It is boiled and eaten with soy sauce dressing, or used for vinegared food, aemono (chopped fish, shellfish or vegetables, dressed with [miso or other] sauce) with walnuts, tenpura (Japanese deep-fried dish), and suimono (clear soup).
茹でてお浸しにしたり酢の物や胡桃合え、天ぷらや吸い物に用いられる。