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    What are "sweetbreads"?

    Question #115764. Asked by star_gazer. (Jul 05 10 3:50 PM)


    serpa

    		Sweetbreads or ris are culinary names for the thymus (throat sweetbread) and the pancreas (heart or stomach sweetbread), especially of the calf (ris de veau) and lamb (ris d'agneau) (although beef and pork sweetbreads are also eaten).

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweetbread


    Jul 05 10, 4:45 PM
    Zbeckabee

    		The thymus gland or pancreas of a young animal, especially a calf or lamb, used for food.

    http://www.thefreedictionary.com/sweetbread

    Jul 05 10, 4:51 PM
    star_gazer

    		So why are they called sweetbreads? The most likely answer seems to be simply that chefs realized that "thymus" and "pancreas" were not particularly appetizing-sounding words on a menu, so instead they use the rather vague, pleasant-sounding term "sweetbreads."

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweetbread

    Jul 06 10, 8:41 PM

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