What is that lemony tasting herb that is on the breadsticks that come with the tuscani pasta from pizza hut?

Question

The pasta was pretty good (alfredo) the breadsticks were awesome!

Answer 1

Maybe lemon pepper? How was the pasta?

Answer 2

There is a basil that has a lemony flavor to it. It is called, of course, lemon basil. They are probably using that instead of regular basil.

Answer 3

Could it be lemon zest??

Answer 4

Pizza Hut bread-sticks are coated with olive oil and sprinkled with a mixture of Parmesan cheese, garlic powder, garlic salt, onion powder and oregano.  It could be the olive oil was very fresh or the onion powder also contained lemon flavoring and/or sugar.   Normally, there is NO lemony herb in the mixture, so maybe they were using lemony flavored PAM spray instead of olive oil.

Answer 5

Lemon Pepper?

Answer 6

I looked on their website, and the breadsticks that come with the pastas are the same breadsticks they always have that you can order.  I used to work at Pizza Hut in high school.  The breadstick topping is a blend of parmesan cheese, dried parsley flakes, garlic powder, dried basil, and black pepper.  No lemon in there.  Maybe your pasta itself had lemon in it and some got on the breadsticks.  On second thought, there's a variety of basil called lemon basil because it has a hint of lemon.  Perhaps they've switched to that variety of basil.

I want to try that Tuscani pasta, though! It looks yummy.

Answer 7

Perhaps its lemon grass?

Lemon Grass

Lemon grass (Cymbopogon citratus), a native of India, is widely used in Thai and Vietnamese cooking.  Lemon grass is a perennial, which means once you plant it, the grass comes back year after year.  Depending on the area you live in the plant will go dormant in the winter.  In harsh climates the plant will need to be potted and wintered indoors. This aromatic herb is used in Caribbean and many types of Asian cooking and has become very popular in the United States. Most of the commercial crops for the United States are grown in California and Florida.  Lemon grass is also used for medicinal purposes.