This reminded me of being given freshly killed deer meat to try by a guy i was dating...
(Yes he shot it. skinned it, cooked it )
He tricked me by saying it was "chili" I should give it a try
That awful taste stayed in my mouth for 2 days
A few weeks later he tried to trick me into eating squirrel,,, Needless to say I never ate at his house again.
Glad you're no longer dating that bozo. Tricking someone into eating squirrel or deer meat chili is not kind. When I was a kid we were poor and people were always giving us deer meat. Awful stuff. And it does have a strange aftertaste.