Elote street corn
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This is a special treat that you should seek out and eat when you can find it: elote.
A Central American snack food, often purchased from small mobile carts operated by street vendors called “eloteros,” the word translates to something like “tender cob.”
Usually made by slathering butter and mayonnaise on a cooked cob of corn, and often a cob cooked in its husk for added flavour, elote is enriched wonderfully by traditional ingredients such as cotija cheese, salt, lemon or lime juice and chile powder, depending on which Central American country is making it.
From any of the countries in that region, and with its variations, it’s a truly great snack.
