sugar-coated soybeans
A traditional Japanese sweet made by coating roasted soybeans with sugar, often associated with the Genji era or name.
Genji-mame is a sweet made from soybeans coated with sugar.
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).