powdered roasted grain; roasted grain flour
Typically made from barley (麦こがし). Often mixed with sugar and water to make a traditional sweet confection. The term はったい粉 is common in Kansai dialect; in standard Japanese it is also called 麦こがし.
See also: はったい
When I was a child, my grandmother used to mix roasted barley flour with sugar and hot water to make a snack for me.
Roasted grain flour is fragrant and delicious even eaten as is.
Standard spelling using the common kanji 粉 for 'flour/powder'.
Rare kanji form; 糗 is an uncommon character for roasted grain.
Rare kanji form; 麨 is an uncommon character for roasted grain flour.
The word はったい is a dialectal term for roasted barley flour, possibly from はったい (a Kansai word for roasted grain). The exact origin is uncertain.