rice granules; coarse glutinous rice flour
A coarse flour made from glutinous rice, often used in traditional Japanese confectionery. The term can refer to the granules themselves or the flour product.
Coarse glutinous rice flour is essential for making Japanese sweets.
この飴は微塵粉をまぶしてある。
This candy is coated with rice granules.
上新粉 is made from non-glutinous rice (うるち米) and is used for various Japanese sweets, whereas 微塵粉 is specifically from glutinous rice (もち米).
Standard kanji spelling for this ingredient term.
Mixed kana-kanji spelling; the first part is written in kana.
微塵 (みじん, 'fine particles') + 粉 (こ, 'flour'). The term describes a flour that is granular or coarse, resembling fine crumbs.