During the 5 years I lived in Taipei, when I was free to do whatever and kiss whoever, I did not spend my weekends in bars dancing like Lady Gaga and kissing whoevers.
If not at the street food markets, my Saturdays and Sundays were spent in Costco.
I am so happy I get to revisit one of my favorite places in Taipei.
Costco is a tease. It requires you to pass through the non-food floor before you get to where all the good stuff is.
But that’s okay. I share Auntie Babie’s love for toothbrush and dental floss.
Frances’ cool find: Coleman LED lamps
Perfect for camping and Manila brownouts
Auntie Babie sees something from home – Philippine Brand Dried Mangoes
A wall of Oreos
Chocolates
More chocolates
Frozen waffles, cream puffs, cakes and cheesecakes
Part of our cart
(Btw, Frances, where did the cookies go?)
My weakness… TRUFFETTE DE FRANCE!!!
Look at the generous free-taste pieces! No dividing one truffle into 183.2976 tiny bits.
Now you know why I love hanging out in Costco. 
Guess who’s delighted
We have little cups of Korean ginseng chicken congee here
Little plates of spaghetti with Prego sauce there
But we skip the little cups of Kirkland Signature vodka
(Doesn’t the lady seem a bit too happy?)
And look just how lucky we are. Ding Tai Fung is in Costco only this weekend.
No need to wait in line anymore at DTF outlets
Feels like a xiao long bao-making lab
Snacking time!!!
Xiao Long Bao – yum
Shrimp and Meat Dumpling – yum yum
Auntie Babie drinks little cups of Korean Citron and Red Date Teas
Auntie Babie poses with Japanese burdock
Auntie Babie wants to take home this Rotisserie Chicken
Cheeses, cheeses, cheeses
Happy Cow is my childhood favorite
Bagels, bagels, bagels
Muffins, muffins, muffins
The chocolate ones used to be my dinner on PMS nights
Costco has in-house cake section, too
“I love these baby croissants!”
“I super love these giant croissants!”
“Can I take this bag of dinner rolls, too?”
“Wait, but I really need this garlic butter spread”
“I’m gonna hide all my goodies in this cooler so Jin won’t find them”
Costco, the happiest place in Taipei
Now let’s go fill up that jumbo balikbayan box
Costco: No. 268, Jiu Zong Road, Section 1, Nei Hu District, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
Tel: +886-2-8791-0110
