Forty years of family, one jar at a time.
Dalia's Salsa was born in a Palmer kitchen, raised on the Alaska State Fair grounds, and carried forward by a family that refuses to take shortcuts.
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1984
A Mat-Su Kitchen
Dalia arrives in Palmer with her family's Mexican recipes tucked in her memory. The first batches are made for neighbors and friends — and word travels fast in a valley this small.
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1992
El Perico Opens
What started as a side hustle becomes the family's full-time work. A small storefront and a fair booth introduce Alaskans to authentic Latin flavors made with local hands.
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2000s
Red Gate Legend
The Alaska State Fair booth at the Red Gate becomes an annual rite. Lines form. Friendships form. Three decades of summer memories form, all over a single jar.
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2014
A Quiet Pause
After a generation of full-throttle service, the family takes a breath. The recipes don't go anywhere — they're just resting, waiting.
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2016
The Return
Dalia's children pick up the ladle. Same recipes, same hands, same Palmer kitchen — with a renewed commitment to retail, restaurant partners, and statewide reach.
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Today
Bigger Than a Jar
We're building Dalia's into Alaska's heritage Latin food brand — salsa, recipes, accessories, and culture, all sourced from one family's forty-year story.
About Dalia’s Salsa
Dalia created her salsa recipe 33 years ago in Palmer, Alaska. Since then, it has been a fan favorite in Alaska, first at El Perico restaurant in the old Carrs Mall in Palmer, then at the Alaska State Fair at El Perico Carne Asada from 1989 - 2007.
After a brief hiatus from the salsa game, Dalia gave the people what they wanted by bringing back her recipe at the Bonanza, now renamed “Gomez Family Mexican Food” booth at the 2016 Alaska State Fair, and each summer since.
Over the years, she’s received countless requests to make her salsa available for purchase, and in 2020, her daughter, Natalie started Dalia’s Salsa LLC. Natalie runs and operates the business and the salsa is available at POP-UPS, events, and farmers markets in Alaska.
Dalia is a snowbird in the winter and is able to help her daughter, Natalie in the summer. Dalia’s Salsa is also on all their food at their food booth Gomez Family Mexican Food at the Alaska State Fair on the red trail!
Locate Our Fair BoothNatalie & The Family Ladle
Today, Dalia's daughter, Natalie, carries the legacy forward. Working from the same family kitchen in Palmer, she oversees every small batch, ensuring that the same rich, roasted smoky notes that defined Dalia's first jar in 1984 remain true today.
"It's more than a business — it's our family's story in a jar. We still roast the fresh tomatoes and hand-char the jalapeños, just like my mother did. We are keeping it authentic, raw, and Alaskan."
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The recipe hasn't changed.
We roast fresh tomatoes, char our peppers by hand, and never use preservatives or shortcuts. Every jar is made and labeled in Palmer, Alaska — the way Dalia did it in 1984.
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