Zing

It's that time of year again where lions dance, red packets dangled in front of young eyes and food tossed merrily around the table. What harkens for us in the year of the Ox? Well before we look deep into the crystal ball, stop by Zing for some salmon yee sang and Chinese favourites to greet the coming Lunar Year

By Alexa P.

Photography by FriedChillies

Posted on Wed, January 21, 2009 - 11:37:19 PM

*Toss* for a prosperous Lunar New Year….*Toss* for a healthy year….*Toss* for greater wealth…*Toss, Toss, Toss*. The time has come again for us to enjoy Yee Sang delights and toss for greater prosperity! At Zing my delicious lunch started off with a Yee Sang consisting of strips of raw salmon, mixed with shredded vegetables and a variety of sauces and condiments, among other ingredients. As soon as it was placed on our table we eagerly grabbed our chopsticks and tossed it around messily on the platter chanting well wishes for the New Year.

We then were presented with pickled papaya to nibble on as we waited for our meal to make its appearance. The paper thin slices of papaya were crisp with notes of sweet and sour. As I was happily crunching away, beautiful individual appetizer platters made their way over to our table. On each plate there is a soup spoon holding a Sichuan dumpling, soft shell crab fried in a light batter, and lightly stewed mixed vegetables with scallops. The dumpling is spicy and sweet filled with prawn; a definite dim sum treat. The deep fried soft shell crab tempts even the health freaks with its deep golden brown exterior. This platter was a promising start to the meal.

Zing’s signature roast duck graced our table just as the appetizers were being cleared away. It was love at first bite; the meat found under the lovely crisp reddish brown skin was succulent and overflowing with flavour. We were also told to order the Roast Lamb which is one of the chef’s specialty dishes and boy was I glad that I did! We were each presented with a single lamb rib, marinated in cumin and lightly seared then baked. My piece was so tender and fragrant I found myself checking with the waitress that it was indeed lamb. For side dishes we ordered sautéed spinach as well as braised mushrooms with mixed vegetables…although to be perfectly honest with you I can’t remember much of what they tasted like as the vegetables were overshadowed by the scrumptious meats!

"Let the tossing begin!"

When dining at Chinese restaurants I’m not often impressed by desserts as I much prefer Western cakes and chocolate concoctions, but at Zing I was delighted when the sweet treats arrived. A plate with a hefty durian pancake and a puff pastry tart was laid down before me. I devoured the pancake first with its cold rich creamy contents. Upon closer inspection the puff pastry was filled with durian as well. This was fragrant without having the overly pungent durian flavour and the light flaky pastry added another dimension to the overall dessert; delicious!

Zing’s Chinese New Year specialties will be on offer from now until 9 February for both lunch and dinner. Although the only CNY treat I managed to sample was the Yee Sang, I was told that some dishes not to be missed are the Australian lobster sashimi, sautéed scallops and shrimp served in a Potato Nest as well as the slow braised sun dried oysters.

The Yee Sang starts from RM48++ and the special New Year menu starts from RM148++ per person. To complete your Chinese New Year celebration Zing will also have a lion dance performance on the 26 January at 12.00 noon.

Pros: Good meat dishes

Cons: Pricey, a meal for two sets you back about RM150

Address: Grand Millennium Kuala Lumpur (formerly The Regent), 160 Jalan Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur

Telephone: 03 2117 4888

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