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Vegans troll Salt Bae and his extortionate prices with cheeky stunt

Published 10:31 16 Oct 2021 BST

Charlie Herbert
Vegans troll Salt Bae and his extortionate prices with cheeky stunt

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"You don't have to win Squid Game to afford this."

A vegan food company has been trolling Salt Bae and his extortionate prices by setting up a food truck outside his new London restaurant and giving out free food. For the past few weeks, people have been dumbfounded by the prices that Salt Bae - a.k.a. Nusret Gökçe - has been charging at his London restaurant, Nusr-et. Some of the highlights include £12 for sweetcorn, £11 for a Red Bull and £850 for a gold-covered Tomahawk steak. So vegan food company THIS have launched a cheeky stunt outside Nusr-et, by handing out free vegan rolls to hungry passers-by. With slogans on the side such as "you don't need to win Squid Game to afford this," the truck offered "gold baecon baps" containing THIS's meat-free product. A press release said they were happy to offer out the vegan produce to "financially bruised and hungry diners left disappointed with their Salt Bae experience." [caption id="attachment_294292" align="alignnone" width="912"] The food truck was offering 'gold baecon baps' to passers-by (credit: THIS)[/caption]   THIS co-founder Andy Shovel said: "We felt sorry for all these people turning up for a nice meal and then being whacked with a massive bill. You shouldn’t haven’t to sell your kidney or left b*****k to have delicious food. "Hopefully our baecon rolls helped a few people out and we’ve managed to show plant-based can be just as meaty." The stunt comes days after a study found Brits are eating 17% less red meat than a decade ago, so THIS could be the future. And charging £800 for a steak is enough to make anyone go vegan if you ask me. Related links:

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Vegans troll Salt Bae and his extortionate prices with cheeky stunt