Novels like The Spirit of Cuisine
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as The Spirit of Cuisine, best match first.
- 1 EN My Pokémon Ranch Life 我的精灵宝可梦牧场物语 Visit the author's page to check it out. You're welcome to follow along. [Moomoo Milk: D-grade ingredient with a rich, sweet flavor and abundant nutritional value. Recommended uses: cooking or alchemy.] [Minccino Fur: C-grade, fluffy tail fur with an excellent feel. Recommended uses: sewing or alchemy.] [Torterra Fruit: A-grade fruit that falls naturally when ripe and contains the energy of nature. Recommended uses: cooking 0Votes13.2kRecs18.9kFans
- 2 My Charm Is Maxed Out, and You Want Me to Raise Pokemon? 魅力拉满，你让我去养宝可梦？ Synopsis: With maxed-out charisma, you want me to raise Pokemon? “Strength is temporary, but good looks last a lifetime.” “Don't put any points into physique, intelligence, family background, or luck. Put everything else into charisma.” The life simulator suddenly explodes. When Wei Xin opens his eyes, he finds that he has transmigrated to a parallel world, and his System panel shows his charisma has gone off the charts. “Is it finally my turn to be the city's heartthrob?” Before Wei Xin can sta 0Votes6.1kRecs46kFans
- 3 A Game-Clearing Trainer Just Wants to Raise Dragons 通关训练家只想牧龙 Now that I’ve completed the path of a Pokemon Trainer, it’s time to return to a leisurely life. Compared with ordinary ranching, raising Dragon-type Pokemon seems like more of a challenge. Who says dragons aren’t worth raising? Appletun can produce honey of the finest quality, every bit as good as premium Sweet Honey. Alolan Exeggutor can bear precious coconuts, and Altaria can use Feather Dance to make soft, comfortable cloud cotton. “Everything from Dragon Valley Ranch is top quality!” “I can 0Votes3.4kRecs17.3kFans
- 4 I’m a Dad in the Pokemon World 我在精灵世界当奶爸 Xin Qi transmigrates into the Pokemon world and becomes a single dad. His daughter turns out to be Poppy, one of the future members of Paldea’s Elite Four. It’s only after he starts living with his daughter that his golden finger finally arrives. He discovers that as long as he keeps catching Pokemon, he can add traits to his own Pokemon as well as his daughter’s. And as long as he keeps training his daughter for competitions, every time she wins, he can strengthen the traits possessed by both h 0Votes1.7kRecs4.1kFans
- 5 Teaching Ecology in the Pokemon World 我在宝可梦世界科普生态学 After transmigrating to a real Pokemon world, Chen Mu gradually realizes that Pokemon are good for far more than fighting on the battlefield. These wondrous creatures hold countless mysteries that draw humanity to explore them. What are their habits and diets in the wild? How do they migrate? How do they compete within their communities? How do they court and mate? The charm of a vast, complex ecosystem is no less captivating than an exciting competitive battle. This time, Chen Mu is dedicated t 0Votes4.6kRecs16.2kFans
- 6 The Pokemon Breeding Story 宝可梦饲育物语 After accidentally transmigrating to the Pokemon world, Kawaki inherits a Pokémon Day Care and inn in the wilderness. Looking at the dilapidated shop and his empty wallet, he decides that this time, he won't become a Trainer! Clear the backyard, grow fruits and vegetables, run the shop, cook delicious food, and develop the Pokémon Day Care... What? I can earn rewards by making Pokemon happy? System, give me some points! Years later, a reporter interviews Kawaki, now the world's top Pokémon breed 0Votes25.8kRecs24.3kFans
- 7 Pokemon: Who Made Him an Inspector?! 精灵：谁让他当搜查官的！ **Keywords: antihero Pokemon, violent law-enforcement comedy, a group rehabilitation plan for villains, the most vicious cute-pet duo in history. When Zeki, a burned-out college student, drowned while saving someone and transmigrated to the Pokemon world, he thought he could finally live his fluffy dream of cuddling Eevee. But reality was From the start, Ho-Oh snatched him up like a package and delivered him to the villainous Masked Legion. He became a child laborer, forced to endure five years 0Votes8.8kRecs66.4kFans
- 8 EN Something's Not Quite Right with My Pokémon 我家宝可梦不太对劲 [A proper ending, just a short one...] "Pikachu, once you've charged this Tesla, you can take a break." "Keep it up, Machamp! Once you've moved these few trucks of cement, you can clock off for the day." "Two more deliveries, little Swinub! You haven't finished today's parcels yet." Xin Mu arrives in the New World with a level-100, 6IV Meowscarada at maximum friendship and witnesses the wonderful sight of Pokemon and humans living together. Some things are even more exciting than he imagined, li 0Votes20.5kRecs69.6kFans
