Dashi in the context of "Udon"

Miso soup (味噌汁 or お味噌汁, miso-shiru or omiso-shiru; お-/o- being honorific) is a traditional Japanese soup consisting of miso in a dashi stock. It is commonly served as part of an ichijū-sansai (一汁三菜) meal 'one soup, three dishes' consisting of rice, soup, and side dishes. Optional ingredients based on region and season may be added, such as wakame, tofu, negi, abura-age, and mushrooms. Along with suimono (clear soups), miso soup is one of the two basic soup types of Japanese cuisine. It is a representative of soup dishes served with rice.

Miso soup is also called omiotsuke (御御御付) in some parts of Japan, especially around Tokyo.

Oden (おでん or 御田) is a type of nabemono (Japanese one-pot dishes) consisting of several ingredients such as boiled eggs, daikon or konjac, and processed fish balls stewed in a light, soy-flavored dashi broth.

Oden was originally what is now commonly called miso dengaku [ja] or simply dengaku; konjac (こんにゃく, konnyaku) or tofu was boiled and eaten with miso. Later, instead of using miso, ingredients were cooked in dashi, and oden became popular. Ingredients vary according to region and between each household. Karashi is often used as a condiment.

Nikujaga (肉じゃが; lit. 'meat [and] potatoes') is a Japanese dish of meat, potatoes, and onions stewed in dashi, soy sauce, mirin, and sugar, sometimes with ito konnyaku and vegetables like carrots. Nikujaga is a kind of nimono. It is usually boiled until most of the liquid has been reduced. Thinly sliced beef is the most common meat used, although minced or ground beef is also popular. Pork is often used instead of beef in eastern Japan.

Nikujaga is a common home-cooked winter dish, served with a bowl of white rice and miso soup. It is also sometimes seen in izakayas.