Diplomat Turns Vlogger in Chengdu!

Not mild. I want medium spicy.

I’m not afraid of spicy food. I’m afraid of it not being spicy enough.

Do you have glutinous rice cakes? Crispy pork, too! Any ice jelly?

The choice of pungency, the ease in ordering, and the fluency in Chinese might make it hard to believe that this is a foreign diplomat ordering food without seeing the video.

Günther Lazelsberger, Consul General of Austria in Chengdu,

has been working in Chengdu for over three years now.

He has made many Chinese friends along the way,

who often call him “Lei Zong” or “Lao Lei”.

He loves exploring food

and sharing his life here—

that is how he became a crossover content creator.

He said:

The longer I am here,

the more I find we have lots of things in common.

I think the people are very similar.

We like to have guests.

We like to share dinner or lunch,

because we just enjoy eating and family coming together.

By making food videos,

I help more people learn a little bit about Chengdu and Austria.

I think it is an interesting

and also a funny part of our job.