Canned Octopus with a Kick

Cannery owner Mathew Scaletta
Cannery owner Mathew Scaletta, holding octopus ready to can. Photo by Bethany Goodrich, Sitka, AK.

Wildfish Cannery of Klawock, Alaska,  has partnered with Barnacle Foods, in Juneau, to produce its latest gourmet product, Wildfish Cannery Octopus in Bullwhip Kelp Hot Sauce. Cannery owner Mathew Scaletta, holding octopus ready to can, said he’s wanted to add a spiced octopus to the line-up for years, but needed to work with another Alaska manufacturer that shared his values. Wildfish Cannery’s smoked octopus is a fan favorite with customers who also snap up the company’s salmon geoduck and herring items.