Barnacle Foods – Alaskan Hot Sauce With a Story Worth Telling
From a drunken taco bar discovery in Juneau, Alaska to your BBQ in Hampshire…
Sometimes, the best flavours find you. I was working on a cruise ship in Alaska when it happened – a morning off in Juneau, a dodgy stool day drinking at a taco bar, and a bottle of hot sauce on the table that changed everything.
One taste turned into a full-on moment. I literally drank it. Straight from the bottle. It was spicy, savoury, and packed with deep umami – like Alaska in a bottle. Sea-salty, smoky, and brimming with flavour, it brought a richness that lifted everything it touched.
I went back the next week for more. Once back at BBQ HQ, I hunted down the legends at Barnacle Foods – a small-batch company turning wild Alaskan kelp and other foraged ingredients into hot sauces, salsas, and condiments that bring serious depth and added richness to your food.
Now- I’m spreading the Barnacle love in the UK – so you can taste it too. Perfect on tacos, BBQ, grilled fish, or anything that needs a bold, umami-driven kick.
Just imagine the scene... having worked a night shift building theatre scenery (the other job!), popping out for some morning drinks... its allowed.. after a night shift.. ordering fresh as you like Halibut Tacos, & Blackened Halibut dirty fries drizzled with the almighty Bullwhip hot sauce. It was epic... and glad to say it can be again, in the safety of home!
