How to Use sweetbread in a Sentence

sweetbread

noun

• About that ris de veau: Bradley loves him some ris de veau, aka veal sweetbread.
  — Michele Parente, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 July 2019
• Shortbread is a thick cookie, and a sweetbread is not sweet and not bread.
  — Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 June 2021
• On the menu: steak tartare, veal sweetbreads, fillets of bass and a lively cocktail list.
  — Washington Post, 10 Jan. 2020
• One course, Tourte, consisted of a domed pastry filled with a chop of duck, foie gras and sweetbreads.
  — Michael Bauer, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Apr. 2018
• Lamb cooked sous vide was light, not gamy, served with fried sweetbreads and grilled preserved eggplants that left a faint whiff of wildfire on the plate.
  — New York Times, 3 Mar. 2018
• Veal sweetbreads are fried to a crisp and served in a broth meant to evoke the flavors of bun bo Hue, a classic spicy noodle soup made with pig’s blood and trotters.
  — Brad A. Johnson, Orange County Register, 6 Feb. 2017
• The asador is placed next to the flames, but the coals from the fire are used under a large, flat mesh grill to cook other options, such as chicken, sweetbreads, blood sausage and flank steak.
  — Josephine Parr, Town & Country, 21 Aug. 2015
• And this isn't just your average collection of cubed beef; get ready for gnarly cuts like brains, tongue, sweetbreads and gizzards.
  — Chicago Tribune, chicagotribune.com, 9 June 2017
• But most people opt for more: sweetbread piccata or short ribs with fresh horseradish.
  — Garrett Snyder, Los Angeles Magazine, 18 July 2017
• On a recent visit, the only items that deviated were the roasted and charred octopus with two perfect rounds of foie gras; and skate wing stuffed with fish mousse, with a nugget of fried sweetbreads on the tip of the two pieces.
  — Michael Bauer, San Francisco Chronicle, 25 Oct. 2017
• Even the Caesar salad includes the novel addition of fried sweetbreads in brown butter for some extra savory heft to balance out the salty tinge of whole white anchovies.
  — Mark Kurlyandchik, Detroit Free Press, 15 Feb. 2018
• There’s no better introduction to the Jack’s Wife Freda cookbook’s peri peri repertoire than the sweetbreads (cow brain soaked in milk and garlic, then battered and fried), immersed in a moat of rich, spicy, peri peri gravy.
  — Ali Francis, Bon Appetit, 22 Mar. 2017
• There’s no better introduction to the Jack’s Wife Freda cookbook’s peri peri repertoire than the sweetbreads (cow brain soaked in milk and garlic, then battered and fried), immersed in a moat of rich, spicy, peri peri gravy.
  — Ali Francis, Bon Appetit, 22 Mar. 2017
• Signs of spring surround veal sweetbreads sautéed to a precise snap: fava beans, pea tendrils and rhubarb compote flavored with only enough port to tease out the sweet-bitter elements.
  — Bill Addison, latimes.com, 27 June 2019
• Enjoy buffalo sweetbreads with bleu cheese mousse; burgers with garlic cheddar fondue; beef fat popovers; and a full New England clam bake.
  — Kara Baskin, BostonGlobe.com, 25 July 2019
• Andrew has a salad of lamb's sweetbreads and then calf's liver, also pink in the middle: both meet with enthusiastic approval.
  — Will Hawkes, chicagotribune.com, 19 Mar. 2018
• One verdant sea of mizuna, dill, chervil and parsley had Parmesan, plus a splash of lemony soy sauce to complement the dish’s crowning touch: tender, crusty tatsuta-age (deep-fried) sweetbreads.
  — Providence Cicero, The Seattle Times, 25 May 2017
• The highlight is the coniglio e animelle, rabbit three ways: tender legs, sausage, and sweetbreads, topped with giant capers, crunchy snap peas, and a braise sauce sweetened with mostarda, made with apricot, pear, orange, and mustard.
  — Jessica Henderson, The New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2019
• The sweetbreads are similarly inexplicable in their perfection: Rose’s version tastes like the best fried chicken on earth.
  — Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit, 1 Aug. 2017
• Inside the spare, industrial space, plates are thoughtful and refined, and include rabbit with pistachios, ras-el-hanout, and potatoes; and cappelletti with foie gras, sweetbreads, pecans, and maple.
  — Katherine Lagrave, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Apr. 2018
• Not to mention bollito misto, the more stubborn parts of meat brought to heel by being boiled in a delicious broth for hours, or the intriguing finanziera, a hearty stew made from sweetbreads, testicles, and chicken parts, gamy-flavored and refined.
  — Oddur Thorisson, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Jan. 2017
• Some people wondered if too many unusual dishes like General Tso sweetbreads were partially to blame.
  — Liz Biro, Indianapolis Star, 15 Dec. 2017
• Now comes the brilliant addition of a sweetbreads option on the fajita parilladas offered by El Tiempo at their Westheimer annex.
  — Alison Cook, Houston Chronicle, 1 Nov. 2017
• Galleries in Little Haiti now feature conceptual installations, a shop deals in vinyl records and foodies can nibble on Argentine sweetbreads.
  — Simon Romero, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2018
• Perched on a promontory above the town, this elegant restaurant, also a Fourchette Bleue member, offers sophisticated international fare such as veal sweetbreads, seafood linguine and Thai soup.
  — Sylvie Bigar, miamiherald, 4 Nov. 2017
• The sweetbread is distributed internationally, mainly to businesses.
  — Orange County Register, 2 Mar. 2017

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