Things like mouldy cheese are awful initially, but after a while they become sought-after delicacies for many people. How does this work?
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The true ‘purpose’ of taste is not to let you enjoy life, but to protect you. If something tastes bad, it’s probably bad for you. Most poisons are very bitter. Rotten meat can kill you. You also tend to like stuff that is good for you. You need calories, so sweet things are liked. People with iron deficiencies tend to crave red meat.
So when you first taste something, your brain tries to interpret what it tastes like, and tries to keep you healthy by letting you like or dislike it. Sometimes, you kind of force it a bit, and keep eating a certain food, and your brain learns that it’s not too bad for you and ‘lets’ you like it.
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