Any specific, non-PC Ho Yay pairings in The Tale of Food fandom goes here.
- Lóngjǐng Shrimp & Zǐtuī Swallow are hands-down the #1 ship in this fandom due to how unsubtle their closeness is in their event story – the former declares the latter Like a God to Me, and the latter despite his solitary personality considers the former a friend.
- Dézhōu Braised Chicken & Fúlíjí Roast Chicken are ripe with Incest Subtext. They mostly come off as Tsundere for each other, and in their story the former performs what is essentially a public display of affection in order to get the latter to reconcile with him. That food spirits don't have biological relations only adds fuel to this ship.
- Fēilóngtāng & Fēngshēng Shuǐqǐ; the former considers the latter a Worthy Opponent, thus he always acts highly and suspiciously interested in the latter and constantly talks about wanting to best him. The duo comes off as having Belligerent Sexual Tension.
- Tiānxiāng Báijì & Xuějìgēng are basically Romeo and Juliet; they belong to opposing factions in their homeland, but they secretly stay friends and support each other. In one rather romantically-coded moment, they sneak out at night to talk while the former is supposed to be in solitary confinement.
