Seafood Dish Comes with a Side Order of Oceanic MP3

Berkshire, England's The Fat Duck, Michelin's Restaurant of the Year for 2001, has a new item on its menu: "Sounds of the Sea," a seafood/seaweed concoction that comes on a tapioca mixture representing a sandy beach. Alongside the dish, the waiter apparently places an iPod on the table (hopefully with fresh earbuds). Diners don the headphones to hear the sound of breaking waves, adding an extra sense to their experience of the meal.

Chef Heston Blumenthal told Square Meal magazine that the approach has a scientific basis:

"I did a series of tests with Charles Spence at Oxford University threeyears ago, which revealed that sound can really enhance the sense oftaste."

According to Pocket-Lint, the sensory crossovers won't stop there; Blumenthal also has plans for 3D glasses and "sweet-scented atomiser spray."