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# Mexican Street Corn Bowls
Fuzzy's Taco Shop Just Added a Chicken Elote Bowl to Its Menu

By Katherine Pendrill | Published 2023-05-13 | Lifestyle
Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/chicken-elote-bowl
References: [qsrmagazine](https://www.qsrmagazine.com/news/fuzzys-taco-shop-adds-elote-lineup-menu)

![Mexican Street Corn Bowls](https://cdn.trendhunterstatic.com/thumbs/505/chicken-elote-bowl.jpeg)

[Fuzzy’s Taco Shop](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fuzzys-taco-shop-hot-honey-chicken) is putting a twist on a popular Mexican street food with its new Chicken Elote Bowl. The new bowl is just one of several new Elote items, all of which will be available for just a limited time.

[Fuzzy's Taco Shop's](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fuzzys-taco-shop-1) new Elote Lineup consists of three new [Mexican street corn-inspired dishes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tostitos-mexican-street-corn). First up is the Chicken Elote Bowl, which pairs cilantro-lime rice and elote with grilled fajita chicken, crispy tortilla strips, feta, sour cream, and Tajin. There;s also the Chicken Elote Double Stack Taco, which starts with elote made with Fuzzy’s famous queso and jalapeños, all paired with cilantro-lime rice, grilled fajita chicken, topped with feta, cilantro, and Tajin chile-lime seasoning. These ingredients are all wrapped up in a warm flour tortilla with sour cream and Fuzzy Dust, and then wrapped in a crispy taco shell. Lastly, there's the new Elote Side, which consists of a six-ounce portion of elote made with corn, Fuzzy’s queso, jalapeños, feta, and a sprinkling of Fuzzy Dust.

Image Credit: Fuzzy's Taco Shop

## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter)

- Score: 2.3/10
- Popularity: 14% | Activity: 39% | Freshness: 16%
- Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women
- Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X
- Top markets: North America

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## Key Themes

### What's Driving This Trend

- **Mexican Street Food Fusion:** There is an opportunity for restaurants to offer new menu items that fuse traditional Mexican street food with classic American dishes.
- **Limited Time Offerings:** Restaurants can take advantage of consumer fear of missing out by specifically marketing limited time offering menu items.
- **Bold Flavor Combinations:** Businesses can experiment and offer bold flavor combinations that stand out and entice customers to try new things.

### Who This Affects Most

- **Fast Casual Dining:** Fast-casual dining restaurants can add bold, flavorful menu items to attract customers who are looking for quick, tasty meals.
- **Food Truck Industry:** Food trucks can combine flavors of traditional street food from different cultures to create unique, fusion dishes that appeal to a wide variety of customers.
- **Mexican Cuisine Franchises:** Mexican restaurant franchises can create limited time offerings that fuse unique flavor profiles of Mexican street food with customer favorite dishes, like tacos and burritos.

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