Nicolas Maduro boasted about dining in decadence – as his country starves – at Salt Bae’s “famous restaurant” and brushed off outrage over the meal as “an international mob,” according to reports.

Venezuela’s tone-deaf president promised to return to Nusret Gokce’s steakhouse in Istanbul “very, very soon” despite being roasted after videos of him and wife Cilia Flores gorging on $275 lamb went viral.

“I sent my regards to Nusret, a very nice man [who] loves Venezuela,” he told reporters Tuesday about the internet sensation who catapulted to fame for flamboyantly sprinkling salt on meat, according to Newsweek. “I even sat down in a chair of a true sultan. … We hugged like 100 times.”

“Any member of the opposition can visit,” he added.

A main course at Gokce’s restaurant Nusr-Et costs between $70 and $250 – the equivalent of between two and eight months’ salary in Venezuela on minimum wage.

The impoverished nation has been ravaged by food shortages amid a years-long recession that’s been largely ignored by Maduro, who’s pinned the crisis on the US and Europe.

“We shared a meal in a famous restaurant. I send a greeting from here to Nusret, who looked after us personally. We chatted, enjoyed our time with him. … He loves Venezuela,” Maduro said after returning from a trip to China, which included a stopover in Istanbul where he dined with Turkish authorities.

With Post Wires