I hear you. My dad was a menudo making wizard. If you think the finished dish smells bad, you’d hate it being cooked. We had a burner in the garage specifically so that dad could cook menudo outside of the house. Everyone loved the finished product. l didn’t really start to like it until my teenage years and now I can’t get enough. I guess it reminds me of dad.
Long press on a .gif brings up a menu with “save to photos “ and “share” (I don’t remember the 3rd menu item but didn’t seem relevant to your question anyway) those give you some options for saving. I just verified on iPadOS but should hold for iOS too.
Hope this helps.