Nusret Gökçe ([nusˈɾet ɟøcˈtʃe], born in 1983), nicknamed Salt Bae, is a Turkish butcher, chef, and restaurateur, who owns Nusr-Et, a chain of steak houses. His technique for preparing and seasoning meat became an Internet meme.
Gökçe was born in Erzurum, Turkey, to a Kurdish family. His father was a mineworker. The family's finances forced him to leave school in the 6th grade to work as a butcher's apprentice in the Kadıköy district of Istanbul.
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