IMHO, there is no way to compare the two. They are completely different in appearance, texture and flavor. Liver, especially the longer you cook it, can acquire an assertive flavor. Sweetbreads have a very mild, gentle flavor, a soft texture usually punched up by a crisply fried exterior. They are quite easy to eat. I remember taking our 4 year old son to a no-choice Basque restaurant where he confronted sweetbreads as a starter. Demanding to know what it was, as youngsters are apt to do, he finally took a bite and said, “Why didn’t you tell me it was chicken.! You know I like chicken.”
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