Arare is short for arare mochi (rice cake) and is a snack made by cutting rice cakes into pieces two to three centimeters in length and about five millimeters wide and roasting them.
あられ（霰）とはあられ餅（霰餅）の略で、米餅を長さ2、3センチ、縦横5ミリ程度の長さに切り、火で炙った菓子である。