Dictionary entry

Sweetbread

Pronunciation: /ˈswiːtbrɛd/

Pronunciation

/ˈswiːtbrɛd/

Myanmar Meaning

[usu pl] ,မုန့်ချိုအိတ်။

Definition

sweetbread /'swi:tbred/ n [C usu pl ] မုန္႔ခ်ဳိအိတ္။

Examples

  1. ‘Remove meat and sweetbreads from sieve and discard vegetables.’
  2. ‘I dutifully swigged successive glasses of the Albariño with my codfish confit one night
  3. and again with a thrombotic dish of grilled skate and veal sweetbreads the next.’
  4. ‘We moved on to our starters
  5. with Vicky choosing seared scallops wrapped in pancetta with cider beurre blanc
  6. while I tried the veal sweetbread profiteroles with sauce cevenoles.’
  7. ‘Some very good sweetbreads with wild mushrooms were served at little more than body temperature - slightly queasifying.’
  8. ‘Why bother selling beef liver as calf's when pork liver and lamb sweetbreads are so good!’
  9. ‘For the sweetbreads
  10. place the sweetbreads on a cutting board and
  11. using a thin larding needle
  12. lard with smoked bacon.’
  13. ‘I chose the veal sweetbreads
  14. wild mushrooms
  15. pecans and red wine reduction precisely because I thought it was such an interesting mix.’
  16. ‘A roast sweetbread was sauced with a Madeira and truffle mix of improbable delicacy.’
  17. ‘It was also at the River Cafe
  18. after graduating in liver appreciation
  19. that I went on to discover the pleasures of sweetbreads
  20. kidneys
  21. tongues and brains.’
  22. ‘Cut sweetbreads into four even pieces; dust with fennel pollen.’
  23. ‘Season sweetbreads with salt and pepper and dredge in flour.’
  24. ‘Season the sweetbreads with salt
  25. pepper
  26. clove
  27. and cinnamon.’
  28. ‘I started off with the roast veal sweetbreads with collop of foie gras and morel jus
  29. while Vicky opted for the roulade of duck fois gras cooked in truffle stock with cherry brioche.’
  30. ‘Arrange some sweetbreads
  31. artichokes
  32. and crawfish in the center
  33. sprinkle the dish with paprika and garnish with chervil.’
  34. ‘Soak sweetbreads in water for two hours in refrigerator.’
  35. ‘Lightly coat sweetbreads in flour and sear until golden brown and crisp.’
  36. ‘Atherton's schtick is to show off a smorgasbord of offerings - roasted turbot with five-spice oxtail
  37. say
  38. or grilled spring lamb with cinnamon sweetbreads.’
  39. ‘To finish the salad
  40. in a large bowl
  41. toss together the mushrooms
  42. sweetbreads
  43. and tuna
  44. mache with some of the vinaigrette.’
  45. ‘These are made of liver
  46. fat bacon
  47. and sometimes sweetbreads or other offal or lean pork
  48. with garlic
  49. sometimes shallots
  50. and herbs and spices - but not with breadcrumbs or other cereal.’
  51. ‘Soak sweetbreads in milk in refrigerator for eight hours; blanch and remove outer membrane.’