this is actually not as disgusting as it looks. Most of the food we eat have come to be through centuries of iterations to make it better tasting, safer, easie

this is actually not as disgusting as it looks. Most of the food we eat have come to be through centuries of iterations to make it better tasting, safer, easier to preserve, etc. or simply edible. For example olives taste really bad in nature, to make them tasty there are different ways, including immerse them in a solution of water and caustic soda or water and burnt lime, which are highly toxic substances. I can't even wrap my head around how someone thought it was a good idea, but however the procedure was invented, it worked and we can now experience the amazing taste of sweet olives. Or think about meat hanging (dry aging) where meat is aged for weeks before being eaten.