Surely people knew what bread and wine tasted like to not truly believe that they were consuming part of his body and blood. I understand that religion was a massive part of people's lives at the time, but I find it somewhat hard to believe that everyone would just accept that bread was the body of Christ. And surely it was a slightly cannibalistic practice, which must have triggered some sort of moral debate.
You'd prob get a better answer from a sub for Catholics, who still believe in transubstantiation