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In traditional English usage, the term "sweetbread" does not refer to any actual bread such as sandwich bread, buns or rolls, but to a category of meat, specifically, the thymus and pancreas glands, brain and other internal organs of butchered animals. The origin of the term goes back at least to the 16th century, and is thought to refer to the thymus glands because they generally have a rich, mildly sweet flavor. See the link below for more information.
> In earlier centuries, the words "meat" and "bread" both referred to food in general, and were used interchangeably.

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