Then again, no point in forcing yourself to eat something you don’t like, on the chance that one day you might get to like it. There is so much great food to eat out there!

But it doesn’t sound quite right that hearts were tough and rubbery. They have a different ‘feel’ from other offals and can be a bit chewy and ‘crunch’ to them, but shouldn’t be too rubbery.

I think gizzards and hearts are somewhat of an acquired taste generally, though. I used to dislike them but carried on trying them, then I suddenly started liking them one day. In fact I like duck gizzards enough to think about popping over to Paris for it now.