Question of the Day #1260

You'll Never Suspect What Sweetbreads Actually Are

From the headline of this article at The Takeout.

  上記の文で、sweetbreadの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "sweetbread" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

〔子牛・子羊の〕胸腺、膵臓◆可算

ちなみに、sweetbreadとsweet breadは全く違うモノです。後者は、ブリオッシュやシナモン・ロールのような甘いパンのことです。

 

Answer

According to Live Science:

Sweetbreads are culinary names for the thymus or pancreas glands of (typically) a calf or lamb."

 

Examples

1. If you've ever encountered sweetbreads at a restaurant, your first clue that the little-known food isn't what it sounds like was probably the fact that you didn't find it on the dessert menu.
2. Not to be confused with pan dulce, the Mexican treat that translates to "sweet bread," the former is neither sweet, nor is it bread.
3. While it is certainly not sweet, it could be that sweetbread is much more mild-tasting (therefore, technically sweeter) than other types of offal and traditional cuts of meat.
4. Sweetbreads have been consumed since ancient times and have been found to be particularly healthy.
5. While sweetbreads contain vitamins, minerals and good fats, they shouldn't be considered health foods and eaten a lot.

   

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