noun
roasted barley flour
A traditional Japanese ingredient made by grinding parched barley. Used in confectionery and as a drink base.
祖母は麦こがしを湯で溶いて飲んでいた。
My grandmother used to dissolve roasted barley flour in hot water and drink it.
麦こがしを使った和菓子は香ばしい。
Japanese sweets made with roasted barley flour have a fragrant aroma.
きな粉 is roasted soybean flour, while 麦こがし is made from barley. Both are used in traditional Japanese sweets and drinks.
Compound of 麦 (mugi, 'barley') and 焦がし (kogashi, 'scorching, parching'), from the verb 焦がす (kogasu, 'to scorch').