noun
sugar-coated soybeans
A traditional Japanese sweet made by coating roasted soybeans with sugar, often associated with the Genji era or name.
源氏豆は、砂糖をまぶした大豆のお菓子です。
Genji-mame is a sweet made from soybeans coated with sugar.
祖母が手作りの源氏豆を送ってくれた。
My grandmother sent me some homemade sugar-coated soybeans.
Another type of sweetened bean, but made by simmering beans in sugar syrup rather than coating them with dry sugar.
The name likely derives from the Genji (源氏) clan or era, though the exact origin is uncertain. The word simply combines 源氏 (Genji) and 豆 (bean).