The Feast

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After transmigrating into the body of an abandoned wife of a little marquis in Ancient China, Su Nuan Nuan, a modern-day food lover was delighted!

Who cares about being abandoned?

Look at this nice garden, just right for a vegetable patch, let’s just live our life freely without constraint. Dear husband can just play with those secondary wives and concubines, while she lives the luxurious and free life of an abandoned official wife.

Finally, she can fulfill her dream of doing nothing but eat, sleep and cook. Let’s cook more delicious food with all these all organic, non-GMO ingredients!

But the good times did not last long.

Her husband grew curious about the new and exciting dishes coming out of her little kitchen and wanted her back in his inner palace.

Too bad Nuan Nuan had no interest in being part of his harem.

Just go away, you s**tty Male Lead!

Associated Names
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食锦
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Recommendation Lists
  1. Ancient china food novel
  2. Into Ancient China with a Female Lead
  3. my beloveds (^.^) certified rereads
  4. my all time faves <3
  5. God of Transmigration/Reincarnation 2

Latest Release

Date Group Release
11/20/20 Kitchennovel extra 4 part2
11/19/20 Kitchennovel extra 4 part1
11/18/20 Kitchennovel extra 3
11/15/20 Kitchennovel extra 2
11/14/20 Kitchennovel extra 1
11/13/20 Kitchennovel c292
11/12/20 Kitchennovel c291
11/11/20 Kitchennovel c290
11/08/20 Kitchennovel c289
11/07/20 Kitchennovel c288
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10/31/20 Kitchennovel c283
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Ttauwliang
Ttauwliang rated it
September 30, 2020
Status: c214
I like it. The details on the recipe and the picture that translator put in is good. It makes the sory more lively. I always like story that are more laid back and go slowly in the main story. For you that like fast paced story, than you might not like this. But try it out anyway just because the many food recipe that are in the story. Its a must for those who like to try new food especially chinese food.
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Ainslee
Ainslee
April 24, 2020
Status: c93
Mostly about cooking but nothing extravagant or over the top recipes... Just common dishes in modern time but a craft in ancient China.

Sometimes I wonder if this plot is correct, no matter how lack of MSG and modern seasoning in ancient time, they surely have dishes that rivaled modern world.

Romance is miniscule and slow.
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joun
joun rated it
June 2, 2018
Status: c18
Great novel !!! Very funny ! For once, the ML cant be mean because he is too weak to the ML's good food ! Being a foodie made him the loser in the relationship !

I hope that the MC will fall for him.... but not too soon !!! Coz it's just too funny how she tries to ged rid of him and protect her food.
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Bluestone
Bluestone rated it
March 5, 2022
Status: c59
This novel is very childish. The way how it is written, the banters, and the plot as a whole as well. I haven't completely read it all but there really is no maturity in the way the author wrote it. My first impression is literally childish. I will try to finish this and see if there's some progress in the way.
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yamibae
yamibae rated it
October 17, 2021
Status: Completed
FMC is good at cooking but it's unrealistic just how "tempting" her dishes are to single handedly change opinions so much. The male lead is quite useless and not very like-able at all, he's kind of like background scenery acting more like a crazed fan of the FMC than anything else.

Inner court infighting is rife however easily resolved by FMC cooking by some miracle or other. I've got massive issues with how she only relies on her cooking to survive. She doesn't take revenge or actively protect herself from any... more>> danger relying entirely on the male lead and her cooking. I know this novel is mostly for the cooking but still that's too weird.

Also since the novel is based in Ancient China, there's traces of nationalism here and there not a ridiculous amount but it's there. <<less
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Terralia
Terralia
April 22, 2021
Status: Completed
I was hesitant to read this novel because I really hate polygamy (I enjoy harem fights though), but repeated reassurances that the story was not a romance novel made me go for it. It's really not a romance novel in the traditional sense; It reads more like 2nd ML got the girl, but really all she wants is to be more comfortable in life. I dig!

