No, you use "à la / au" when the food is one component of many: for example, une tarte à la tomate.
You use "de" when the food is the main ingredient, like jus de tomate.
Why à la tomate and similaire
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Judy C.Kwiziq community member
Why à la tomate and similaire
This question relates to:French lesson "Definite articles contract with à and de in French (French Contracted Articles)"
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Judy C.Kwiziq community member
When describing how food is made or similar do you always use 'au a la' etc instead of 'de'
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