Salt Bae is a nickname given to Turkish chef Nusret Gökçe, who was widely discussed on social media following the circulation of a video in which he flamboyantly sprinkles salt on a carved steak. On January 7, 2017, Gökçe uploaded a video of himself carving a steak and sprinkling salt over his forearm on to the meat. Within 48 hours, the video gained over 2.5 million views and thousands of comments. That day, Twitter user @lolalissaa reposted the video along the message “so this is #saltbae.” Here’s a collection of the chef’s videos so you can see what the fuss is all about. Watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NM4p08uIEHI or scan the QR code