You read this for the food and for the political drama (kind of) I found a few of their detours unnecessary, and it kind of... more>> dragged towards the end, but I appreciate it for what it is, a funny, comedic, lightheaded food novel. Extra ups for the translator's fact checking - never put goat meat in your Buddha jumps over the wall, check! <<less
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Shayla
Shayla rated it
February 4, 2021
Status: extra 4 part2
Really good story with a simple plot that don’t really have those too complicated stuff but it’s still is really good. I really enjoyed this novel and thank you soo much for the translation ❤️
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ChookJJ
ChookJJ rated it
December 29, 2020
Status: Completed
Its not a bad story but very slow. I didn't really like the first few chapters and the ML really, who was quite lusty and fancied only pretty faces. But as the story went on, I loved the adventures and personality of the MC. Her treatment of the ML was sooooo hilarious and her arguments are always on point. Compared to other culinary novels, not much information is given on the steps taken to cook but I think that its particularly better this way. I like the ending though I... more>> would have loved to know more about the love development between Teacher Lu and General Su. Overall, it is not bad. I won't lie that I would have preferred if the MC to find another guy to be with, But ohhhh well...... it was still a good read <<less
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Lijinlie
Lijinlie rated it
November 29, 2020
Status: Completed
It's fluffy and warm like marshmallow on hot dark chocolate. 😋 I like how the writer build the characters even the minor one. Almost every characters have loveable side, even the evil one (at least not makes me feel bitter).

Thank you for the translator team to brought this novel to international reader, and your comments is so funny, not annoyed me as other translator's comment which sometimes made me drop the novel.
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lynhsk
lynhsk rated it
November 23, 2020
Status: c292
Thank you so much for picking this to finished the translation book. I tried not to finish this book in a hurray as I didn't want it to end. It is one of the best book I read so far. The ML slowly changing his feelings towards the 21st century transmigrated FL. Thank you again Nine tailed fox for a excellent translations!
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Chiqqz
Chiqqz rated it
May 31, 2023
Status: c176
I'm going to be honest the ML isn't what made me stop reading the novel if you forget he exists or skip his text story is okay. What I disliked is her lack of ambition and I know that it's a result of well the modern world it's unfortunate that it doesn't really change? I wanted her to whip that ML into shape but I'm just a simpleton so meh. I would continue with the story but I am so very tired of reading it haha

my review doesn't make much... more>> sense sorry late time rn <<less
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MeineMeow
MeineMeow
February 28, 2022
Status: Completed
I didn’t rate this 5 star, but decide to give it this way to upvote this novel. This novel is not that good, but also didn’t deserve to rated 3.9 as the current rating now.

This is not romance story, but comedic with all the cast being foodie. Kudos to translator who give us a lot of insight and knowledge about the food described in this novel. It makes me hungry!

The story sounds cliche with our MC transmigrated into the body of the first wife who abandoned due to being evil.... more>> Her husband is a man who like to collect flowers aka beautiful girls into his harem. Don’t make this fact as a reason for you to give up this novel. In fact, this is very realistic. If you find yourself transmigrated into the past, it will be 1 in a million if you got a noble man as your husband and he didn’t hv any woman before. In fact, in the modern age right now, so many scum men scattered around the world who like to spread their seeds everywhere.

The one which makes me love this novel is the comedy, our strong MC who choose to be herself no matter what. She finally give herself to our ML also felt so natural. They become close and closer to the point ML give up his harem for her. Yet our MC also choose to be kind to the women around her husband. They already married to her husband, what else could be done? But ML never touch those women again for her sake, and because he love our MC wholeheartedly he didn’t hv any desire to be with any other woman besides his beloved.

MC never give herself to involved in schemes or revenge in any kind, she just choose to be happy, relax, free, and kind. How I love her personality for this strait. And lots of villain in this novel finally succumb to her without she need to do much besides being herself.

