The internet is losing its sh*t over this hot Turkish Chef, Nusret Gökçe, for the weirdest and the funniest reason ever. Don’t get confused thinking that he is garnering social media’s attention because of his good looks, he is gaining popularity for the way he sprinkles salt over meat. For all you guys living under the rock until now and wondering what’s wrong with sprinkling salt, check this out. For the rest of the peeps, here’s a recap of ‘Salt Bae’ in action.

Ottoman steak ?

A video posted by nusr_et (@nusr_et) on Jan 7, 2017 at 2:44am PST

Did you see that? Now, that’s one hella way to add more spice and sass to your culinary skills. What’s more, one look at his knife skills and you already know that you need to go to his restaurant at least once. Moreover, people are going crazy over the precision with which he cuts and beats his meat. The way he treats his meat is so satisfying that people are comparing it to food porn, with men feeling jealous of his popularity and women swooning over his salty skills. Thanks to this dramatic finesse, Nusret now has a huge fan following on social media. After all, this guy isn’t called ‘Salt Bae’ for no reason. This has officially become the first meme of 2017.

His meaty endeavours are already breaking the internet and when you have such looks to kill, one can only wish to watch him live in action.

Bugun Ankara nusretdeyiz beklirim dedi

A photo posted by nusr_et (@nusr_et) on Dec 6, 2016 at 1:13am PST

If you too are left mesmerized by the beauty with which ‘Salt Bae’ treats his meat, then these memes are sure to crack you up.  

You vs the man she tells you not to worry about pic.twitter.com/QeXqj8upj2

— ™ (@elBeardedBandit) 7 January 2017

#saltbae for who... say hello to #aromatbae ?? pic.twitter.com/4kbIcJjiaK

— Ndumiso Lindi (@roosta27) January 10, 2017

vegetarian #saltbae pic.twitter.com/sbYoY0M2Sw

— Kari Sonde (@kari_sonde) January 9, 2017

When someone is making plans you have no intention of going to, so you add "what time?" For decoration
https://t.co/PwAJ3HhrNO

— M E L A T O (@tuche616) 7 January 2017

When your sibling is already getting shouted at and you remind your mum of other bad things they have done pic.twitter.com/X8Z4zXeRyX

— #TwoKGiveaway (@90sTalha) 8 January 2017

When you use "thus" in an essay pic.twitter.com/LgC27qdzXe

— محسن (@SheikhMyBody) 8 January 2017

Joe has been spending too much time looking at @sprinklechef memes

A photo posted by Masi Popal (@masipopal) on Jan 10, 2017 at 5:07pm PST

These Saltbae memes...NOT ABLE ??? #saltbae #datflourishdoe #nusret #lovindubai (Via @saltbae_)

A photo posted by Lovin Dubai (@lovindubai) on Jan 10, 2017 at 8:45pm PST

Haha ?#microsoft #haha #saltbae #sugarcoated #resume #perfect #nusret #steakhouse #worldstar #vine

A photo posted by The Meme God (@leo_cbe) on Jan 10, 2017 at 1:18pm PST

His kick-ass way of sprinkling salt reminds us of those ‘pados wali’ aunties who leave no stone unturned in rubbing salt while complaining to our parents and this is exactly the way they do it.