sweetbreads in English

noun
1
the thymus gland (or, rarely, the pancreas) of an animal, especially as used for food.
Cut sweetbreads into four even pieces; dust with fennel pollen.

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1. 23 As matures , the thymus gland disappears. Sweetbreads may be broiled, fried, braised, or cooked in liquid.

2. 10 With talk of sweetbreads and liver and fillet she captivated him - I couldn't quite see how she did it.

3. Financière definition, of or relating to a garnish or sauce prepared typically with truffles, mushrooms, quenelles, olives, Madeira, and sometimes sweetbreads and Cockscombs: vol …

4. ‘I started off with the roast veal sweetbreads with Collop of foie gras and morel jus, while Vicky opted for the roulade of duck foie gras cooked in truffle stock with cherry brioche.’ Synonyms piece , portion, wedge, chunk, hunk, lump, slab, segment

5. Sweetbread Patties, French Style 'Bouchees De Ris De Veau A La Francaise) Soak and blanch some sweetbreads in hot water, then refresh and let get cold before cutting them up into thin slices; season, cook or fry on both sides in oil, without browning, then press to a quarter inch thick when cool, and cut them into small quarter inch dice.