Mousse au chocolat
Chocolate mousse
Language note: Pronounced 'moose oh show-co-lah'.
Culture note: A light, airy dessert beloved in French and international cuisine.
Context: They conclude the meal with a cup of espresso.
Word-by-Word Breakdown
Mousse
[moos]
Foam
A frothy or airy preparation, often used in culinary terms to describe desserts.
La mousse légère fond dans la bouche.
The light foam melts in the mouth.
au
[oh]
to the
A French preposition used to indicate 'to' or 'at' when followed by a masculine singular noun.
Je vais au café pour prendre un croissant.
I go to the cafe to have a croissant.
chocolat
[shoh-koh-lah]
chocolate
A sweet, typically brown food preparation made from roasted and ground cacao seeds.
Elle adore le chocolat, surtout la mousse au chocolat.
She loves chocolate, especially the chocolate mousse.
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