Demystifying the Delicate Delicacy Known as Veal Sweetbreads
But sweetbreads are neither sweet nor are they bread. The word “sweetbread” was first used in the 16th century, but the reason behind the name is unknown. Sweet is perhaps used since the thymus is sweeter and richer tasting than muscle flesh. Bread may come from brede “roasted meat,” or is used because bread was … Read more