sweetbread
noun
sweet·bread
ˈswēt-ˌbred 
: the thymus or pancreas of a young animal (such as a calf) used for food
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His sweetbreads in pig trotter ragu evoke his memories of eating pork knuckle at his grandmother’s house.
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Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2025
At Marseille, Chef Xavier Monge will be offering a Bouche A La Reine (fricassee of sweetbreads and rooster crest) to start, followed by Wild Hare A La Royale (whole hare braised in Burgundy red wine, baby carrots, asparagus, pearl onions, mirror foie gras liaison).
—Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
The menu changes with the seasons but previous bites have included Yakama sturgeon with celeriac and arugula, Alaskan pink singing scallop en papillote, and sweetbread with leeks and yellow foot mushrooms.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 7 Mar. 2025
Tastes for offal such as tripe, blood, sweetbreads, bone marrow, oxtail, heart and liver vary from person to person, though countries outside the U.S. find far more use for it in their regular cuisines.
—Miguel Otárola, The Denver Post, 28 Jan. 2025
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Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2025
At Marseille, Chef Xavier Monge will be offering a Bouche A La Reine (fricassee of sweetbreads and rooster crest) to start, followed by Wild Hare A La Royale (whole hare braised in Burgundy red wine, baby carrots, asparagus, pearl onions, mirror foie gras liaison).
—Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
The menu changes with the seasons but previous bites have included Yakama sturgeon with celeriac and arugula, Alaskan pink singing scallop en papillote, and sweetbread with leeks and yellow foot mushrooms.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 7 Mar. 2025
Tastes for offal such as tripe, blood, sweetbreads, bone marrow, oxtail, heart and liver vary from person to person, though countries outside the U.S. find far more use for it in their regular cuisines.
—Miguel Otárola, The Denver Post, 28 Jan. 2025
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“Sweetbread.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sweetbread. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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sweetbread
noun
sweet·bread
ˈswēt-ˌbred
: the thymus or pancreas of a young animal (as a calf) used as food
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