What is the most disgusting food you were surprised to enjoy?

When I was young, the rule in my family was that no matter what it was, you had to try it — twice. If you didn’t like it the first time, you had to try it again at a later date, and if you still didn’t like it, you didn’t have to try it any more. The result is that a lot of foods my brother and I thought we’d hate, we actually ended up enjoying. My brother is now an award-winning professional sommelier.

What is the most disgusting food which you originally thought you’d hate, but which actually turned out to be pretty good?

I remember my brother and I crying because we were horrified at the idea of eating snails, but one taste and we loved it so much it became a regular part of our diet. On the other hand, head cheese turned out to be just as awful as we thought it would be. No, wait, it was worse…