millet mochi; millet dough cake
A traditional Japanese sweet made from millet flour, often pounded into a mochi-like consistency. It is a regional specialty, particularly associated with Kyoto.
Kyoto-style millet mochi is typically eaten coated with roasted soybean flour.
Millet mochi is made from millet flour, not glutinous rice.
Compound of 粟 (awa, 'millet') and 餅 (mochi, 'pounded rice cake'). The exact historical origin is uncertain, but it is a traditional sweet dating back to at least the Edo period.