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street corn

American  
[street kawrn] / ˈstrit ˌkɔrn /

noun

  1. elote.


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I recommend the street corn, but we don’t get cheese on ours because we’re vegan.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 25, 2024

Metropolitan Diary: They ate Mexican street corn, took off their shoes and ran in the surf.

From New York Times Dec. 19, 2022

In each new city I visited, I found myself drawn toward the unmistakable smell of char-grilled street corn and the stories of the people who worked there.

From Salon Aug. 23, 2022

Alternately, once corn is in season, Plowman says she’ll be selling elote, a grilled Mexican street corn topped with spices and cheese.

From Seattle Times Jul. 18, 2018

But when I’m after something a little more complex, I start branching out, to the Mexican street corn called elote, omelets and pasta with a creamy corn sauce .

From Washington Post Jul. 9, 2018

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