In Japan an atsuage is not usually cut into pieces or cooked as an abura-age (deep-fried bean curd) is, but are simply warmed in the original size and served with grated ginger and soy sauce, or used as an ingredient of oden (a Japanese dish containing all kinds of ingredients cooked in a special broth of soy sauce, sugar, sake, etc.).
油揚げのように、切り分けたり、加工して使うことはあまりせず、そのままの大きさで暖めてショウガ醤油で食べたり、おでんの具材にしたりすることが多い。