According to 'Ruijumeibutsuko' (an encyclopedia compiled by Matsuake YAMAOKA during the middle of the Edo period), 'Moritonjiki is made out of a wooden form, and Aratonjiki is served unshaped.'
「類聚名物考」には、「盛屯食は木型などで打抜いたもの、荒屯食は型なしに盛つたものか」とある。