Savouring sweet success

TAN Swee Hoe’s crowning as the rojak king during the Battle of Penang Hawker Masters 2012 capped off four decades of hard work mixing and dishing up the popular local delicacy.

Though the triumph came much as a surprise, the 51- year-old considers it the pinnacle of a career, whose early years were fraught with challenges and brushes with council authorities.