{"id":1061183,"date":"2023-05-25T12:09:11","date_gmt":"2023-05-25T12:09:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2023\/may\/25\/noodle-vendor-who-parodied-salt-bae-jailed-in-vietnam-for-anti-state-propaganda"},"modified":"2023-05-25T12:09:11","modified_gmt":"2023-05-25T12:09:11","slug":"noodle-vendor-who-parodied-salt-bae-jailed-in-vietnam-for-anti-state-propaganda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/2023\/05\/25\/noodle-vendor-who-parodied-salt-bae-jailed-in-vietnam-for-anti-state-propaganda\/","title":{"rendered":"Noodle vendor who parodied Salt Bae jailed in Vietnam for \u2018anti-state propaganda\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
Peter Lam Bui posted his video after a Vietnamese official visited the celebrity chef\u2019s London steakhouse<\/p>
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.<\/p>
In 2021, Peter Lam Bui posted a parody video impersonating Salt Bae \u2013 Nusret G\u00f6k\u00e7e, a Turkish chef who parlayed his meme stardom into high-end eateries \u2013 by sprinkling herbs on noodle soup and calling himself \u201cGreen Onion Bae\u201d.<\/p> Continue reading...<\/a>\n