hero is more of a supporting character. If that bothers you, proceed with caution.] Qi Manman transmigrates to ancient times and is sold as a bride from the start, to bring good fortune to her sick husband. Luckily, her in-laws are nice, her younger siblings are adorable, and her husband gets better after she marries him. Not enough 574Reads7.4Score100Shelves
- 84 The Cousin Miss Is Climbing the Social Ladder Again Today 表小姐今天又在攀高枝 [The rating is low because the novel was just listed...] A young lady from the extended family has arrived at the Duke of the State's manor, and none of the three young masters there can stand her. One would rather become a monk, another claims to prefer men. The third would rather die in the arms of a courtesan from overindulging. Everyone in the manor says the young lady is shameless and always trying to climb the social ladder! But no one expected that the young lady despised by the Xie famil 883Reads7.0Score105Shelves
- 85 After I Transmigrated, I Used Food to Save a Kindergarten 穿越后，我用美食拯救幼儿园 After transmigrating as the principal of a bankrupt kindergarten, Lin Xiaoxia takes one look at the rundown courtyard and nearly blacks out. She’s a Michelin-level backup chef, and now she has to look after kids, clean, and sing nursery rhymes? Then she hears, “Ding! You have been bound to the Chinese Little Chef Pro Max System.” Three months later “Mommy, I used the molecular gastronomy machine to make rainbow cloud marshmallows today!” The adorable four-year-old pulls out a piping bag. “The p 69Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 86 Quick Transmigration: Selling Gourmet Food in Ancient Times to Build My Fortune 快穿：我在古代卖美食发家致富 Synopsis: [Foodie fiction + transmigration + ancient farming + alternate setting + comeback] Song Qingge is a popular food blogger who unexpectedly transmigrates to ancient times and into the poor Song family. Her fiancé breaks off their engagement, and she struggles to get by in a leaky thatched hut. Though the Song family is poor, her parents dote on her, her eldest brother looks out for her, and her younger siblings are sweet and well-behaved. After transmigrating here, she discovers she has 159Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 87 After I Bound Myself to a Gourmet Game, Diners Started Chasing Me Down 绑定美食游戏后食客狂狂追 [Food System] + [Pop-Up Stalls in Random Locations] + [No Romance] + [Heartwarming] Xu Youyou had just graduated from college and was unemployed from day one. After striking out with company after company, she was at her wit's end and decided to post online looking for work. She wasn't expecting much. But to her surprise, she actually found a job. The other person said, “Type 1 and I'll give you a job that pays a million a month.” At first, she didn't believe it. She thought some elementary scho 358Reads—Score135Shelves
- 88 Random Food Stalls: Boss, Don’t Run! 美食随机摆摊，老板不要跑！ [Gourmet] [Great with a meal] [System] [Street vending] [Feel-good power fantasy] [Romance] Gu Muxi finally completes the System's ten-lifetime mission and earns the chance to return to the modern world. But the System unexpectedly malfunctions, trapping her in a black hole with no one to talk to. Then one day, she hears a voice calling her. It turns out to be the Main System. To make it up to her, the Main System binds her to a new System and gives her the chance to return to the modern world. 1.3kReads—Score100Shelves
- 89 Milk Tea in One Hand, Fried Chicken in the Other: The Princess Travels Between Past and Present 左奶茶右炸鸡公主她穿古今 [Food + master chef + System + lighthearted everyday life + comedy + perfect mealtime reading + pocket dimension + traveling back and forth] Lin You, the most outstanding master chef of the twenty-first century, accidentally transmigrated into an ancient era and became a useless princess mocked by the entire court. Lin You turned and smiled. “Bring me everything: luosifen, fried chicken, milk tea, and all eight great cuisines!” Her casual braised pork filled the entire palace with its aroma. The 139Reads—Score—Shelves
- 90 Week One of My Random Street Stall: Selling Beer Duck at a Driving School 随机摆摊第一周：驾校卖啤酒鸭 [Gourmet] + [Random Street Stalls] + [Perfect with Rice] + [Healing] + [No Romance] The warmth of everyday life is what soothes the human heart most. Lin Chuan, an overworked office worker who died suddenly from exhaustion, unexpectedly awakens the Gourmet Healing System. Every week, he sets up a stall at a random location and serves random dishes. Completing tasks earns him amazing rewards. But the System's very first weekly task leaves Lin Chuan completely dumbfounded (⊙_⊙) Selling beer-braise 1.5kReads6.0Score148Shelves
- 91 Gourmet: Starting with Randomly Setting Up a Stall to Sell Liangpi 美食：从随机摆摊卖凉皮开始 No heroine, food, street vending, healing, daily life, and a relaxing tone. The protagonist sets up a stall at random spots on the street, selling all kinds of snacks, changing locations every week. The food on offer varies, including cold noodles, grilled gluten skewers, tofu pudding, spicy beef noodles, handmade spicy strips, congee, steamed buns, and more. 156Reads5.9Score—Shelves