- 9 Pokemon: This Trainer Is Too Wild 精灵：这个训练家太野了 He transmigrates to the Pokemon world, becomes Sakaki’s son, and takes over as the new boss of Team Rocket. “Mr. Mammon, they say that during the Saffron City battle, the Team Rocket organization under your command beat numerous Champions, including Lance, Steven, Wallace, and Leon, so badly they were hospitalized for half a month. What do you have to say about that?” A reporter interviews Mammon, the leader of Team Rocket. “It’s completely false. They only needed a week to recover.” “Reports sa 2Votes42.6kRecs120.3kFans
- 10 Give the Summoning World a Taste of Numerical Shock 给召唤界来点数值震撼 At twenty-four, he became a summoner. “Yes, I admit that I repeatedly beat my yawning summoned beasts until they developed psychological problems. I often sign equal master-servant-slave contracts with my summoned beasts, and while I love stealing their tribute fruit, I also like using soccer kicks on them. What I’m best at is beating summoned beasts until they kneel, beg for mercy, kowtow, and apologize. I have no choice. My spiritual power affinity is only 1, so they refuse to obey. I can only 0Votes16.7kRecs73.4kFans
- 11 My Pokemon Friend Is from Pokemon 我的宝可梦朋友来自宝可梦 “Arceus, Lord of the World, Qiao Huai prays to you…” “Could you send me a sweet, soft, white-haired, red-eyed legal loli to chat with? Why am I the only human around here?” “There are Pokemon Centers and Nurse Joys stationed deep in the mountains, so why is everything I see, besides Pokemon, still Pokemon?” The great creator answered the prayer, but not completely. What fell from the sky was a young man named Shinji, along with an Elekid. 0Votes13.4kRecs39.4kFans
- 12 Pokemon Live: Who Says These Pokemon Are Useless? 精灵直播：谁说这宝可梦废物的？ Xia Mu inherits the Jubilife Gym from the start and stumbles upon an unbelievably useless Vulpix, awakening a System: successfully raising a useless Pokemon earns System rewards. “Who says this Pokemon is useless? It's amazing!” Xia Mu loudly fires back at the doubters. “It's all good, we're set!” “Every useless Pokemon is going to make it!” “Keep up with the streamer's pace, and you'll break through to the Elite Four, surpass the Champion, and turn the tables!” At first, people assume Xia Mu i 0Votes2.4kRecs17.2kFans
- 13 A Pokemon Master’s Journey, Starting as a Park Ranger 从护林员开始的宝可梦大师之旅 Hong Chi transmigrates to the Pokemon world and becomes a full-time ranger. Luckily, he awakens the System that every transmigrator is supposed to have, making him better and better at his job! A Pokemon is badly injured and urgently needs help? Hong Chi rushes to the scene and treats it right away. Poachers are hunting Pokemon illegally? Obviously, he gives them a good beating and then turns them over to Officer Jenny! What? You want to find your Glameow a wilder mate? We happen to have a Zango 0Votes8.4kRecs44.1kFans
- 14 EN Live Stream Appraisal: You Can't Breed That Pokémon! 直播鉴宝：你这精灵可不兴育啊！ Antique appraisal streamer Ye Yin Chuan wakes up to find that he has transmigrated to a parallel Pokemon world. He can barely afford to feed the little Munchlax he keeps, so he decides to make his first fortune through his own skill, only to discover that he has awakened a livestream appraisal System... Pokemon are treasures too, so why shouldn’t they be appraised? “Friend, you really shouldn’t breed that Machop! Have you ever heard of XYY syndrome?” “What? Your Oddish smells unbearable? Don’t t 1Votes39.3kRecs172.9kFans
- 15 Pokemon: This Trainer Only Wants to Cultivate Immortality 精灵：这个训练家只想修仙 The arduous path of cultivation with a mixed spiritual root begins with the hundred arts of cultivation. He cultivates fruit trees through spiritual farming, crafts spirit tools through artifact refinement, and deciphers the Unown through runic arts. With the Legend Plate as his Golden Core, he earns himself the nickname “Little Arceus.” League Champion: Disaster follows him wherever he goes. He must be the Rainbow Hero, right? Terapagos: He even has the Legend Plate. He must be Arceus’s ill 0Votes42.4kRecs146.9kFans
