福ふく豆まめ

noun

roasted soybeans for Setsubun

Specifically the parched soybeans thrown during Setsubun (節分) to drive away evil spirits and bring good luck. Often eaten afterwards, one for each year of one's age.

See also: 節分

• 節せつ分ぶんには福ふく豆まめをまいて、年としの数かずだけ食たべます。

  On Setsubun, we scatter roasted soybeans and eat the same number as our age.