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Title: oxtail
Post by: nicole on July 01, 2011, 03:14:08 am

what is oxtail like? Is is similar to bone marrow? i'm asking because a new butcher says he can get it for me.

Title: Re: oxtail
Post by: PaleoPhil on July 01, 2011, 05:59:34 am

It's more similar to pig's feet, except meatier. It's kind of like beef shanks (shins) or extra-fatty and bony beef chops.

Title: Re: oxtail
Post by: nicole on July 01, 2011, 07:41:51 am

so it's a fatty meat then?

Title: Re: oxtail
Post by: PaleoPhil on July 01, 2011, 09:55:01 am

Nah, more like meaty fat and bone. LOL

Title: Re: oxtail
Post by: eveheart on July 02, 2011, 01:24:24 am

I just tried some oxtail. It's okay/good if you really like to gnaw. The fat is greasy - neither flaky nor grisly. The meat is fatty in a good way, but not much of it. The bone structure is hard to eat around. I wouldn't go out of my way to get more - I'd leave it for the coyotes.

Title: Re: oxtail
Post by: PaleoPhil on July 02, 2011, 02:34:59 am

Yup, that's why it's typically used in stews and soups, to make it easier to eat, but that's not kosher here, of course.

Tyler, have you ever tried to eat oxtail raw?

Title: Re: oxtail
Post by: TylerDurden on July 02, 2011, 04:21:01 am

Quote from: PaleoPhil on July 02, 2011, 02:34:59 am

Yup, that's why it's typically used in stews and soups, to make it easier to eat, but that's not kosher here, of course.

Tyler, have you ever tried to eat oxtail raw?

I don't think I've ever had it raw or cooked.