This miso is indispensable for making Ozoni (soup containing rice cakes, meat and vegetables) at New Year in the Kansai region and it is also processed into su-miso (miso with vinegar and soy sauce), dengaku miso (miso with sake, mirin and sugar) and ingredients for confectionary (miso matsukaze).
関西の正月の雑煮には欠かせない味噌であり、また酢味噌、田楽味噌、製菓材料（味噌松風など）などにも加工される。