Nerigashi (a confection made from kneaded beans, rice, or rice powder) is also referred to as 'konashi,' which is a snack food produced by mixing an ingredient in the form of powder or grain and an ingredient in the form of liquid or paste, applying external forces for many times to homogenize the distribution, and finishing it in a clayey state of plastic deformation.
練り菓子（ねりがし）は、別名「こなし」ともいい、粉状もしくは粒状の原料と液状もしくは粘土状の原料を配合してから、外力を繰り返し加えて分布を均一化し、粘土状の塑性変型する状態に仕上げた間食用の食品類。