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The Internet Is Going Crazy Over This Smooth Turkish Chef

'Salt Bae' is our new favourite meme!

So your Facebook feed may have been inundated recently with this photo of a suave Turkish man sprinkling salt so fabulously that you simply can’t look away. But who is ‘Salt Bae’? 

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The Turkish chef who has taken the Internet by storm is called Nusret Gokce, and he’s the co-owner of a steakhouse in Istanbul. He first got people’s attention with this unique video of him serving up a rack of lamb.

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Watch closely as he deftly slices the Ottoman steak, carefully holding it in place. But notice the plentiful bowl of salt in the background. He’s gonna need that real soon.

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What has turned this stylish chef into an Internet meme is the zest with which he sprinkles the salt on the lamb. BAM!

Salt Bae

Quickly, memes like this one popped up.

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Then, things got out of control. Check it out:

https://www.instagram.com/p/BPGLfDyA0Vh/
https://www.instagram.com/p/BPGUF-uD0q4/
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https://www.instagram.com/p/BPGLVkMA5Qe/
https://twitter.com/hanxine/status/817815876275728384?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

Pedestrian.tv even added an Australian touch, including meat pies and fairy bread, and it is nothing short of amazing.

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Salt Bae, you can stick around.

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