Did you have a grandmother who used to serve cow tongue sandwiches — and you had to steel yourself for that first bite?
How about that strange-smelling soup your next door neighbor always used to dole out liberally?
Turns out some of the foods we may perceive as offputting have numerous health benefits.
No food is inherently “gross,” stressed Natalie Gillett, a registered dietitian and owner of Natalie Gillett Nutrition, a New Jersey-based private practice. Instead, such judgments are often shaped by cultural and psychological factors, she said.