both are YUMMY!! of course, the escargot takes a lil getting used to..especially with the texture

I've never had escargot, but oxtails are the same general thing as beef. There's really no difference.

Agree with babythu! My mom makes an AMAZING - I mean, droolworthy! - oxtail stew.

I don't see what's gross about oxtail..? It's delicious!

love escargots !

haven't eaten either and wouldn't.

I've had ox tongue and ox tail.. but havent tried escargot.. i probobly would given the cirucumstances. the most unusual of foods are actually quite good.

Oxtails are very common, especially in caribbean culture. Nothing freaky about it!

I had escargot when I was in France and it was surprisingly good. I'd eat it again.

Both. I'll try anything once!

I'm a foodie. I'll give anything a go -- except a Koolickle!

If you put both infront of me, I'd go to the oxtails. The idea of eating escargot always freaked me out.

No thank you, neither.

I love escargots when I was a kid and my parents would takes us to nice dinners I always wanted escargot and raw oysters

Escargot is delicious! I think I would try oxtails if given the chance.

I had escargot for the first time last night (it was Bastille Day, after all) and it was delicious! It was much better than I expected and I loved it! I didn't have any issues with the texture, which surprised me more than anything.

Oxtails are fab! I eat them all the time, but then again I'm from the Caribbean so its more common to me. lol

a little escargots to start with before my braised oxtails is sounding pretty good to me!

I have had escargot and its delicious. I would eat oxtail if I had a chance!

I feel ill......

I've never had escargot but I'd be willing to try it, but as for oxtail, it really is just like regular beef but yummier!! I love me some oxtail stew.

I've had escargot (and loved it) and would try oxtails without hesitation.

mm love escargot and my mom's oxtail curry. deelish

i had ox tail at a Chinese clay pot restaurant in San Francisco's Chinatown it was really good!

how are they both freaky? and oxtail is like at the grocery store.
i guess i'm immune to the freakiness levels of certain food bc i'm a foodie

oxtails are soooo yummy when cooked for a few hours because the meat will just fall off the bone. try it in soup or a red wine stew and its to die for!

I'm southern so oxtails are not a big deal, my grandma made a stew that was heaven. I wouldn't mind trying escargot.

haze1nut - i totally agree, i dont' think either of these are freaky (or many on that list either), but when I talk to non-fellow foodies, their reactions are definitely ick!

Yumm! OxTails!

ummm i don't really see anything wrong with them. i've far worse. who were these non-fellow foodies you talked to yumsugar?

eaten far worse*

uh, this question is SO insulting. oxtail is part of my culture/national dish. im so disappointed in you, yumsugar.

I've had both, and I personally think that both dishes are delicious. I'm chinese, so oxtail stew is a homestyle dish that my mum makes (mostly in the winter). Plus, since I live in Canada, many fancy restaurants that I've frequented in Quebec (well of course other provinces serve escargot, but gotta go to the best!)serve escargots as an amazing appetizer! Yum

It's things like this that make me glad I'm a vegetarian. I once lived next door to a barbeque place who's main attraction was...pig snouts! People came from all over the area to eat a snoot sandwich at this place. I don't really get that...wouldn't it be crunchy and boogery?

jessbear, i hope you're joking about the boogery part because of course all the items would be cleaned before eating. just like you would have to wash your veggies before eating, the same is done for meats and such.

as for escargots and oxtail - both are delish! oxtail really does taste just like beef so it's not really unusual (aside from its name) but escargot for some may be texture-new. i'm asian so i'm exposed to lots of out-of-the-ordinary culinary tastes...

Okay, I can eat plastic but not that stuff!!!

I would try both if given the chance, I'm sure. I'm a vegetarian, however I'm sickingly obsessed with france and escargot is up on my list of things to try before I die.

campbells used to make oxtail soup in a can, it was my grandmother's favorite before she passed away.

I've had both and would have them both again!

pinkflats - a lot of folks are just not very adventurous when it comes to food. one of my old college pals wouldn't eat anything she found the tiniest bit "weird" - she ordered the same food each time and if she hadn't had it before she didn't want to try it. Surprisingly there are a lot of people like her, they're just scared of things I guess.

pnai_foxxx - this wasn't meant to be insulting, just a would you rather. last week we did a would you rather eat ice cream sandwiches or sundaes - we're always curious to see what people would like to try!

personally i love both oxtail and escargot and am not sure which I would order. I think it would have to depend on my mood that day. or maybe I would have to do like arthur suggests and order both!

No way

ewwww

escargot is pretty good as long as it's not too garlicky. the kind I had were a bit too much, so I couldn't finish them all.

I adore Escargot, but have never tried Ox Tail!

Ive had escargot but not oxtails, so Id like to try the ox!

I don't eat red meat anymore, but my dad made ox tails for dinner a number of years ago and had my brother and me try them without telling us what they were. I thought the meat was very tasty and not weird at all, so I was shocked when he said they were oxtails.

I've had oxtail since I was a little girl...yummy! Oxtail and ox tongue! Escargot I've had but it's definitely an acquired taste.

Oxtail is really delicious....tasty and juicy...yum.

Oxtails.
Hands down.
I've had both, but Oxtail is better.
A friend of my mom is jamican and his family has a special recipe for Oxtails. OMG. THE. BEST. EVERRRRRRR!!!!!
amazing and out of this world. My mom has begged him for the reciepe, but he always says no and he'd make it for us....
I've had Oxtail in other places but none nearly like his.
The worst part about all of this is my mom and he lost touch and now I'm left craving Oxtails.
Yum: NOT FAIR !!!

filipinos have a great dish called kare-kare. its basically oxtail stew and its amazing!

My mommy makes the most fantastic ox-tail barley soup. It has become the comfort food of everyone in my family (with the exception of my veggie sister)!

I've had oxtail and love it .... not sure if I can get past the escargot mindset thing. But I can eat sushi and other seafood ... mussels are basically the equivalent of snails. I'd probably eat escargot over edible bugs though.