When eating, we are using only a couple of our senses, touch and taste. A professor at the University of Oxford is pairing up with the Musical Menus Festival to prove that integrating hearing into this experience can heighten the enjoyment of food even more. They are working to pair music with specific menus from specific restaurants so that diners get an even better experience when eating. In a survey, most people said they don’t believe sound can alter their feelings toward a dish, but professor Charles Spence is trying to prove otherwise.
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