In regards to the last section about food, when do you use 'À/Aux' compared to when you should use 'De'?
De v À/Aux
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De v À/Aux
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Hi Sorelle,
You will use
à la, à l', au, aux
to mean the food is flavoured with, made with :
Une glace au chocolat = a chocolate ice cream
une glace à la vanille = a vanilla ice cream
un poulet au curry = a chicken curry
une omelette aux champignons = a mushroom omelette
une soupe à l'oignon = an onion soup
You will use 'de' when it is the main ingredient or content of a dish as in -
soupe de poisson = fish soup
jus de citron = lemon juice
fromage de chèvre = goat's cheese
huile d'olive = olive oil
pâté de canard = duck paté
I hope this helps!
The preposition à is used if something is one (among several) ingredients or provides the main flavor of a dish. You would use de only if some dish was made exclusively of some ingredient (e.g., jus de pomme -- apple juice)
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