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Obonfest 2008: Spam Musubi, Edamame, and Beer

July 31, 2008 by Dave 2 Comments

After Flugtag head to SE Portland to honor your ancestors; Oregon Buddhist Temple (3720 SE 34) is hosting Obonfest 2008 this Saturday, August 2nd from 4pm-9pm.

A smörgåsbord of food options await you, including, yakisoba, yakiniku/yakitori/Korean short ribs, chirashi sushi, spam musubi, corn on the cob, manju, shave ice, and berry dessert.

Enjoy your beer in the beer garden while you snack on edamame.

There will be Taiko dancing, a karate exhibition, a raffle, Obon dancing, and other activities.

Check out sights from last year’s Obon Fest at Around the Sun.

Filed Under: Beer, Dance, Festivals and Fairs, Japanese, Portland

Comments

  1. Amy says

    July 31, 2008 at 9:56 am

    I went to this event last year. It’s great. I’m most excited about eating manju.

  2. Dave says

    August 1, 2008 at 8:12 am

    Amy – I’m looking forward to the manju too, and the spam musubi. I lived in Hawaii back in the day, and those were two of my favorites. Well, maybe not the spam musubi. But I dig the manju.

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