In ancient times, neri-mochi referred to powdered food which is produced by processing wheat into farina, spreading it into a flat sheet, hardening it, and heating it, however, later on, neri-mochi referred to such kinds of powder food as those made from other food materials such as barley, millet, corn, etc.
古くは主にコムギを穀粉にして平たく固めてから加熱した粉食のことを指していたが、大麦、アワ、トウモロコシなど他の食材を用いた粉食のことをも含めるようになった。