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Kelly-Ann Mills

Salt Bae sparks gold food craze as Indian restaurant creates golden poppadom

A London restaurant has joined the gold food craze started by Salt Bae's Nusr-et restaurant and is selling a golden poppadum for a huge £100 price tag.

Shad Indian near London Bridge is now selling a 24 karat poppadom to rival Salt Bae's £630 gold-dusted steak.

The 10-inch rounded Indian accompaniment is covered in the gold leaf at the restaurant on Tooley Street, London.

Owner Mohammed Kodrul says the recipe is top secret but is made from a traditional version with ground lentils before being fried in oil.

The gold topping is added after it is cooked with Mr Kodrul adding that it is as "an incredible twist to the Indian cuisine".

He said that the poppadums have "a very expensive taste to it and always wows our customers"

Customers can pay £100 for the dish (SHAD INDIAN RESTAURANT / MERCURY PRESS)

Salt Bae's London restaurant Nusr-Et Steakhouse has divided opinion with diners who have taken to review websites to give their opinion on the social media sensation's latest venture.

The Turkish chef, whose real name is Nusret Gökçe, recently opened the restaurant in Knightsbridge, which has hit the headlines due to its pricing as one group of diners claimed their final bill totalled £37,000.

Mohammed Kodrul Islam with the 24 karat gold Poppadom (SHAD INDIAN RESTAURANT / MERCURY PRESS)

Celebrities have flocked to visit the Instagram-worthy chain and TOWIE star Gemma Collins said she was left in "utter shock" after paying £1,450 for a steak - but said she rated the "once in a lifetime" experience a "10/10".

Diners have been leaving their own opinionated reviews online, with one saying the £100 gold burger is below the standard of Harvester food, while others lashed out at those criticising the pricing by arguing: "You know exactly what you're putting yourself into. If you cant afford it, don't go."

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