How to Use elote in a Sentence

elote

noun
  • Few can resist the allure of elote.
    — Victoria Spencer, Martha Stewart, 22 May 2026
  • Lee said this elote has sour cream instead of mayo, like traditional elote.
    — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Guests can choose the shrimp ceviche or elotes, a taco flight and cinnamon ice cream churro.
    — Zareen Syed, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025
  • Sides include mac and cheese, charro beans, elote and potato salad.
    — Ana Khan, Houston Chronicle, 2 Feb. 2026
  • Menu items that stood out include the sweet corn bisque, smoked pork cheeks and the elote appetizer.
    — Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Get the brisket elotes and pork belly burnt ends, and be sure to pencil in a siesta afterward.
    — Nathanael Gassett, Bon Appetit Magazine, 26 May 2026
  • The Instagram-worthy dish is the brisket elote, a dish of corn with slices of brisket arranged like a beefy floral spray.
    — Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Nov. 2025
  • The restaurant is known for its inventive wing sauces like strawberry hot, lemon lime buffalo elote and sour cream and onion.
    — Eddie Fontanez, AZCentral.com, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Sides, all inventive, include elote or cilantro rice along with the typical coleslaw, potato salad and beans.
    — Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Apr. 2026
  • There are offerings like tacos, flautas, and quesadillas to choose from, as well as fresh salsa and delicious elote.
    — Katie Akin, Southern Living, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Tuck into a plate of elote—roasted corn with spicy mayonnaise, lime, and cotija cheese—at mainstay Elote Cafe.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Families spread blankets on the grass, couples danced to live music, and children ran barefoot among food carts selling everything from fresh elotes to sweet treats.
    — Chantelle Kincy, Travel + Leisure, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Similarly, Carmona’s bone marrow elotes ($7) served at his State Fair of Texas concession stand have now made it onto Milagro’s menu.
    — Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas Morning News, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Egg on a Roll The Brisket Firecracker is a breakfast sandwich with an egg soufflé, pepper jack cheese, smoked brisket and an elote sauce with Cry Baby Craig’s hot sauce.
    — Angela George, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 28 Jan. 2026

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