A menu might have one soup and three side dishes, one soup and five side dishes, two soups and five side dishes, two soups and seven side dishes, three soups and five side dishes, three soups and seven side dishes, or three soups and eleven side dishes.
献立としては一汁三菜、一汁五菜、二汁五菜、二汁七菜、三汁五菜、三汁七菜、三汁十一菜などがあったとされる。