Critics sour on Salt Bae after brag about customers’ $108,500 receipt

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Rubbing salt in the wounds.

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That’s what critics are saying after celebrity chef Salt Bae sparked an uproar by posting a $108,500 receipt for a single meal recently at his Dubai restaurant.

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“Money comes money goes,” the 40-year-old Turkish chef, whose real name is Nusret Gokce, wrote on Instagram to his nearly 54 million followers.

That will come as an insult to hard-working Turks, many of whom are struggling to make ends meet in the midst of a 60% rise in inflation and 10% unemployment rate, Newsflash reported.

The unidentified diners who visited the Nusr-Et Steakhouse Dubai at the Four Seasons resort over the weekend enjoyed beer carpaccio, french fries, salad, baklava and fruit.

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Because that wasn’t enough, they also noshed on luxurious gold-covered meat, including a filet mignon priced at $270 and three steaks totalling $1,390.

As for the drinks? Four porn-star martinis ($130), two bottles of Chateau Petrus 2009 ($53,900), one bottle of Petrus 2011 ($17,700) and five double glasses of exclusive Louis XIII cognac neat ($7,500) made the meal that much more ridiculous.

The group reportedly shelled out $24,500 in tips.

Salt Bae’s insensitive brag didn’t exactly win over social media.

“This is a case when people have more money than common sense,” one person declared on Instagram.

“My carpenter can cook better,” another spat.

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Meanwhile, Turkish newspaper Yenicag reportedly accused Salt Bae of flaunting his wealth as “citizens struggle to make ends meet with a three-cent minimum wage.”

Salt Bae, known as the “internet’s sexiest butcher,” became a global sensation in 2017 thanks to an Instagram video featuring his signature sensual moves, preparing and seasoning (with salt!) a bone-in steak.

He went on to establish a chain of more than 20 restaurants, including a since-closed Manhattan burger joint.

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