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Malaysian vegetable curry
Coconut, turmeric and curry leaves, with vegetables cooked just past crunchy, over plain rice.
About half of the land of chicken curry.
One serving, against chicken curry
Computed from the ingredients we hold records for and one serving of what the dish stands in for. It is not a whole plate: rice, bread, oil and vegetables without records are not counted on either side.
| Measure | Malaysian vegetable curry | Chicken curry | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emissions | 0.37 | 1.5 | kg CO₂e per serving |
| Land | 0.8 | 1.8 | m² per serving |
| Water | 38.7 | 99 | litres per serving |
Once a week for a year, instead of chicken curry, saves: Roughly about 340 km of driving (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, 2024)
Once a week for a year, instead of chicken curry, saves: Roughly about 0.21 tennis courts (International Tennis Federation, 2024)
Once a week for a year, instead of chicken curry, saves: Roughly about 48 eight-minute showers (Energy Saving Trust, 2013)
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