How to Use Mexican street corn in a Sentence

Mexican street corn

noun
  • Our corn salad cups are a fresh take on esquites, the Mexican street corn salad.
    Victoria Spencer, Martha Stewart, 22 May 2026
  • This would be perfect for elote (Mexican street corn) or to crumble on a plate of chilaquiles.
    Jolene Thym, Mercury News, 4 May 2026
  • Other tamales include the gazpacho y nacho, chana masala tamale and esquites dolmades (Mexican street corn stuffed inside grape leaves).
    Sam Flemming, AJC.com, 13 June 2025
  • Plump agnolotti pasta was a spin on Mexican street corn, packed with white butter, corn, and mascarpone in a sauce of corn stock, fragrant cilantro oil and chile oil finished with cotija and pickled pearl onions.
    John Mariani, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
  • Others dishes taco salads, burritos, quesadillas, Mexican street corn, Mexican street fries, and, for dessert, churros.
    Amanda Hancock, Louisville Courier Journal, 13 Feb. 2026
  • It may be considered a sin to eat at The Dock without trying the fish tacos, which are served blackened, grilled, or fried—they're then topped with pico de gallo, red cabbage, cotija cheese, baja sauce, and esquites (Mexican street corn).
    Megan Margulies, Travel + Leisure, 9 Dec. 2025

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