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Phone: 011 66992427
Address: Sheraton Hotel, District Centre, Saket, New Delhi, India
Time: 6:00 PM – 11:45 PM
Meals for two: Rs. 2,000
Cuisines: Chinese, Asian
Facilities: Wheelchair Accessible, Full Bar Available, Valet Parking Available, Indoor Seating, Smoking Area, Brunch, Table booking recommended
Yi Jing, Saket, New Delhi: Decor
The Pan-Asian of old has given way to Yi Jing, with a brand new, bold black, white and red décor and a chef from Sichuan. Recently married Chef Zheng Wei is extremely proud of his home cuisine, speaks fluent English and has worked in India before this present stint. Which means that Chef Zheng knows desi preferences, caters to them, yet gives us a taste of one of the eight greatest regional Chinese cuisines. It is highly recommended to ask the chef to plan your menu, because it has been graded into Sichuan classics, chef’s specialties and other dishes that the Delhi palate enjoys. Whether you want to sample a bit from each group (they’re not marked as such on the menu) or stick to just one is your choice.
Yi Jing, Saket, New Delhi: Food
In the traditional Chinese kitchen, there is one specialist who handles the dimsum and another who makes the main courses. Chef Zheng is an expert in main course; the dimsum section is handled by the team, with the result that it is an uneven match. Sole fish in sweet and sour sauce (₹ 675) would have been an ancient favorite of the 1970s, except that this version is so much improved as to be barely recognizable. The sauce is made of real fruit juice with a tang, and the sole has been kept whole and cut into ‘petals’, leaving the base intact. Knife skills are one of the tricks up a Chinese chef’s sleeve and this is one show-piece dish. The other is a quintessentially Sichuan preparation that goes by the rather flowery name of ‘fish swimming in water’ in Mandarin.
On the menu, it is called fish fillets in hot chilli oil (₹ 1250) and is served by pouring sizzling hot oil on fillets of fish and dry red chillies with Sichuan peppercorns. Don’t miss this one. The hotpot section is a meal in one and consists of a number of options of the stock and the vegetables, meats and noodles. It sounds like a perfect meal in a bowl.
Plus & Minus:
The lights are right above each table and are eye-wateringly bright.
