Eggs and ice cream

Ann S.C1Kwiziq community member

Eggs and ice cream

une glace au chocolat OK.....

But in another lesson there was....

Des oeufs EN chocolat...????

Pour quoi??????????????????

Asked 3 years ago
Chris W.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor Correct answer

You use à to connote the taste or one ingredient. You use en, if something is (almost exclusively) made from it.

Une glace au chocolat -- chocolate ice cream (tastes like chocolate).
des œufs en chocolat -- chocolate eggs (made of chocolate)

Ann S.C1Kwiziq community member

Thanks, again. Very clear! Seems obvious now!

Eggs and ice cream

une glace au chocolat OK.....

But in another lesson there was....

Des oeufs EN chocolat...????

Pour quoi??????????????????

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