In many countries, beef tongue is used in a variety of dishes. In Japan, the beef tongue is called 牛タン, which combines the word Ox in Japanese and the Japanese pronunciation of the tongue. It is a popular menu in Japanese barbecue restaurants to slice the soft part of the beef tongue and grill it. Other dishes of Japanese barbecue are usually served with a soy sauce-based sauce called Dare(タレ), and beef tongue is often served with salt, so this salt is also called tongue salt(タン塩). When eating the beef tongue, we can also sprinkle lemon juice or put chopped green onions to eat together. Beef tongue is Sendai (Location of Miyagi Prefectural Office) speciality cuisine.

Tendon muscles refer to bovine tendons and their surrounding muscles. The palate is translucent and sticky. It can be used as soup or brine. Cow tendons distributed in Japan include various parts such as knees, neck tendons, and diaphragms, and the Achilles tendon is especially called "牛すじ." Originally, すじwas used in Western Japanese restaurants such as Kansai and Kyushu, and was distributed nationwide by convenience store chains using Gyeji as a fish cake ingredient. In Japan, fish cakes are used in various dishes such as curry, stew, Eohoyaki, and Japanese fried buckwheat noodles. Chewy and stout, it takes a long time to cook.