Its fruit, however, has earned a place in the hearts and appetites of Chinese everywhere for its many gastronomic and medicinal uses. On Taiwan, the plant thrives best from the region south of Chiayi, in central Taiwan.
大致說來，採菱並不費力，但由於需要長時間曝曬在驕陽下，年輕女孩多寧可到工廠上班，因此目前採菱的工作，遂清一色由婦人包辦。