Costco Halal Products in Japan

Introduction

Costco Halal food in Japan has expanded in the last couple of years. You can find many Halal certified or Muslim-friendly products. To enter Costco, you require a membership card which has an annual fee of up to 4800 Yen. Most foreigners love to visit Costco as they can find things that are not usually available at other local stores in Japan. Other than imported items, you can also get Japanese varieties at the store which are Muslim-freindly. Nowadays, Costco is becoming a favorite store for Muslims.

Halal Products at Costco Japan

Costco Halal products can be found in all the branches of Costco in Japan. Halal certified retort meals/ready-to-eat meals can be found at Costco, which can be used for camping or emergency purposes. Different kinds of Halal certified cheese cubes and cheese slices are available in all Costco branches in Japan. In the frozen section, halal boneless 2Kg chicken, chicken nuggets, hashbrowns, and different kinds of fries are available at very reasonable prices starting from 990 Yen~. In the lamb/meat section, you can find 2 kinds of Halal items; lamb ribs and lamb chuck roll. In the snacks section, very few Halal certified snacks can be found like shitake mushroom chips, dried fruit chips, etc. Other than Halal certified items, there are many Muslim-friendly safe products at Costco. Few of them are clearly safe, and for few, you need to check properly such as their bakery products.

• Omega3 bread is safe for Muslims, available for 990¥ for 2 loaves of bread.


• The cheapest Muslim-friendly bakery item at Costco is their dinner rolls which cost just 450¥ for around 30 pieces.


• In their bakery section, many new products are launched but every product requires proper checking for ingredients. Recently there new products garlic ciabatta, Lawrence bread, and plain madeleines are also safe.


• You can also find a 1 kg bucket of olive buttery spread for ¥990, and it is also safe.

Among their dessert section, Tiramisu is safe and considered Halal/Muslim-friendly. Organic granolas, Nutella, lentil vegan party, Lindtt chocolates, vegan cookie dough are all Muslim-friendly items at Costco. Regarding their food court items, Vegetable pizza is Halal which is just 1599¥. Other than the above-mentioned items, there are many other Halal Costco products in Japan which can be found with little effort as every time you visit you can see new items at Costco.

Conclusion and Contact Information

As the popularity of Halal food in Japan is growing, we really hope to find more and more Costco Halal products in Japan which will help Muslims of Japan a lot. Costco was established in the US, but Costco has more than 30 stores all over Japan and it is growing its branches rapidly as their target is to reach a total of 100 stores.

Website: www.costco.co.jp