sweetbread

Butchers' term for pancreas (gut sweetbread) or thymus (chest sweetbread).

An abattoir expression for calf thymus.

• gut s. — pancreas.
• true s. — thymus.

"Sweet bread" redirects here. For sweetened breads, see Category:Sweet breads.

Sweetbreads on mushroom risotto.

Sweetbreads are the thymus (throat sweetbread) and the pancreas (heart or stomach sweetbread), especially of the calf and lamb (although beef and pork sweetbreads are also eaten).

The "heart" sweetbreads are more spherical in shape, and surrounded symmetrically by the "throat" sweetbreads, which are more cylindrical in shape.

One common preparation of sweetbreads involves soaking in salt water, then poaching in milk, after which the outer membrane is removed. Once dried and chilled, they are often breaded and fried. They are also used for stuffing or in pâtés. They are grilled in many Latin American cuisines, such as in the Argentine asado, and served in bread in Turkish cuisine.

The word "sweetbread" is first attested in the 16th century, but the logic behind the name is unclear.^[1] The bread element may be related to "bræd," meaning "flesh."^[2]

See also

• Offal

References

1. ^ Oxford English Dictionary, Second Edition
2. ^ Online Etymology Dictionary entry for "Brawn"

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - brissel

Nederlands (Dutch)
zwezerik

Français (French)
n. - ris de veau

Deutsch (German)
n. - Bries

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - πάγκρεας ζώου, (μαγειρ.) γλυκάδια (αρνιού)

Italiano (Italian)
animella

Português (Portuguese)
n. - timo de vitela (m)

Русский (Russian)
"сладкое мясо"

Español (Spanish)
n. - lechecillas, mollejas

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - kalvbräss, lammbräss

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
小牛或小羊的胰脏或胸腺, 杂碎

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 小牛或小羊的胰臟或胸腺, 雜碎

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 췌장, 흉선

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 胸腺

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) بنكرياس, العجل او الحمل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מטעמי לבלב או בלוטת ההרת של חיות, שוחד‬

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