In a story of rakugo (traditional comic storytelling) called 'Chihayaburu,' there is a scene where a prostitute Chihaya who went down and became a beggar asks Tatsutagawa who became a tofu seller for okara and is rejected.
落語の「千早振る」には、おちぶれて乞食となった遊女千早が豆腐屋になった竜田川におからを乞うて拒絶される場面が出てくる。