roasted barley flour
A traditional Japanese ingredient made by grinding parched barley. Used in confectionery and as a drink base.
My grandmother used to dissolve roasted barley flour in hot water and drink it.
Japanese sweets made with roasted barley flour have a fragrant aroma.
Kanji spelling using 焦がし; less common but still encountered.
Abbreviated kanji spelling; rare.
Compound of 麦 (mugi, 'barley') and 焦がし (kogashi, 'scorching, parching'), from the verb 焦がす (kogasu, 'to scorch').