Hurray for Costco! Last week a family from our church ward told us they needed to go to the Kobe area on business and asked us if we wanted to come with them, since they were going to go to Costco. Of course we were all for that idea, so on Saturday morning they picked us up and we were on our way. The day before, we mentioned to the Elders that we were going to Costco and they were very excited about that and asked us to pick up some things for them too, which we were happy to do :). It was maybe a three or four hour drive, but it was a fun trip since I got to practice my Japanese alot by talking to their daughter Yoshie who is the same age as Braden and I. Our first stop was a large department store (in Osaka I think) where Brother and Sister Sota met one of their clients from work. While they talked with their client Yoshie and Braden and I explored the department store and looked at some cool art that was on display. Afterwards we went to Costco and boy was it hoppin'! I don't think I've ever been in a Costco that crowded in my whole life! It was mostly Japanese people but we actually saw quite a few foreigners wandering around too. The first thing we did was get some dinner at the Costco food court, and just like in America they had the super cheap but really big hot dogs with a big cup of soda, with free refills of course! I got a big hot dog with lots of mustard and relish XD. They were selling chicken bakes and also bulgogi bakes (bulgogi is korean fried meat) and Braden got a bulgogi bake and loved it. He said it tasted like a Philly Steak and Cheese sandwich. They also had their classic ice cream sundaes, and they also had pineapple smoothies which Braden and I got, and they were delicious!!! After eating we did our shopping, and it was sure nostalgiac to see alot of classic Costco products there, like big Costco muffins, big bread, big bags of chips, etc etc. Most things in Japan come in small packages so to see so many big packages was amazing XD. But it wasn't all American food, they had a lot of asian food in bulk too. So in order to make room for the asian bulk of course there were a lot of american foods they couldn't include. The elders were disappointed that I couldn't find any refried beans or taco seasoning, and I was disappointed that I couldn't find any Macaroni and Cheese :P. But they did have big boxes of grapes and big bunches of bananas for really cheap (compared to the rest of Japan) so that was awesome!
Here's a pic of our cart. We really didn't buy a ton of stuff, only cause we were on a tight budget, but it was still more than I would usually buy in a normal trip to a Japanese grocery store :P. We already ate like half of the rolls already, hehe, they are soooo good. The Tortilla chips were for the Elders, and they were very happy to receive them :). All in all it was a very fun trip, and we might get to go again with our friend Ed someday.
Hurray for Costco! Last week a family from our church ward told us they needed to go to the Kobe area on business and asked us if we wanted to come with them, since they were going to go to Costco. Of course we were all for that idea, so on Saturday morning they picked us up and we were on our way. The day before, we mentioned to the Elders that we were going to Costco and they were very excited about that and asked us to pick up some things for them too, which we were happy to do :). It was maybe a three or four hour drive, but it was a fun trip since I got to practice my Japanese alot by talking to their daughter Yoshie who is the same age as Braden and I. Our first stop was a large department store (in Osaka I think) where Brother and Sister Sota met one of their clients from work. While they talked with their client Yoshie and Braden and I explored the department store and looked at some cool art that was on display. Afterwards we went to Costco and boy was it hoppin'! I don't think I've ever been in a Costco that crowded in my whole life! It was mostly Japanese people but we actually saw quite a few foreigners wandering around too. The first thing we did was get some dinner at the Costco food court, and just like in America they had the super cheap but really big hot dogs with a big cup of soda, with free refills of course! I got a big hot dog with lots of mustard and relish XD. They were selling chicken bakes and also bulgogi bakes (bulgogi is korean fried meat) and Braden got a bulgogi bake and loved it. He said it tasted like a Philly Steak and Cheese sandwich. They also had their classic ice cream sundaes, and they also had pineapple smoothies which Braden and I got, and they were delicious!!! After eating we did our shopping, and it was sure nostalgiac to see alot of classic Costco products there, like big Costco muffins, big bread, big bags of chips, etc etc. Most things in Japan come in small packages so to see so many big packages was amazing XD. But it wasn't all American food, they had a lot of asian food in bulk too. So in order to make room for the asian bulk of course there were a lot of american foods they couldn't include. The elders were disappointed that I couldn't find any refried beans or taco seasoning, and I was disappointed that I couldn't find any Macaroni and Cheese :P. But they did have big boxes of grapes and big bunches of bananas for really cheap (compared to the rest of Japan) so that was awesome!
Here's a pic of our cart. We really didn't buy a ton of stuff, only cause we were on a tight budget, but it was still more than I would usually buy in a normal trip to a Japanese grocery store :P. We already ate like half of the rolls already, hehe, they are soooo good. The Tortilla chips were for the Elders, and they were very happy to receive them :). All in all it was a very fun trip, and we might get to go again with our friend Ed someday.
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