Gio Takahashi
06-17-2008, 11:38
Bosses at a school for dairy farmers say a chart-topping monks' chant has turned their cheese into a prize winner.
The 'Chant - Music of Paradise' album - which reached the top 10 in Britain - is played over and over again to two and a half tonnes cheese as it matures in cellars at the school in Graz-Altgrottenhof, Austria.
"Cheese matures with the help of micro-organisms which I am sure also feel vibes. The music is very simple and I think that is what helps," said head teacher Erich Kerngast.
Since serenading their product with the monks' chants, the school has won a string of prizes for its Grottenhofer Auslese cheese.
"We put in a Dolby Surround hi-fi system worth ?1,600 http://www.neowin.net/forum/style_emoticons/default/huh.gif and have been playing the Gregorian chant in there over and over again," said Mr Kerngast.
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The 'Chant - Music of Paradise' album - which reached the top 10 in Britain - is played over and over again to two and a half tonnes cheese as it matures in cellars at the school in Graz-Altgrottenhof, Austria.
"Cheese matures with the help of micro-organisms which I am sure also feel vibes. The music is very simple and I think that is what helps," said head teacher Erich Kerngast.
Since serenading their product with the monks' chants, the school has won a string of prizes for its Grottenhofer Auslese cheese.
"We put in a Dolby Surround hi-fi system worth ?1,600 http://www.neowin.net/forum/style_emoticons/default/huh.gif and have been playing the Gregorian chant in there over and over again," said Mr Kerngast.
source (http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_2896353.html?menu=)