The dinner was attended by Vinicius Junior, Gabriel Jesus and Éder Militão, as well as the former player
Alongside the athletes of the Brazilian national team Ronaldo phenomenon sparked internet controversy when they visited the famous Turkish chef’s Nusr-Et restaurant bae of salt, in Qatar. In the establishment, they consumed one of the flagships of the menu: a gold plated steak, with an estimated value of BRL 9 thousand. The attackers were present vinicio junior And Gabriel Jesusin addition to the defender Eder Militãowho have been criticized for their attitude.
The dinner of the athletes and the former player was filmed and posted on social media by the chef himself, who has 49.5 million followers on Instagram. The scenes of Brazilians consuming the “golden meat” generated controversy on social networks, with internet users accusing them of being too ostentatious. Others, however, defended the athletes. In his appearance on the Poppah podcast on Sunday, Ronaldo fired at critics and said he sees no problems in the situation, which can be “inspirational” to other people.
“The Brazilian national team and the footballers have such a great responsibility to convey the good, and people confuse football with politics, with hate speech. People are very lost. Today you don’t see people discussing football, it’s just opinion, bullshit rule, and hate speech is constant.If you ate the gold plated meat, that’s the guy’s problem. […] There is nothing wrong with it, it can even inspire other people. There are things that are better to ignore completely” Ronaldo said.
“A p…gastronomic experience. You’re somewhere you probably won’t return. It’s about enjoying the experience. There’s nothing wrong with it. And if you go with a little more common sense, it can be of inspiration for other people, for those who will run after, to work, to run after success and victory”, he concluded.
During the World Cup, the restaurant was a frequent place for athletes and celebrities to visit. Before the duel with Germany in the group stage, several Spanish players visited the venue and tasted the delicacy. Sergio Busquets, Marcos Llorente, Carvajal, Koke, Marco Asensio, Jordi Alba, Gavi, Hugo Guillamon, Pedri and Pau Torres appeared in a video released by the chef himself.
Watch the video of the Brazilian players at the restaurant
Salt Bae: Who is the Celebrity Chef?
Nusret Gökçe, 39, is a Turkish chef who conquers the taste buds of celebrities. He is famous for the videos on social networks in which he salts meat in an unusual way, an act that has earned him the nickname of Bae of salt, boyfriend of salt, in free translation —, the chef has served other celebrities from the world of football, such as Lionel Messi, Robert Lewandowski, among many others. On social media, he usually posts videos of celebrity visits he receives in his restaurants around the world.
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