: the tail of a beef animal
especially
: the skinned tail used for food (as in soup)
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One of the most impressive dishes was her elevated take on pho, which had an intense broth with oxtail and brisket, fragrant with Thai and lemon basil, and served wide, silky handmade rice noodles.
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Laurie Ochoa, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2024
Some of the menu highlights are the 1/2-pound Angus cheeseburger, the oxtail birria fries, crispy pork belly bao burger.
110 Main St., Vista.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 May 2024
The butcher’s case is filled with cuts of pork and beef, an intact oxtail, and parts unknown.
—Dan Rodricks, Baltimore Sun, 15 Mar. 2024
Usually, said Bacolod, the dish includes a variety of meats, like honeycomb tripe, beef oxtail and short ribs.
—Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 May 2024
Mullin adds a pile of the shredded oxtail and gravy to his ground chuck patties, then smashes them together on the flat-top.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2024
Michelin has been strangely silent on Chef Brad Kilgore’s brasserie at the Arlo Wynwood hotel, but the menu offers many jaw droppers, including oxtail beignets and — finally!
—Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2024
Taco Pete, along with newer restaurants that offer modern takes and twists on Black tacos (oxtail or plantain tacos, anyone?) are a huge part of L.A.’s soul food canon.
—Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2024
Since then, Sambou’s has been a hit, attracting a loyal crowd of diners for dishes like oxtail soup, jollof rice, and doro wot, as well as a James Beard nomination.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 6 Mar. 2024
Laurie Ochoa, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2024
Some of the menu highlights are the 1/2-pound Angus cheeseburger, the oxtail birria fries, crispy pork belly bao burger.
110 Main St., Vista.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 May 2024
The butcher’s case is filled with cuts of pork and beef, an intact oxtail, and parts unknown.
—Dan Rodricks, Baltimore Sun, 15 Mar. 2024
Usually, said Bacolod, the dish includes a variety of meats, like honeycomb tripe, beef oxtail and short ribs.
—Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 May 2024
Mullin adds a pile of the shredded oxtail and gravy to his ground chuck patties, then smashes them together on the flat-top.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2024
Michelin has been strangely silent on Chef Brad Kilgore’s brasserie at the Arlo Wynwood hotel, but the menu offers many jaw droppers, including oxtail beignets and — finally!
—Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2024
Taco Pete, along with newer restaurants that offer modern takes and twists on Black tacos (oxtail or plantain tacos, anyone?) are a huge part of L.A.’s soul food canon.
—Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2024
Since then, Sambou’s has been a hit, attracting a loyal crowd of diners for dishes like oxtail soup, jollof rice, and doro wot, as well as a James Beard nomination.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 6 Mar. 2024
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“Oxtail.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oxtail. Accessed 7 Jun. 2024.
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