Tik Toker Ahmad Alzahabi shares a meal with 5.1 million fans

Ahmad Alzahabi invites 5.1 million people every week into his kitchen.

Ahmad Alzahabi invites 5.1 million people every week into his kitchen – virtually, of course.

Alzahabi, known as @TheGoldenBalance on social media, is working to make kitchen duty less intimidating for his followers. The Syrian American posts instructional videos from his Flint, Michigan, home on creating some of his favorite dishes. For Alzahabi, his YouTube Shorts videos are a family affair: he showcases some of his mother’s recipes while his father serves as a trusted taste-tester.

While Alzahabi is a social media celebrity, he’s also been noticed by other marquee names, including “Truth Hurts” singer Lizzo, who honored the YouTube chef by uttering his signature signoff, “Now Bismillah,” an Islamic phrase meaning, “In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.”

Alzahabi joined correspondent Trevor Ault during ABC News Live Prime’s weekly segment “Tik Talk,” where popular Tik Tokers explain the stories behind their viral content. Alzahabi told Ault that the Ramadan holiday is much more than fasting for him: “For me, it’s a spiritual cleanse. You’re stepping away from your day-to-day and thinking more about why we’re on this planet… It’s not just refraining and holding back from food.”