It does not go unnoticed. In 2017, a chef with a particular style of adding salt to meat went viral on social media thanks to his videos. Over the years, Salt Bae Not only did he increase his popularity, but he turned his restaurants into a true gold mine by literally using this chemical element to cover pieces of steak that he later sells for $ 2,000. Along with the constant criticism from diners of the service offered at Nusr-Et Steakhouse in London and the high price of its menu, the Turkish Nusret Gökçe faces a new controversy and it is that the non-profit organization PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals or People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) launched a series of questions about him, What happened?
Dawn Carr, director of vegan corporate projects at PETA, addressed the negative comments customers make about the treatment they receive and the dollars they have to pay to sit at one of their tables. In recent days, various media have echoed this information, but she affirms that this cannot distract attention from the fact that she serves animal meat.
“Perhaps the news that the great chef Marco Pierre White will soon start serving vegan steaks in his restaurants will match Nusret Gökçe and inspire him to spread a little compassion on his dishes (…)“ Even the exorbitant prices cannot distracting attention from the reality of what, or rather who, is on their menus “said Carr as reported by the media ‘Ladbible’.
The PETA representative did not leave her criticism there as she also stated that “cows do not want to die for our food and raising animals to eat them is an environmental disaster.” A added that it should be taken into account that the raising of the cattle and the animals that are in the dish generate greenhouse gases that affect the planet and that “Vegan foods, of which there are many, are always the best choice” and recommended Salt Bae to opt for these for their menu, just like they do “The most exquisite restaurants, the latest generation Michelin star chefs and sophisticated consumers”.
Nusret Gökçe, nicknamed Salt Bae, is a Turkish cook and restaurateur who owns Nusr-Et, a Turkish chain of steakhouses. His art of cooking and preparing meat became an internet sensationHe has training as a butcher and cook.
Gökçe was born in Erzurum, Turkey, in 1983. His father was a miner. Due to financial problems his family was going through, he dropped out of school in sixth grade and started working as a butcher’s apprentice in the Kadıköy district of Istanbul at the age of thirteen and from there went on to work in Turkish steakhouses for more than 10 years. He is of Kurdish origin.
