A sole-ful tribute to an iconic barefoot hawker


Mural for a master: A tourist taking a selfie with the mural of Tan and Khoo frying char koay teow, in Cecil Street market in George Town. — LIM BENG TATT/The Star

GEORGE TOWN: Penang’s legendary barefoot char koay teow seller is now immortalised in paint as a street mural on the side of a shophouse along McNair Street, just opposite the bustling Cecil Street market here.

Local mural artist Vincent Phang, 39, recently handpainted the mural of Tan Bak Juah, 71, who is known for frying koay teow over a charcoal stove while barefooted.

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