The spy who fries kuey teow

High heat is important when cooking fried kuey teow.

THERE is a James Bond among us but unlike the British secret service agent from Ian Fleming’s spy series, the one in our midst runs a char kuey teow stall in SS2, Petaling Jaya.

A good marketing strategy helps sell a product and this char kuey teow seller knows it. In fact, not many people know him by his real name -- Peter Tan – but refer to him as James Bond, James or Uncle James.