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.
Roasted soybean flour, used similarly in confectionery, but made from soybeans instead of barley.
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.