Kuvertüre

couverture chocolate

noun koo-ver-TUEH-reh Rare

Origin: from French couverture 'covering'

Also means

coating chocolate

Usage Note

Kuvertüre is professional-quality chocolate with a high cocoa butter content (≥31 %), used in German patisseries for coating, moulding, and decorating. It melts and sets with a glossy finish that regular Schokolade cannot achieve. Used uncountably; plural Kuvertüren in product lists.

Examples

"Für die Pralinén schmilzt man dunkle Kuvertüre im Wasserbad."

Natural Translation

For the pralines you melt dark couverture chocolate in a bain-marie.

Literal Translation

For the pralines melts one dark couverture chocolate in a water bath.

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