You Probably Weren't Expecting Kelp to Taste Like This
Would you swap out your favorite salsa for one made with kelp? An Alaska couple thinks you really should consider it.
Matt Kern and Lia Heifetz are the masterminds behind Barnacle Foods, a new company based out of the state capital, Juneau. Both dedicated foragers and lovers of eating local, their passion led them to begin working with one of the more bountiful crops in a state known for its short, land-based growing season—kelp, pulled straight from the ocean, and widely available across the tens of thousands of miles of largely-pristine Alaskan coastline.