新奇事件簿 催熟奶酪的最佳音乐（在线收听）

Scientists have discovered a bizarre link between music and cheese. Different genres of music affect the way cheese matures. A top Swiss cheese-maker and a team of researchers from Switzerland's Bern University conducted a six-month test to look into the effect music had on the maturation process of Emmental cheese. After the cheese had matured, it was sampled and assessed by the researchers and a jury of culinary cheese experts. The researchers found that cheese that had been played hip-hop had a stronger aroma and flavor than the other samples. The cheese aficionados reached the same conclusion as the researchers - the hip-hop cheese was the tastiest.

科学家发现了音乐和奶酪之间奇异的关联。不同类型的音乐会影响奶酪成熟的方式。一名顶级瑞士奶酪制造人和一组来自瑞士伯恩大学的研究人员进行了一项为期六个月的测试，检测音乐对埃曼塔拉奶酪成熟过程的影响。奶酪成熟后，研究人员和烹饪奶酪的专家会对该奶酪样品进行评定。研究人员发现听嘻哈乐的奶酪的香气和风味比其他的更加浓厚。奶酪的狂热爱好者也和研究人员得出了相同结论—嘻哈乐奶酪最美味。

The experiment involved exposing different cheeses to a 24-hour, non-stop musical loop. A music player directed sound waves at the cheese for six months. The experiment was titled "Cheese in Surround Sound". The music included Mozart's "The Magic Flute," Led Zeppelins rock classic "Stairway to Heaven," and A Tribe Called Quest's hip-hop tune "Jazz (We've Got)". A researcher explained the differences in taste. He said: "Bacteria are responsible for the formation of the taste of cheese, with the enzymes that influence its maturity. I am convinced that humidity, temperature or nutrients are not the only things that influence taste. Sounds, ultrasounds or music can also have physical effects."

该试验为这些奶酪24小时循环播放音乐。一个音乐播放器连续六个月冲着奶酪播放声波。该试验名为《环绕立体声中的奶酪》。播放的音乐包括莫扎特的《魔笛》、齐柏林飞艇的摇滚经典《天堂的阶梯》以及 A Tribe Called Quest的嘻哈乐《Jazz (We've Got)》。一名研究员解释了味道的区别。他说：“细菌会影响奶酪风味的形成，其中酶会影响奶酪的成熟度。我相信适度、温度或营养素并不是影响味道的唯一因素。声音、超声或音乐也有着物理效应。”