Since the book contains a description of the ritual of the kitchen-knife method in Shijo School as well as descriptions starting with the naming and size of each place on the cutting board, followed by specific recipes, and decoration methods for chopsticks and eating utensils, it is now considered as a valuable historical source of information on materials and the art of cooking of the Japanese cuisine of those days.
四条流庖丁式の次第が記述され、まな板の名所・寸法などから記載が始まり、続いて具体的な料理法や、箸・膳の飾り方なども記載されており、当時の日本料理の素材や調理法を知る上で貴重な史料となっている。