Konnyaku is mainly used as an ingredient in shirumono (a soup dish) and nabemono (a dish served in a pot at the table) such as oden (a Japanese dish containing all kinds of ingredients cooked in a special broth of soy source, sugar, sake, etc), nimono (food boiled and seasoned), miso soup, and pork miso soup.
コンニャクはおもにおでん、煮物、味噌汁、豚汁など汁物や鍋物の具に使われる。