An acquired taste often refers to an appreciation for a food or beverage that is unlikely to be enjoyed by a person who has not had substantial exposure to it, usually because of some unfamiliar aspect of the food or beverage, including a strong or strange odor (e.g. stinky tofu, durian, hákarl, black salt, stinking toe, asafoetida, surströmming...
[n] - a preference that is only acquired after considerable experience
noun a preference that is only acquired after considerable experience; `martinis are an acquired taste`