Kollut, The Poisonous Yam

Kollut, The Poisonous Yam

During World War, the Obo Monuvo tribe of the Philippines fought the Japanese invasion by serving them "Kollut." It is a poisonous yam that can only be eaten after being subjected to several tedious processes. The Japanese had no idea about the poison, and they were hacked to death by the tribes after they stopped moving from the poison.

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