For last nights "bizarre foods- locavore edition" I cooked up some sweetbreads and lamb tongue for dinner with friends. Personally, sweetbreads are my favorite kind of meat. I'd rather have sweetbreads than a steak any day, hands down. Unfortunately they're rather hard to find. Luckily I've found a local source. I was a little nervous that my friends might not like them as much as I do, but they were a big hit! For those of you who are wondering what the bizarre thing pictured to the right actually is (besides being a "sweetbread"), it is the thymus gland of a young cow. It has a very mild flavor, and a fantastic texture; it almost melts in your mouth. The lamb tongue was also quite good; it was much more tender than I expected, with a little bit of iron flavor, but not nearly as potent as liver. I'm looking forward to getting more "variety meats" from local farmers!
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