3 Ideas for Trader Joe's Everything But the Elote Seasoning

August 30,2024

The wait for Trader Joe’s Everything But the Elote Seasoning is over! Now in stores, the seasoning inspired by a crew member in Sammamish, WA, might be one of the top items shoppers have been waiting for. ($2.49 for a 2.3 oz. bottle). You remember Elote Corn Chip Dippers from last year, right? They weren’t my favorite. Flavor was too strong, too cheesy, they just weren’t my jam. I’d rather just have plain chips. But when you can control the amount of seasoning, it’s pretty tasty. Straight out of the bottle, Trader Joe’s Everything But the Elote has a nice kick from chipotle peppers and a more subtle cheesiness from the parmesan. (BTW, I’m abbreviating it EBTE from here on). The most obvious way to eat it for me was on popcorn, but that’s pretty close to the original corn chips with elote seasoning. And that’s how I used the furikake seasoning. So I went in a slightly different direction. 1. Convection Baked Oven Fries and Cauliflower Gnocchi For all of us who don’t have air fryers, the convection setting on your oven gets the job done. Cut a large russet potato into 1/2 to 3/4 inch fries, toss it […]