A gobo, (a.k.a. decal, pattern, cookie), is used to create patterns or shapes with light. Most are made of metal - often old soft-drink cans or pie-plate can be used - the shape or pattern desired is cut out and the gobo is placed in the focal plane of the lantern. Others are made of etched glass. The desired pattern is then projected by the lantern onto whatever surface it is pointed at.
Gobo, Wakayama is a city of Japan.
Gobo is the name of a muppet in the popular children's television series Fraggle Rock.
Edible Burdock is often called Gobo in Japanese supermarket. Plants are cultivated mainly for the slender roots, that can grow to 4 feet long and 1 inch across. Burdock root is very crispy and has a sweet, mild pungent flavor, which is used as a delicacy in Japanese food. Burdock is a hardy biennial plant, but grow as an annual. Seed are sown in spring for harvest in late summer or in fall for harvest in the next spring.
