noun
powdered roast grain; roasted barley flour
Especially roasted barley flour, often mixed with sugar and water to make a traditional confection. Also called 麦こがし or 香煎.
祖母がはったいに砂糖とお湯を混ぜておやつを作ってくれた。
My grandmother made a snack by mixing sugar and hot water into roasted barley flour.
昔ながらのはったい粉
Traditional roasted barley flour has a charming, simple sweetness.
Synonym for roasted barley flour; はったい is more common in the Kansai region, while 麦こがし is used more broadly.
Another term for roasted grain flour, sometimes used for a similar product made from other grains.
The origin is uncertain; it may be a regional term for roasted barley flour, possibly derived from the sound of roasting or an old dialect word.