Apparently the little doughnut shop down the street from me does have taro drinks; you just have to ask for them. =)
Taro is a vegetable grown for the consumption of its roots and leaves, especially in Oceanic cultures (where it's something of a staple) and in East Asia. The root kind of looks like a hell-potato. Here:
Okay it doesn't look weird, I just said "hell-potato" to get you to laugh. Sad attempt eh?
The plant can be toxic if you don't cook it first, so watch out. With the root, you must clean and remove the skin. Some people may have irritating skin reactions to the plant's juices when they're preparing it, so you can either wear gloves when you're peeling it or just cook it in the microwave first to neutralize the effect.
The plant has a variety of uses, and pretty much any use you can think of for a potato applies to taro as well...except that taro gets made into drinks. Yum!
The purple one on the far right is taro flavored. ㅅ_ㅅ
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