Your friend confused intelligence with obedience + desire to please.
Maybe it's just luck. If they were to taste good their faith could be different.
But many people report they do!
" Texturally it's similar to goat or pork. Almost like chicken but stringier. Same color as pork, same general fattiness.
That's where the similarities end. Granted both times were in seaside towns, but the flavor was akin to the way it smells when you open a can of tuna. Fishy, pungent and strong. Basically cat tasted like cheap cat food smells. "