芋頭據説最早馴化於西元前5000年的南印度，馬來西亞，或是中印尼一帶，之後傳到東亞，太平洋島嶼，埃及，以及地中海區域，之後再傳入東非，西非，然後才到美洲。目前遍佈世界。
台灣芋頭有70％是來自屏東高樹，台中大甲，以及苗栗公館。主要栽種品種有檳榔心芋，高雄1號，麵芋和紅梗芋4種。依照栽種的方式又可以分為水芋和旱芋。旱芋質地較鬆，適合加在糕點類，水芋質地偏硬，較紮實，尤其冬天少雨芋頭長得慢，吃起來較綿密，拿來做成熱呼呼的芋頭奶茶很適合天氣冷的時候喝。
PinCha從大甲進了檳榔心水芋，正在研發新飲料，希望在立冬之後可以帶給大家新的暖和飲品。
Taro, Colocasia esculenta, is thought to have originated in south India, Malaysia, or middle Indonesia around 5000 BC. It gradually spread eastward into East Asia and the Pacific Islands and westward into Egypt and Mediterranean areas. After that, it was cultivated southward and westward from there into East Africa and West Africa, where it spread into Americas.
70% of Taiwanese Taros are from Pingtung Gaoshu, Taichung Dajia, and Miaoli Gongguan. The main planting varieties are Binglangxin, Kaohsiung No. 1, Mianyu, and Honggengyu. According to the planting methods, Taros also can be divided into leeches and marmots.
The texture of the marmot is relatively loose, suitable for making cakes or bread. The leech one is harder and firmer. Especially the taros cultivated in winter, they grow slower and their textures are even more densely. The hot and steamed taro milk tea will be very fulfilling and desirable when the weather is getting colder and colder.
PinCha purchased the leech Binglangxin Taros from Dajia and is developing new beverages, hoping to introduce our friends the new drinks soon.
Sources:
https://kmweb.coa.gov.tw/subject/ct.asp?xItem=104276&ctNode=2722&mp=175&kpi=0&hashid=
http://food.ltn.com.tw/article/5090/2
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colocasia_esculenta
https://www.scake.com.tw/news/74
https://kmweb.coa.gov.tw/subject/ct.asp?xItem=160961&ctNode=2738&mp=175&kpi=0&hashid=
