Not only are sweetbreads disappointingly NOT sweet and NOT bread, but it turns out they are made from the thymus and/or pancreas of either lambs or piglets. Egh. I always knew sweetbreads were made from a bunch of guts and never knew exactly which organs were lucky enough to make the grade. I’ll take a pass.
Wow, thanks so much for ruining dinner with my English friends … forever!
and i know you were enjoying bangers and mash *so much*.