Read this if you like good comedy, foodp*rn, and good translation! <<less
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rainsworth
rainsworth rated it
January 20, 2022
Status: Completed
I have never written a review before, but I felt that this novel deserves it, as I put it to the side for a long time because of bad reviews. Yes, it is a story about a transmigrator who happens to occupy the body of a married woman whose husband has another 2 second wives and 2 concubines. But ... more>>
Spoiler

the ML ends up being completely tormented by MC for his "slutness" (her words, not mine) and falls in love with her, despite her weirdness. He knows she's not the original owner of the body from the get go, so he does fall for the MC's true self. If you're worried about the other wives/concubines: one is killed off, the other is driven to madness, one hates to be touched by men in general and the last one is punished by being sent to a Buddhist Temple. In the end, the ML does truly choose to be only with the MC and they both get their happy ending (with no other women between them). Yes, he does have tons of children, but the MC cares about all of them to the point of being super cute.

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I don't understand why so many people are against men "with baggage". Nowadays, a lot of people have children before marriage. It's a historical novel, that's even more of a given, especially when ML and MC are older than the average transmigrator stories (both are over 20 at the start). Men were expected to have children by the tons to be filial to their ancestors.
Spoiler

Even MC finds it strange when she finds men who are not like MC towards the end.

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If you like food and wants some more down to earth kind of transmigrator story, this is for you. <<less
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hpae
hpae rated it
October 14, 2021
Status: extra 4 part2
Didn’t like the story much in the beginning, plus the tr*sh talking about the ML from the translator skewed my impressions of the book.
In the end, I enjoyed al the recipes that I may try to cook in the future 😆.
Satisfactory ending to an overall enjoyable book.
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Leenleen
Leenleen rated it
July 31, 2021
Status: Completed
I find it hard to pinpoint what genre this novel is. Don’t get get wrong, I enjoy reading this. Kudos to the translator that did a great job with the additional background knowledge.

This novel came across to me with a bit of foodie, harem, yaoi, martial art. It’s first and mostly focuses on the transmigration as how the FL relied on her past life knowledge to get on with the second life. We see how food is very much centralised on this novel but I don’t feel that it’s influence... more>> alot as there are certain part that could be explained more in depth. However, generally this novel is hilarious. <<less
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minboops
minboops
April 19, 2021
Status: Completed
It's cute! It's a light read. Not much too much inner court drama. The MC has a likeable persona, and the ML does grow on you, but it's definitely a slow start. Read it if you are hungry!
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sumalala
sumalala rated it
March 12, 2021
Status: Completed
Love this book!! The female lead is such a well thought out character and I love her relationship with the ml. Definitely recommend:)
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Smtha
Smtha rated it
November 19, 2020
Status: extra 3
It’s like slap stick comedy for me. It’s quite entertaining. But for me there is a bit unrealistic expect of the characters is that most ppl will develop a food addiction to her cooking. Like no one can resist it. Ppl will lose most of their dignified characters / even betrayed over it. I guess that her cheat gold finger. Lucky there no mary sue plot, and there’s a side bl plot going on too. Lol. Overall quite entertaining, only thing I was a bit dissatisfied is the food description... more>> did not really make salivates on the dishes. And I have read quite a few QT farming / cooking Plot, and they always makes me hungry. Thank you <<less
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cam22
cam22 rated it
November 20, 2023
Status: c90
Im not so fond of these type of stories where one of the main themes is cooking cause it always lack drama and it turns kinda boring when you start reading more lol but this one is funny at least.
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czeihne
czeihne rated it
September 6, 2023
Status: Completed
The MCs character was really played well. She knows when to stop and was smart.

There's not much romance here. All in all from 4 concubines, were reduced to 2 at the end. In fairness to ML, after he figured it out, he never slept with the rest again.

I like the good relationship between those cousins of him, the princes and how good MCs relationship with the children.

Some parts are just meh, I had to skip. If you are looking for romance, then move on to next novel.
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