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9 surprising things I found at Costco in Iceland that I've never seen at US stores

Talia LakritzJul 11, 2023, 22:36 IST

I visited Costco in Garðabær, Iceland, about 6 miles south of Reykjavík.Talia Lakritz/Insider

  • I visited Iceland's only Costco store in Garðabær, about 6 miles south of Reykjavík.
  • Icelandic butter, hot dogs, soda, and dried fish fillets are only available at the Icelandic Costco.

On a recent trip to Iceland, I visited Costco and found items that I've never seen at US locations.

With 854 warehouse locations worldwide, Costco opened its first store in Iceland in 2017. It's located in Garðabær, about 6 miles south of Iceland's capital of Reykjavík.

Here are nine surprising products I saw on shelves there.

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The two soda fountains in Costco's food court featured an orange-flavored Icelandic soda called Egils Appelsin in addition to Pepsi, 7-Up, and water.

A soda fountain at Costco in Iceland featuring an orange-flavored Icelandic soda called Egils Appelsin.Talia Lakritz/Insider

Birthday cakes featured "Happy birthday" written in icing in the local language: "Til hamingju með ðaginn" in Icelandic.

A Costco birthday cake in Iceland.Talia Lakritz/Insider
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While Costco's house-brand Kirkland hot dogs are sold at stores all over the world, the store I visited also had the Icelandic Vínarpylsur brand.

Hot dogs at Costco in Iceland.Talia Lakritz/Insider

The location also sold tubs of creamy Icelandic yogurt called skyr.

Skyr at Costco in Iceland.Talia Lakritz/Insider
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I'd never seen these Vikingr dried fish fillets, called hardfiskur, at Costcos in the US, but they've been a staple of the Icelandic diet for centuries.

Dried fish fillets at Costco in Iceland.Talia Lakritz/Insider

I also found blocks of Smjör, an Icelandic brand of butter.

Smjör butter at Costco in Iceland.Talia Lakritz/Insider
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I was surprised to find numerous British products, like Marmite, at the Icelandic Costco.

Marmite at Costco in Iceland.Talia Lakritz/Insider

The bakery sold Victoria sandwiches, which are also available at Costco locations in the UK.

Victoria sandwiches at Costco in Iceland.Talia Lakritz/Insider
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This bag of cane icing sugar still bore Queen Elizabeth's stamp of approval known as a Royal Warrant.

Cane icing sugar at Costco in Iceland.Talia Lakritz/Insider
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