Noodle vendor who parodied Salt Bae jailed in Vietnam for ‘anti-state propaganda’

Peter Lam Bui posted his video after a Vietnamese official visited the celebrity chef’s London steakhouse

A Vietnam court has jailed a noodle seller who went viral for impersonating celebrity chef Salt Bae, after the restaurateur served a gold-leaf steak to a powerful official, his lawyer said.

In 2021, Peter Lam Bui posted a parody video impersonating Salt Bae – Nusret Gökçe, a Turkish chef who parlayed his meme stardom into high-end eateries – by sprinkling herbs on noodle soup and calling himself “Green Onion Bae”.