Sweetgreen provides a variety of salads, highlighting local offerings like steelhead trout in the Pacific Northwest. This choice is due to local fish availability and sustainability practices. While steelhead trout is served in Oregon and Washington, all fish at Sweetgreen meets standards outlined by Good Agricultural Practices and the Aquaculture Stewardship Council. Steelhead trout and salmon are visually similar but differ in habitat, fat content, and flavor, with steelhead having a milder taste.
Salmon and steelhead trout are quite similar, so much so that you may not even spot the difference just by appearance. There are different varieties of salmon, with varying levels of fat content and flavors, but steelhead trout is a little different. At a glance, they're both an orange-pink hue, but salmon is a saltwater fish, whereas trout comes from fresh water.
Sourcing fish locally is more sustainable, and it contributes to the local economy, so kudos to Sweetgreen for this move.
All of the company's fish comes from suppliers who follow standards from Good Agricultural Practices or the Aquaculture Stewardship Council.
When it comes to the taste, expect a milder fishy flavor with steelhead trout on top of your salad compared to salmon.
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