Fucha ryori was widely enjoyed as an exotic tasting dish, and spread among cultured and ordinary people at restaurants rather than being limited to temples of the Obaku sect.
こうした普茶料理は、精進料理というよりは異国情緒を味わうものとして黄檗宗の寺院ばかりでなく、料理屋や文化人など民間でも広く嗜まれた。