Penang hawkers continue to employ foreigners to cook local fare

Local flavours: Wan tan mee seller Ooi Eng Khong cooking for his customers at his stall.

GEORGE TOWN: Foreigners are still cooking local hawker fare despite a ban imposed by the Penang government from Jan 1.

A check by The Star at two food courts found that at least five stalls are still using the service of foreign cooks.