It is served on top of soba (buckwheat noodles) and udon (wide white noodles) or added to donburimono (a bowl of rice with food on top) such as tendon (tenpura rice bowl) and kakiage-don (deep-fried diced shrimp and vegetables over rice).
蕎麦やうどんに載せたり、丼物種（天丼、掻き揚げ丼）として食べる。