Elote

Although elote is a Spanish word for corn, it also signifies a popular Mexican street food consisting of corn on the cob that is coated with lime and mayonnaise, then rolled in crumbled cotija cheese and chile powder.

The dish is usually held by the stalk and consumed with hands. Over the years, elote has achieved such popularity that it is no longer reserved as a street food, sold by numerous Mexican street vendors. In recent years, it is sometimes featured even in upscale restaurants across the world, where it is treated as an international delicacy.

Apart from Mexico, elote can also be found in the United States, in cities such as Boston, Los Angeles, and New York, where its contrasts of hot and cold, crunchy and creamy, and salty and spicy are regularly satisfying numerous hungry consumers.