Cheese changes taste according to tunes

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海词积累

1.vibration n.振动

2.refine v.精炼；提纯

3.composition n.成分；构成

It may be sharp for some,but hip-hop is music to the ears of Switzerland's most famous cheese.According to research on the musical tastes of Emmental,cheese with a lot of holes changestastedepending onthe melodies played as it ripens.

The experiment Sonic cheese:experience between sound and food by Bern University of the Arts and a cheesemaker in western Switzer-land invested whether the sounds and vibrationsof music could impact the chemical reactions in the bacteria within cheese.

Over six months,Emmental made in Beat Wampfler's 19th century cellar in the town of Bergdorfwas exposed toA Tribe Called Quest,Led Zeppelin or Mozart.Other circles of the holey Swiss classic werekept away frommusic,serving asa control group.

“We did two surveys,a scientific one,and another with a jury of cooking experts,”said Peter Kraut,vice director of the music department at the Bern University of the Arts. “Both came to the conclusion that there are differences in the taste and the smell,according to the music with which the cheese has been refined,”he added.

Chefand jury memberBenjamin Luzuy said hip-hop set off a “softer,more floral”taste,but that his favorite was Mozartexposed Emmental. “My favorite cheese was that of Mozart.I like Mozart but it's not necessarily what I listen to...maybe a sweet little classical music does good to the cheese,”he said.

The final step will be a biomedical survey to see if there are actual differences in thecompositionof the cheeses.

Reading Check

According to this text,do you think music can change the taste of food?

Language Study

Ⅰ.Important words and expressions in the text

1.depend on取决于；依赖

2.be exposed to曝光；暴露

3.keep away from远离；回避

4.serve as担任……；充当……

Ⅱ.Sentence for writing

现在分词作伴随状语

其他的则远离音乐，作为一个对照组。

Others were kept away from music,_________a control group.