Dumpling Week returns with takeout specials at restaurants across Portland
Updated Feb 02, 2021;
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When it comes to eating out in 2021, comfort has been key, with pizzerias, burger joints and noodle shops jumping into heavy rotation on our weekly takeout runs. And few things say comfort more than dumplings, a dish found in various forms in nearly every corner of the planet.
This week, Dumpling Week, The Oregonian/OregonLive’s annual event celebrating the dumpling in all its glory, returns for a seventh year, with takeout specials throughout the city.
The event, which runs Feb. 1-7, includes nearly 20 restaurants offering their takes on the dumpling form, from Afuri’s take-home seafood gyoza kit to Boke Bowl’s Sichuan chile crunch duck wontons to Por Que No’s crispy empanada with spicy chorizo and melted queso Oaxaca.
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