Are you seriously trying to argue that food doesn’t actually taste good if it has to be cooked first?
Throw steak in a hot pan. It tastes great with no other seasonings. Tasty from the get go. Throw rice in a hot pan. It tastes awful.
Therefore, rice is not tasty.
If steak was tasty you wouldn't need steak sauce /s.
Have you tried? Eat unsalted steak fried/grilled/seared on the pan? It doesn't taste good.