[Series cumulative 160,000 copies!] Learning the "Why?" and "How?" of cooking and eating makes daily meals more enjoyable! The perfect food education children's book "Adults Don't Know? Encyclopedia of Food and Cooking Mysteries" to be released on May 12!

Micro Magazine (Chuo-ku, Tokyo) announces that "Adults Don't Know? Encyclopedia of Food and Cooking Mysteries" will be released on Tuesday, May 12, 2026. The 9th installment in the "Adults Don't Know?" series, "Adults Don't Know? Encyclopedia of Food and Cooking Mysteries," features culinary researcher Rena Hoshi introducing 55 small "mysteries" related to cooking and eating hidden in daily life, with full-color illustrations and easy-to-understand text with full furigana. Divided into 6 chapters: Chapter 1: Mysteries of Vegetables and Fruits Chapter 2: Mysteries of Rice and Wheat Chapter 3: Mysteries of Sweets Chapter 4: Mysteries of Ingredients Chapter 5: Mysteries of Cooking Chapter 6: Mysteries of Daily Life By learning the "Why?" and "How?" of cooking and eating, this book promotes food education and makes everyday meals more enjoyable. Book Introduction: Adults Don't Know? Encyclopedia of Food and Cooking Mysteries Author: Rena Hoshi Illustrators: Minoru Saito, Yurie Kida, Yuka Tsurumi Release Date: May 12, 2026 Price: 1,100 yen (tax included) Size: B6 format ISBN: 9784867169612 https://kodomogakushu.chiiki-series.jp/book/026/ Adults Don't Know? Encyclopedia of Food and Cooking Mysteries Full of food mysteries children should learn! Learning the "Why?" and "How?" of cooking and eating makes daily meals more enjoyable! For example: - Bell peppers won the Nobel Prize even though they are hollow inside. - When bread bakes, it smells wonderfully delicious. Why? - There are candies that pop in your mouth. - Why shouldn't you eat raw pork? - When you taste something many times, you lose its flavor. Why? - Is it true that energy drinks are bad for your body? And so on, this time we deliver 55 "mysteries of cooking and eating"! This is a book that the whole family, from children to adults, can enjoy. Author: Rena Hoshi (Born in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture in 1985). Registered dietitian. Completed her Ph.D. in Public Health at Tokyo Medical University Graduate School. Doctor of Medicine. Her specialty is nutrition education for school-age children and adolescents. After working as a school nutrition staff member at an elementary school and a full-time lecturer at Showa Women's University, she currently conducts research in the Department of Preventive Medicine, Social Medicine at Toho University School of Medicine. Widely featured in media! The "Adults Don't Know?" series, which has sold over 160,000 copies, is now on sale! A trivia book that explains things adults seem to know but children don't, in an easy-to-understand way for children. Eight books have been published since the first in the series, "Adults Don't Know? Encyclopedia of Mysterious Phenomena" (published July 2021), with cumulative sales exceeding 160,000 copies! This popular series is easy to read with full-color pages and full furigana, and is packed with knowledge that is beneficial even for adults. Adults Don't Know? Encyclopedia of Mysterious Phenomena Edited by: "Mysterious Phenomena" Research Group, Illustrations by: Shinsuke Yoshitake Release Date: July 7, 2021 Price: 1,100 yen (tax included) ISBN: 9784867161593 https://kodomogakushu.chiiki-series.jp/book/005/ [Reprinted 10 times!] A trivia book that playfully teaches children the names and origins of "mysterious phenomena" that even adults can't explain! There's a name for the phenomenon where you don't want to study when told "study!" Have you ever experienced such phenomena as: - Wanting to clean your room the day before a test. - Immediately getting along with people who like the same anime. - Accidentally buying snacks labeled "limited time offer." - Cherishing money received for chores but quickly spending New Year's money. - Getting a brain freeze when eating shaved ice quickly. This is a book that both adults and children can enjoy reading together! Adults Don't Know? Continued Encyclopedia of Mysterious Phenomena Edited by: "Mysterious Phenomena" Research Group, Illustrations by: Haruko Otagaki Release Date: October 12, 2023 Price: 1,100 yen (tax included) ISBN: 9784867164785 https://kodomogakushu.chiiki-series.jp/book/009/ [Reprinted 3 times!] - Even though you can't get a prize from a crane game, you can't stop thinking about all the money you've spent so far. - At the local pharmacy, juice is sold at an odd price like "98 yen." - When you put gum syrup in iced tea, you saw something cloudy. This book playfully teaches children the names and origins of such "mysterious phenomena" that make you wonder "Why?", accompanied by illustrations and columns by Ms. Haruko Otagaki.