Pasta company delivers a musical soundtrack designed to tickle your taste buds

Barilla — the Italian pasta company — has released a six-song “Al Bronzo Soundtrack.” They say the soundtrack is scientifically designed to enhance the taste and texture of their pasta. A University of Oxford experimental psychologist, who worked on the project, says the science behind this is real. The World’s Bianca Hillier looks at what’s known as “sonic seasoning.”

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