- 92 Can You Have Both Dragons and Good Food? 龙与美食可以兼得吗 [Western fantasy + food + another world + business management + light adventure] When Tu Yiyi transmigrated into a Western fantasy world, she thought she’d landed the role of the Chosen One: flying through the sky on a broomstick, casually conjuring fireballs to hurl at the Demon King, and reaching the pinnacle of life from then on. Instead, her broom wouldn’t fly, she couldn’t conjure fireballs, and she was just a helpless ordinary person. Even more absurdly, she was somehow bound to a food bus 93Reads—Score—Shelves
- 93 The Prince Has a Princess Consort Who Knows How to Make Money 王爷有个会捞钱的小王妃 Leng Ruobing is a popular livestreamer. Invited to promote a brand's new gourmet products in H City, she made the campaign such a success that the brand arranged for a group of marketing department executives to take her to a local seven-A scenic attraction as a reward. What a VIP treatment! But good fortune and bad luck go hand in hand. On the boardwalk, she came across a man trying to end his life by jumping off a cliff. He decided to take someone with him, and, as luck would have it, grabbed 757Reads8.8Score101Shelves
- 94 Using My Cooking Skills to Put Meat on the Whole Family’s Table 靠厨艺让全家吃上肉 Food · pocket dimension · sweet romance Title: South Mountain Smoke Also known as: How I Used My Cooking to Put Meat on the Whole Family’s Table A cozy, sweet little story~ Companionship, growing together, and love that blossoms over time~ This story is set in a fictional world. Its place names, countries, and prices have no real-world equivalents. This is not a wish-fulfillment story. If you want an invincible heroine, please move along~ … Ahhh! The Heir of Prince Mingyang has finally returned 1.2kReads9.2Score168Shelves
- 95 Crown Prince, Your Crown Princess Says Hot Pot Is Ready! 太子，太子妃喊你吃火锅了！ Food blogger Tang Xiao transmigrated into the daughter of an imperial chef in the Great Xia Kingdom. That day, the Crown Prince's eating disorder worsened. The Emperor flew into a rage and threatened to execute the imperial chef's entire clan. In a desperate move, Tang Xiao grabbed two copper pots and charged straight into the palace. The aroma of hotpot wafted through the palace, and the Crown Prince's carefully cultivated image completely fell apart. A servant came to report, "Miss, the Cr 2.5kReads6.9Score321Shelves
- 96 A Chang’an Food Entrepreneur’s Diary 长安美食创业记 The spring breeze stirs the willows, and apricot blossoms glisten in the misty rain. Behind the counter at the Wonderflavor Restaurant in Chongdefang, the proprietress stands poised, eyes lowered. One hand moves the abacus while the other writes and sketches on a sheet of paper. Lin Yuxi: Buy a house and land, settle in Chang’an, and live a wealthy, carefree life with fine food and wine for company. Qin Yue: I’ve established my career. It’s time to start a family. (A transmigration story in an i 198Reads6.9Score—Shelves
- 97 I Opened a Food Shop in Bianjing 我在汴京开食铺 Su Tang opens an eatery on Majia Street in Bianjing. Every day, she's either experimenting with new dishes or going out to visit friends. In autumn, there's tea brewed over a brazier, osmanthus sweet-bean paste dumplings, and roasted milk tea with osmanthus honey dumplings. In winter, there's plum-blossom soup noodles, plum-blossom honey, boiled meat and vegetables, and candied hawthorn skewers. In spring, there's osmanthus cake, spring platters, wontons with bamboo shoots and bracken, green ric 736Reads—Score101Shelves
- 98 Gourmet System: The Top Chinese Chef Overseas 美食系统：海外第一中华小厨娘 [Food + Everyday Life + Comfort Food + No Romance] Lin Xinyue, an international student from Country A, a culinary wasteland, dreams above all else of getting a good Chinese meal every day. “Ding! The Host’s craving for delicious food has reached 100%, meeting the requirements for binding. Congratulations, Host, you’ve received the Food System.” !!! Cola chicken wings, spicy diced chicken, sweet-and-sour ribs, soup dumplings, a full Manchu-Han banquet... Here I come! Her fellow international stu 425Reads6.8Score—Shelves
- 99 Transmigrated to an Alternate World, the Prince's Daughter Is a Brilliant Cook 穿越架空，王府千金她厨艺绝佳 [Food + System + Business Management + A Little Court Intrigue + One True Pair, Both Pure] An illustrator and foodie unexpectedly binds to a food System and transmigrates into an alternate dynasty. She never expected that, despite having no close family ties, she would become a cherished young lady of the prince’s household. She thought that if she simply followed the System’s instructions, practiced her cooking, and sold food, she could live out her days in peace. But life does not go as she ho 252Reads—Score—Shelves
- 100 I Ran Away from My Wedding to Sell Wontons, and Made the Emperor Drool 逃婚卖馄饨，居然把陛下馋哭了 [Farming + Food + Chef + Transmigrate + Heartwarming, Beloved by All] Food blogger Yun Shu unexpectedly transmigrates into the body of a cannon-fodder concubine-born daughter! She can’t get her hands on a happy life, and one headache after another comes her way... They try to force her into marriage? She plays the obedient fool, then really runs away from the wedding, teaching the Duke of Zhenguo a hard lesson. Life is tough? She sets up a food stall, and her competitors can only cry, “There are 76Reads—Score—Shelves
