Italian cuisine seems to be stuck in pasta and pizza. However, Italian cuisine, known as the mother of Western food, doesn't stop there. Yizhiyi is one of the few authentic Italian restaurants in Nanjing, with a strong reputation and a majority of foreign diners. Its dishes are rich and delicate, even pasta, pizza and other dishes are better than ordinary Western fast food restaurants.
Wing Yi follows the tradition of giving away aperiti bread in Italian restaurants, and the products are not sloppy. The bread is baked crispy and fluffy, with a fragrant flavor. The dipping sauce is quite rich, and there are five kinds of sauces, including strawberry, chocolate, basil, butter, and honeydew melon, which are colorful and will increase your appetite. However, the taste is not very different, and diners often mistakenly think that it is only the color. In addition, the plates are heated in advance, so that the details are in place. Cold meat is also a common appetizer, and the restaurant's platter is a collection of five classic meats: air-dried beef, salami, smoked ham, Parma ham and salami, as well as cheese, nuts and cherry tomatoes.
Pizza, pasta and risotto are the three "staples" of Italian cuisine, and the restaurant offerings are uneven. The Margarita pizza is a classic in Italian cuisine, with the orthodox version of the pizza being topped with no sauces and chopped tomatoes, but most restaurants do the opposite, and Wings of Italy follows the tradition. The pizza has a thin base with a crispy and chewy base, and is served with chunks of ham, sesame leaves, cheese and tomatoes for a full-bodied and authentic flavor. The cuttlefish noodles are the most recommended. The pasta is homemade in the restaurant, firm and dark, the seafood is full and very fresh, and the overall taste is salty and slightly spicy, and the acceptance is high. In contrast, risotto loses a lot of color, the rice is over-stewed, overcooked and soft, and the taste is average.
Dessert after the meal is naturally a must-have with the classic Italian cake – tiramisu. The square cake is placed on a white melamine plate, the biscuits are leaning on it, the white space is smeared with sauce, and the chandelier on the top of the table shines down, which is even more exquisite. The bitterness of cocoa and coffee is combined with the smoothness of cream and the rich milky aroma, which is very delicious, but it is easy to feel sweet and greasy when you eat more.
The environment of Yizhiyi is simple and elegant, but also relatively quiet, and the cooking operation room is fully transparent, which shows the hygiene of the kitchen. The waiters are foreign men who are proficient in English, but some of the staff are not very proficient in Chinese, and there are some obstacles to communicating with Chinese diners, but fortunately, they have a warm attitude and respond quickly to the needs of diners.
