[NicoDon]

what are sweetbreads? is that something weird like the others you list?

[NicoDon]

the thymus gland (or, rarely, the pancreas) of an animal, especially as used for food.

uh... no thanks

[FatherofFive]

Sweetbread is a culinary name for the thymus (also called throat, gullet, or neck sweetbread) or pancreas (also called stomach, belly or gut sweetbread), typically from calf (ris de veau) and lamb (ris d'agneau).[1][2] The "heart" sweetbreads are more spherical in shape, while the "throat" sweetbreads are more cylindrical in shape.[3] As the thymus is replaced by fibrous tissue in older animals, only pancreatic sweetbreads come from beef and pork.[4] Like other edible non-muscle from animal carcasses, sweetbreads may be categorized as offal, fancy meat, or variety meat.

Various other glands used as food may also sometimes be called "sweetbreads", including the parotid gland ("cheek" or "ear" sweetbread), the sublingual glands ("tongue" sweetbreads or "throat bread") as well as ovary and testicles.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

Sweetbreads are the thymus gland, generally of veal now days.

They are about the only meat that has a good amount of Vitamin C and Potassium so in HG cultures they are reserved for pregnant females, especially in winter.

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

I used to eat at the Stockmans Cafe in Durango Colorado back in the 1970s. The Chinese owner made GREAT Sweatbreads. He made everything Great food!

Last time I was there it was taken over by some Hippie group and renamed The Lost Pelican.(1985)