noun
- the thymus or pancreas of a young animal (especially a calf or lamb) used as food
Usage: culinary
Examples
- The chef prepared sweetbreads with a delicate cream sauce.
- Sweetbreads are considered a delicacy in French cuisine.
- The restaurant’s specialty was pan-seared veal sweetbreads.
- Many people are unfamiliar with sweetbreads as a food item.
- The butcher explained that sweetbreads come from the thymus gland.
- Sweetbreads require careful preparation to remove membranes before cooking.