Earlier this year I took a business trip to Asia and visited Costco Warehouses while in Japan, Korea and Taiwan. Come along as we go food shopping in Seoul in this post!
Korean food is amazing. Their BBQ is unique and world-famous. Check out the thinly sliced, marinated meats on offer at Costco ready to grill, and all the greens and veggies and sauces available to serve along side. The soup in Korea is varied and fantastic – The number of different Hot Pot soup kits and fixin’s available at Costco blew my mind.
Seoul is incredibly clean and futuristic. Electric cars, digital art in subway stations and on the sides of buildings, really cool architecture – it’s like visiting the year 2035. Step into the back alley-ways off the main drags, though, and Seoul transforms. Each alley has dozens of street vendors specializing in a certain product. There are alleys for plumbing supplies, kitchen accessories, fish, blankets, and my favourite, a whole half kilometre long alley way with nothing but mung bean pancake vendors. If you ever visit Seoul, visit Pancake Alley and get a HUGE mixed seafood pancake with chives and a milky-sweet, bubbly (alcoholic) Makgeolli. You will not regret it.
1000 Korean Won = $1 CAD (approximately), so just divide by 1000 to get an idea of the price.
529696 MUSKMELON $13990.00575323 GREEN PEAS 2KG $19990.00530790 ECO-FRIENDLY SWEET POTATO $13290.00661461 GARLICS 1 BAG (4KG) $34990.00647019 ECO-FRIENDLY ONIONS 4KG $14990.00512905 TOMATOES 4KG ($2000.00 INSTANT SAVINGS EXPIRES ON 2023-05-07) $10990.00626676 COCKTAIL TOMATOES 2KG $9990.00505374 FRESH LIMES 1KG $11590.00508052 PEARS 1 BOX (5KG) $11690.00540937 APPLES LARGE 3KG ($2000.00 INSTANT SAVINGS EXPIRES ON 2023-05-07) $14490.00554618 ZESPRI GOLD KIWIS LARGE 1 PACK $17990.00653259 ELEPHANT MANGO 3CT $27990.00
554530 KING OYSTER MUSHROOMS 900G $4890.00660240 MUSHROOMS ASSORTMENT 800G $6690.00530310 CHEM. FREE ENOKI MUSHROOMS ($1000.00 INSTANT SAVINGS EXPIRES ON 2023-05-07) $3490.00517252 ORGANIC SHIITAKE MUSHROOM $5990.00574199 STRAWBERRIES 1KG $9890.00661015 ECO HOT PEPPERS 500G $6990.00698029 PEELED DEODEOK 500G $18990.00505268 BANGPOONG NAMUL 600G $4990.00621638 CHEM. FREE WATER PARSLEY ($1500.00 INSTANT SAVINGS EXPIRES ON 2023-05-07) $8990.00555620 PEELED CHESTNUTS 450G ($1500.00 INSTANT SAVINGS EXPIRES ON 2023-05-07) $11990.00635381 DOLE RED DRAGON FRUITS $17990.00584629 MANGOSTEEN LARGE $27890.00
629619 MINI MOON CHIFFON CAKE 45G X 12 $7490.00622863 OVEN BAKED DONUTS 40G X 12 ($1000.00 INSTANT SAVINGS EXPIRES ON 2023-05-07) $6490.0054537 MADELEINE 15G X 36 $10990.00658810 PREMIUM WHITE BREAD 880G ($1000.00 INSTANT SAVINGS EXPIRES ON 2023-05-07) $8990.00609737 SWEET RED BEAN BREAD 47G X 16 $9290.00654037 STRAWBERRY STREUSEL BREAD 60G X 8 $8990.00591460 HONEY BUTTER CASTELLA 35G X 12 $9290.00588486 REAL BROWNIE 65G X 10 $10990.00629843 HONEY CASTELLA 205G X 3 $9490.00638820 KRAFT CREAM CHEESE SCONE 65G X 12 $8990.00627544 MILK ROLL CAKE 75G X 8 $8990.00580057 MINI SOFTCAKE 40G X 20 $9490.00
