So, the lesson on combining nouns says to use some form of à when describing a taste and the lesson gives the example of "glace à la vanille." That seems consistent with my memory of "pain au chocolat." So why is it "les œufs en chocolat" and not "au chocolat"? Thanks.
Les œufs en chocolat
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Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Les œufs en chocolat
This question relates to:French writing exercise "My first Easter memory"
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Kwiziq Q&A regular contributorCorrect answer
So, the difference is that vanilla ice cream is a flavor but has other ingredients other than vanilla. By contrast, a chocolate egg is made entirely of chocolate so it's not just the flavor of the egg but the material used to make it, right?
Chris W. Kwiziq Q&A super contributor
Les oeufs en chocolat -- the eggs made of chocolate/the chocolate eggs.
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