Meng Qi Shi Shen: Zaijie Liangyuan

Female centered
Forced to replace as the bride of a prince or a noble
Donghua
(Might have missed to mention some, drop a message if you know anything I've missed)

Recommendations cherry-picked from the entire Gourmet genre.

(Not exhaustive, and if I've missed out anything that deserves to be in this list, feel free to drop a message)

These anime are mostly set at restaurants, cafes or bars. The characters are either working there, are frequent customers, or have yet another connection with these places.

动画 (Dong Hua) or 国漫 (Guo Man; gu-o-mun) refers to anime that is produced in China (correct me if I'm wrong). People often just browse 'TV' section on MAL and sadly miss out on HIDDEN GEMSSSSSSSS, which is frustrating because some of them are really good. This list provides donghua that you should give a chance to try.

You can find donghua in the 'ONA' section
Updated up to Spring 2022.
If I miss out on any good ones, do let me know on the profile comments/DMs!

Here you can find some of the Donghua (Chinese animation) that are here on MyAnimeList. A Tag or Genre has not yet been created to differentiate Donghuas from Animes, but this list is created mainly for that reason to help the community. . .

There is a way to differentiate Donghua from anime
1) the names
2) the animation is more peculiar and is generally CGI
3) the language, the most obvious hehehehe
As I find Donghua interesting I will add it to the list.

Spanish/Español
Aquí puedes encontrar algunos de los Donghua (animación china) que están aquí en MyAnimeList. Aún no se ha creado una Etiqueta o Género para diferenciar a los Donghuas de los Animes, pero esta lista se crea principalmente por ese motivo para ayudar a la comunidad.

hay manera de diferencia el Donghua del animes:
1) los nombres
2) la animación es mas peculiar y generalmente es CGI
3) el idioma, el mas obvio jejejeje
a medida que vaya encontrando Donghua interesante lo podré en la lista.

While the term "anime" is known to be an animated show produced in Japan, there is a wide range of items it may refer to. Another section it may be referring to is the most definitely overlooked part of animation, donghua, more likely known as Chinese animation.

Since it was produced in China, not Japan, it may have not gained as much attention, while it deserves no less than others. Here are a few you might want to check out!

Note that this list includes the main seasons, not side stories.

These are all Chinese animations that I’ve watched and loved, am currently watching, or am planning to watch. I hope you all find some shows you’ll like with this list. Some of these are my favorite series ever while others are just things I have an interest in. Enjoy!

enjoy your binge <3

these are the ones that are guaranteed to make you laugh and swoon, one way or another!

-- alternatively, the romance donghua's that are ACTUALLY worth your time, i promise:)

All about cooking/make some food/drink

Anime found on Viki Rakuten. (details explain if subscription is needed:)

+ "Leiji Matsumoto;s OZMA" (watch free)
+ "My Little Boys" (watch free)

some fun to watch Chinese romance donghua! most can be found on youtube, happy watching :)