- 16 EN You're Banned from Playing Pokémon! 你不准玩宝可梦！ [A top-tier Pokemon fanfic, averaging 9,000 paid subscriptions. Read with confidence.] Years later, Qing Yu, now a battling legend, Masters Tournament champion, and Pokemon TV's top streamer, faced a reporter with a serious expression. “People keep saying I'm to blame for how messed up the battling scene is these days.” “Then answer me this: what about Daigo's Skarmory using Spikes and Whirlwind? And did I teach Dandi to use Max Overgrowth Charizard?” “Answer me! Looking my eyes!” The next day: 18Votes46.8kRecs267kFans
- 17 The Master Craftsman of the Pokémon World 精灵世界的工匠大师 Guangtai transmigrates to the Pokemon world, only to become a craftsman who specializes in making items. In an age of flourishing technology, craftsmen are gradually disappearing. But Guangtai discovers that the items he makes seem to give Pokemon incredible boosts and unique effects. Ancient Ruins slabs, Clear Bells, ancient crowns, Reins of Unity... He gradually becomes a renowned antiquities craftsman across many regions. Rainbow Wings, Life Orbs, volcanic stones, Eviolites... He is also a wo 7Votes85kRecs166.8kFans
- 18 EN Who Taught You to Tame Beasts Like That? 谁教你这么御兽的 [Farming and cultivation + no academy setting + genius protagonist] Su Ping arrived in a world of beast tamers and awakened the Myriad Spirits Atlas. The more spirit beasts of the same kind he raised, the stronger his abilities became. From then on, he forged an utterly unconventional path as a beast tamer: A tide of wolf beasts + an army of plants + the advent of the World Tree = a forest deluge Undead swordsmen + 99 sword pets = Ten Thousand Swords Pay Homage A Terminator legion + a mechanical 39Votes64.1kRecs341.9kFans
- 19 EN Pokémon: The Paldea Retired Champion's Re-Employment 精灵：帕底亚退役冠军的再就业 A year after transmigrating, Luo Mu became a Trainer out of necessity, then accidentally passed the Champion assessment. Right afterward, he announced his retirement on the spot, saying that after enduring the grind of the 996 work schedule, he wanted a relaxed and peaceful life. But just as he spent a fortune buying land to build his own farm, the long-awaited golden finger suddenly arrived. That year, the time machine had yet to be invented, and Olin/Frtu had yet to become completely obsessed 173Votes71.6kRecs217.1kFans
- 20 EN Pokémon World: The Mental Master 精灵世界的心灵大师 Standing before you is An outstanding mentor at the Kanto Pokemon Academy A psychologist at the Devon Corporation The chief advisor to Team Rocket The true pope of Team Plasma Steven Stone's life mentor Lance's close friend Cynthia's confidant Mewtwo's attending physician A Pokémon Professor Jing He! Keywords: Pokemon, heartwarming daily life, the Pokemon world, power fantasy, bluffing, psychology, teacher, researcher, professor 14Votes131.1kRecs375.3kFans
- 21 EN Devouring Evil Through Martial Practice, Vanquishing Demons Across the Heavens 噬恶演武，诸天除魔 “Paper talismans, wooden swords, and scriptures: the old-fashioned methods of exorcism just don’t cut it anymore. These days, even a sorcerer has to carry a two-hundred-pound incense burner for protection. If you don’t train in martial arts, you can’t even lift the thing. As the saying goes, better to spend ten years without drawing a talisman than to skip training your iron-hard qigong!” “But can martial arts and exorcism really go hand in hand?” “Heh. Go ask around, far and wide. Who dares cla 65Votes223kRecs356.1kFans
- 22 EN Myth: The Devraj Isn't Working Today 神话：天帝今天不上班 In Indian mythology, the Trimurti reign supreme over the world. The many sages curse the gods. The Asuras practice austerities for thousands of years, and every time they receive a boon, they attack the heavens and beat up the Emperor of Heaven. “Austerities, boons, beating up the Emperor of Heaven... Why does every Indian myth follow this same pattern? I'm the one who gets beaten and suffers every time. I'm done with this!” Indra, who has transmigrated into the Emperor of Heaven, is furious. An 4Votes88.4kRecs274.8kFans
- 23 EN My Pokémon Trainer Simulator 我的精灵训练家模拟器 To set foot on the peak of the world from a distant land, all you need to do is press forward alongside countless veteran Trainers. With Pokemon by your side, even a barren desert can bloom with brilliant flowers. [A blended setting: a parallel game world and the anime, incorporating some game and Pokémon Adventures elements.] Keywords: Pokemon, Pokemon, Pokemon, Pokemon, Pokémon 12Votes284.3kRecs428.4kFans
