はったい粉こ

noun

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

• 子こ供どもの頃ころ、祖そ母ぼがはったい粉こを砂さ糖とうとお湯ゆで練ねっておやつを作つくってくれた。

  When I was a child, my grandmother used to mix roasted barley flour with sugar and hot water to make a snack for me.

• はったい粉こは香こうばしくて、そのまま食たべても美味おいしい。

  Roasted grain flour is fragrant and delicious even eaten as is.