In Tsuruoka City (Shonai region) in Yamagata Prefecture, the term "aburaage" generally indicates atsuage, while thin, fried bean curd is called "usuage" or "kawaage" (literally, "skin-like fried bean curd").
山形県鶴岡市（庄内地方）では、一般に油揚げといえば厚揚げを指し、薄揚げのことは薄揚げまたは皮揚げという。