powdered bean paste; dried bean paste
A type of sweet bean paste (あん) that has been dried and ground into a powder, used in Japanese confectionery.
See also: あん
Using powdered bean paste is convenient when making Japanese sweets.
This ohagi is coated with dried bean paste powder.
Rarely used kanji form; 晒し is uncommon.
Mixed kanji-kana form; 餡 is a common kanji for bean paste.
From 晒し (さらし, 'bleaching, exposing') + 餡 (あん, 'bean paste'), referring to the process of drying and powdering the paste.