647896 WALNUT TART 60G X 8 $9990.00658186 CHEESE DAQUOISE SAND 45G X 8 $8990.00585776 ROMANMEAL WHITE BREAD 420G X 3 ($1000.00 INSTANT SAVINGS EXPIRES ON 2023-05-07) $6490.00522301 HAMBURGER BREAD 70G X 18 $7990.00566092 HOT DOG BREAD 53G X 15 $5290.00565616 WHITE BREAD 440G X 4 $7490.00614696 MINI PEANUT CREAM BREAD 60G X 8 $7490.00651039 WHITE ROUND CAKE 10″ $23990.00664265 MEDITERANEAN BUN 8CT $9990.00649799 TANGJONG MATCHA BREAD 3CT $11990.00658146 WATER BOILED BAGEL (BLUEBERRY, ONION OR PLAIN) 2 PACKS (TOTAL 12 COUNT) $6890.00657683 MINI BUTTER CROISSANT 24CT/PACK ($1500.00 INSTANT SAVINGS EXPIRES ON 2023-05-07) $9490.00
658814 BLUEBERRY CHEESE MOUSSE CAKE $24990.00662674 RED BEAN CREAM BUN 6CT/PACK $11990.00615263 ROTISSERIE CHICKEN $6990.00661689 GARLIC SOY SAUCE CHICKEN $12990.00662418 PORK KNUCKLE $28990.00659376 DAK-GALBI $15990.00666000 BL/SL CHICKEN ZZIM $17990.00662575 WOO NAK GOP SAE ($3000.00 INSTANT SAVINGS EXPIRES ON 2023-05-07) $29990.00628307 BEEF TRIPE HOT POT $32990.00654000 SHRIMP CITRUS SALAD $17990.00651381 CHICKEN & SHRIMP SALAD $12990.00662602 WHITE TRUFFLE RAGU PASTA $16990.00
645991 INDIAN CHICKEN CURRY $19490.00624038 ITALIAN SANDWICH $22990.00659458 SUSHI SET 32P $25490.00618316 FLATFISH SASHIMI 1 PACK $35990.00621577 MARINATED PORK GALBI 1.9KG $29990.00605498 MARINATED AU BEEF BULGOGI 2.7KG $37990.00633013 PEPPER PASTE PORK BULGOGI $9590.00651790 MARINATED US BEEF LA RIB 1.6KG $44490.00529580 US BEEF TENDERLOIN STEAK $74900.00659643 US BEEF TENDERLOIN TAIL $51900.00529574 US BEEF RIB EYE STEAK $49990.00529577 US BEEF STRIPLOIN STEAK $44990.00
534759 US BEEF TOP BLADE STEAK $22990.00653891 US PORK COLLAR BUTT ROAST $31890.00653889 US FR PORK BELLY ROAST 2.5KG $34390.00639125 US BEEF TOMAHAWK STEAK $47990.00600585 US BEEF EYE OF ROUND $17990.00533022 US CHUCK EYE ROAST $20990.00518949 US GROUND BEEF $11490.00600739 US BEEF OUTSIDE SKIRT $58900.00609844 US BEEF SHORT RIB 1.7KG $47990.00663490 KOR BEEF RIB $139900.00618908 KOR BEEF TENDERLOIN STEAK $121900.00618909 KOR BEEF RIBEYE ROAST $79900.00
639280 AUS BONELESS LAMB LEG $18990.00637032 AUS LAMB RACK VAC $43990.00618916 KOR BEEF ROUND JANGJORIM $34990.00663491 KOR BEEF 1+ RIB FAC $26990.00658780 POLLACK JORIM 1 PACK $13790.00638284 BLANCHED OCTOPUS $38990.00571201 FRESH SMALL OCTOPUS $31990.00577475 PREVIOUSLY FROZEN SQUID $26927.00554371 FRESH FARMED ABALONE $46990.00584252 FRESH SHELLLESS PEN SHELL $58900.00590655 PREVIOUSLY FZ WHITESHRIMP FARMED $16990.00657758 BOILED FREESH WATER SNAIL $19990.00
580714 L. UISEONG GARLIC HAM 1KG $8990.00648251 TRUFFLE HAM 500G X 3 $13490.00522180 THE HEALTHY SANDWICH HAM 100G X 6 $10690.001075316 KIRKLAND SIGNATURE EXTRA LEAN HAM 680G X 2 $26990.00595808 DOLE SLICED PEACHES 100& JUICE 666G X 3 $12990.00626772 MAEIL FRUIT JELLY PEACH 130G X 12 $11890.00663426 PULMUONE SOY PUDDING 100G X 8EA $11490.00974970 KIRKLAND SIGNATURE RED GRAPEFRUIT 227G X 12 $34990.00645027 NIPPY’S ORANGE JUICE 1L X 3 $13990.00635249 I’M REAL NFC JUICE 700ML X 2 $11990.00628687 YACHAE CHAEUM 190ML X 10 ($1400.00 INSTANT SAVINGS EXPIRES ON 2023-05-07) $6290.00635987 MAEIL WHIPPING CREAM 35& 1L X 2 $15890.00
