CHEESY MUSIC

MOZART or flamenco: ''Bacteria is 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,''  Wampler told AFP.

WHEN searching a fromagerie for the perfect chunk of  cheddar or Parmesan, cheese aficionados  have probably never grilled vendors over what kind of music was played to their cheese.

To many, the question itself might sound crackers.

But a  Swiss cheesemaker has embarked on an experiment to test the impact of music on Emmental, one of the most famous cheeses in Switzerland, even if it prompts pundits to write such grating remarks as :
you gouda brie kindding!

Marching through his  19th century cellar in Burgdorf , a town also known as Berthoud, on the edge of  the Emmental region in central Switzerland, Beat Wampfler shows off hundreds of perfectly formed circles of the holey classic maturing in neat rows.

A veterinarian by day but consumate   apron-wearing  cheese enthusiast at night, Wampfler's  love for Emmental has aged well over the years like the finest stock he cultivates.

In one corner of his impeccable clean cellar, nine open window crates sit with wheels of Emmental inside and small music speakers directly below.

Since September,  the cheeses  have been  blasted with  sonic masterpieces from the likes of rock gods  Led Zeppelin to hip hop legends  A Tribe Called Quest.

The project  - Sonic Cheese experience between sound and gastronomy'' hopes to show that the power of music can influence the development, characteristics  and even flavor of the cheese [Agencies].

The honor and serving of the latest Operational Research on Cheese continues.