Many restaurants want to serve sushi, but when fish have to be frozen and delivered long distance, the ingredients aren't exactly local. And many sushi seafood favorites are caught using fishing practices that would make a conservationist shudder.

Bon Appetit is trying to remedy that, coming up with sushi that customers can eat with good conscience. The company's chefs have found local solutions for key ingredients even in landlocked states.

The sushi served at Oracle Corporation in Redwood Shores, California, is especially noteworthy. The chefs there use alternative ingredients, relying more on Asian vegetables than fish. Using traditional sushi techniques, Oracle's chefs prepare meals with local, sustainable ingredients. How does grilled eggplant with miso sound? Or a roll made with Chinese long beans grown by a local farmer, paired with fried tofu made from California-grown soybeans.

Bon Appetit is working with Blue Ocean Institute, Environmental Defense Fund and Monterey Bay Aquarium to produce guides that educate customers about sustainable sushi.

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