628693 DENMARK SOUR CREAM 450G X 2 $6990.00650070 LAND O LAKES WHIPPED LIGHT CREAM 425G X 4 $21690.00587307 RASKAS CREAM CHEESE SPREAD 28G X 36EA $16490.00664516 PHILADELPHIA CREAM CHEESE PLAIN 190G X 3 $12790.003284 RASKAS CREAM CHEESE 3LBS $16990.00500684 ALLIV REAL CHEDDAR CHEESE 2.25KG $29690.00627535 MAEIL SANGHA MINI CHEESE 576G $15690.00610959 MAEIL DOUBLE UP CHEDDAR 1440G $16790.00570219 THE LAUGHING COW PORTIONS 384G 24EA $12490.0022111 KIRKLAND SIGNATURE SWISS AMERICAN SLICES 2.27KG $27590.0022109 KIRKLAND SIGNATURE AMERICAN SLICES 5LBS $24990.00907584 KIRKLAND SIGNATURE MILD CHEDDAR 32OZ $10990.00
907583 KIRKLAND SIGNATURE MONTEREY JACK 32OZ $11990.00907581 KIRKLAND SIGNATURE COLBY JACK 32OZ $12290.00907582 KIRKLAND SIGNATURE SHARP CHEDDAR 32OZ $11990.00907586 KIRKLAND SIGNATURE MILD CHEDDAR 1.13KG X 2 $32990.001340881 KIRKLAND SIGNATURE MOZZARELLA LOAF 6LBS $28990.001280399 KIRKLAND SIGNATURE MEXICAN STYLE BLEND 1.13KG X 2 $32990.00641183 ITALIAN PIZZA CHEESE 1KG $12990.00770700 KIRKLAND SIGNATURE BACON LIGHT 454G X 4 $22690.00621616 EGG SALAD 1KG $8990.00656897 SWEET RICE DRINK 1000ML X 4 ($2300.00 INSTANT SAVINGS EXPIRES ON 2023-05-07) $8990.00653922 CJ BUCKWHEAT NOODLE 1705G $11490.00558732 CJ DONGCHIMI COLD NOODLE 1816G $6990.00
608720 SAMJIN ORIGINAL FISH CAKE 1188G ($2100.00 INSTANT SAVINGS EXPIRES ON 2023-05-07) $10390.00643644 ACORN JELLY COLD SOUP 2589G $11990.00611262 SPICY BARLEY NOODLES 1290G $8990.00645026 BUCKWHEAT SPICY NOODLE 1026G $9490.00653544 CODARI COLD NOODLE 1069G $10990.00621311 CJ KATSUO UDON 1399G $9490.00652223 RICE CAKE WITH SOUP 1700G $11690.00651624 WHEAT NOODLE W/ ROSE SOUP 1680G $12490.00649745 BRAISED KIMCHI WITH PORK 650G X 4 $26590.00660699 MACKEREL KIMCH STEW 450G X 4 $27490.00652222 BEEF BEAN SOUP SPICY STEW 400G X 4 $18490.00526040 BUSAN FISH CAKE 1200G $6490.00
638369 THE KING CRABS 140G X 6 $9990.00623810 SAMJIN FISH CAKE BAR 640G $11490.00639400 HANSUNG CRAMI 300G X 3 $10590.00560367 BEAN SOUP SAUCE 530G X 2 $8990.00560941 FRIED TOFU 160G X 4 $5590.00563474 LIQUID BEANCURD SAUCE 140G X 5 $5790.00524916 SPICY SOFT TOFU STEW 1204G $6690.00549995 UNCURDLED TOFU 500G X 2 $3690.00619248 SILKEN BEANCURD MEAL 944G (118G X 8) $8290.00612635 TOFU 420G X 2 $5690.00656904 JONGGA GARLIC KIMCHI 1.4KG $15390.00621721 SEASONED SESAME LEAF 120G X 5 $15990.00
Oh my! There’s stuff that even in English I don’t know what the heck it is. My fave is “meat sundae”! I’m guessing there’s no ice cream? 😝 Think I’ll pass 🤔.
Oh my! There’s stuff that even in English I don’t know what the heck it is. My fave is “meat sundae”! I’m guessing (hoping) there’s no ice cream? 😝 Think I’ll pass 🤔. Lol
Oh my! There’s stuff that even in English I don’t know what the heck it is. My fave is “meat sundae”! I’m guessing there’s no ice cream? 😝 Think I’ll pass 🤔.
Oh my! There’s stuff that even in English I don’t know what the heck it is. My fave is “meat sundae”! I’m guessing (hoping) there’s no ice cream? 😝 Think I’ll pass 🤔. Lol
Thank you so much for posting. I wish we had lots of ready to eat stuff like Korea. So tempting!
Amazing varietie! I wish Costco here had more selections like Korea.