The katsuobushi thus produced with the roast seasoning method was called Kumano-bushi (katsuobushi produced in Kumano), and this was so popular that the entire Tosa clan introduced the method into their own katsuobushi production.
焙乾法で作られた鰹節は熊野節として人気を呼び、土佐藩は藩を上げて熊野節の製法を導入したという。