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sweetbread

[sweet-bred] / ˈswitˌbrɛd /


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These days, I poach the sweetbread in milk flavoured with beeswax and honey, then enclose it in a beeswax shell and leave it to mature.

From The Guardian ● Mar. 5, 2020

The food, by a former Spur Gastropub chef, goes beyond pretzels and burgers, showcasing lamb sweetbread and smoked mussels to pair with the artisanal brews.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 19, 2016

“It’s a free-for-all, and you get the fish mixed in with the sweetbread mixed in with octopus,” Mr. Colicchio said.

From New York Times ● Mar. 31, 2015

The next evening: sweetbread tacos with maitake mushrooms at Empellón in the West Village.

From New York Times ● Oct. 19, 2011

Carts hold late-night treats: petit-waffles, sugary syrups, fried sweetbread and chicken, and luna pastries.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton

Angel Cabrera in 2010 introduced an Argentine asado, well-salted cuts of meat including short ribs, blood sausage and sweetbreads cooked over an open flame.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 15, 2025

The caramelized sweetbreads are probably one of the best that guests will ever taste in their lives.

From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2024

And how nice that it can be ordered as a half-portion, like the crisp sweetbreads showered with sautéed mushrooms.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 25, 2022

The sweetbreads had the pleasantly woody taste of porcinis and any bitterness in the meat melded into the flavors of cumin and green bell pepper.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 6, 2021

The food was fine, of course; it wasn’t like they served sweetbreads or anything.

From "Far from the Tree" by Robin Benway




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