des sandwiches au fromage
des sandwiches au fromage
"au" is "à+le". "fromage" is noncountable. the article should use "du". so why ues "au" here?

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des sandwiches au fromage
des sandwiches au fromage
"au" is "à+le".  "fromage" is noncountable. the article should use "du".  so why ues "au" here?

Answer

"du" also means "belonging to". When you say "des sandwiches du fromage" it makes me think the cheese is the owner of the sandwich.

"à la " and "au" are the normal way to state a flavour or a special ingredient.
Ex: une tarte à la crème. Une tarte au chocolat. Une soupe aux pois, une soupe à la citrouille.

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