have you tried Sardines also Cap'n? Another one of yer salty fishies..... My other half used to enjoy some on rare occasions. I could not stand them, the smell, the look, and especially the taste... But, to each their own...
I am sure I can enjoy some things like Shoo-fly pie for example that a lot of others would not so its all a matter of personal preference.. A lot is geography and exposure.
I wouldn't touch what Ribit and many of his native population enjoy in a bowl of white things that resemble boiled maggots... They call it grits... I thought I saw some move in a bowl when I was in the south on business some years ago.
The one great thing out of the south we all love is really good FRIED chicken. Greasy and tender. Oils up yer veins and arteries so they good for another 5,000 miles.....