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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The menu features comforting classics like sweetbreads, Basque-style beans, txuleton steaks, and leg of lamb.
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Michael Moberly, Saveur, 13 Aug. 2025
Then, the whole dish — married with bison sweetbreads — is roasted and presented in a clear bowl to resemble an arboretum.
—Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 7 Aug. 2025
Bernstein’s main dish consisted of a sweetbread infused with onion flavors, whereas Flay went with salmon paired with Dungeness crab in a saffron onion sauce.
—Moná Thomas, People.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Her must-orders include the crispy veal sweetbreads and the famous artichoke soup with black truffle and mushroom brioche.
—Lauren Mowery, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
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Michael Moberly, Saveur, 13 Aug. 2025
Then, the whole dish — married with bison sweetbreads — is roasted and presented in a clear bowl to resemble an arboretum.
—Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 7 Aug. 2025
Bernstein’s main dish consisted of a sweetbread infused with onion flavors, whereas Flay went with salmon paired with Dungeness crab in a saffron onion sauce.
—Moná Thomas, People.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Her must-orders include the crispy veal sweetbreads and the famous artichoke soup with black truffle and mushroom brioche.
—Lauren Mowery, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
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“Sweetbread.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sweetbread. Accessed 30 Oct. 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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