My sister recently planned a trip to visit my family. She requested that we have a fish fry which is something we used to do a lot growing up. It would be a big potluck for the small river town that we spent a lot of time at. The fishermen would catch a bunch of catfish, carp, and walleye and then spend all day frying them. There would also be a ton of side dishes and lawn games. It was a formative memory for all of us kids.

She also said she was bringing sweet corn and I had recently seen Kenji's video on sweet corn elotes.

I brought homemade mayo, cotija cheese, and my popcorn spice blend. The popcorn spice blend came from a New York Times article a long time ago, which is no longer available sadly. I've forgotten the exact ratios, but it consists of paprika, cayenne, salt, garlic powder, and pepper. It's basically a grilling spice blend such as Lawry's.

I made the elotes just like in the video and it was amazing! I think it's way better than just buttered corn.