well , I mean , if you ' re a idiot and just eat it strait out of the can . Then its probably gonna be disgusting . For the smell in a lot of places its standard to accualy open the can underwater . Originally I think it came about due to that it was a cheaper and simple way to store it . In the north storing food for the winter was a big deal . I suppose that its still a thing because its a bit unique . I mean , I was in Greece and I order a serving of snails , why ? Because its was interesting . It wasn ' t amazingly , it was pretty good . But it sure as hell was unique and interesting . <| sep |> It looks like a tool for dressing lead , the type that might be on a roof flashing . It does look remarkably unused . <| sep |> Cuz you should feel any worse just because of age .