Monhinga
is
eaten
every
morning
for
breakfast
by
most
people
in
Lower
Myanmar
,
an
area
containing
more
than
half
the
nation's
population
of
about
50
million
.
The
dish
,
also
eaten
throughout
the
day
,
was
probably
created
several
centuries
ago
by
the
Mon
ethnic
group
living
on
the
coast
in
the
far
south
of
the
country
,
and
spread
to
the
Ayeyarwady
(
or
Irrawaddy
)
delta
further
north
,
where
hundreds
of
streams
and
____________________
overflow
with
fish
.
The
____________________
towns
of
Myaungmya
,
Latputta
and
Pyapon
are
famous
for
their
own
varieties
,
although
they're
actually
pretty
similar
:
rich
,
____________________
fish
____________________
slightly
thickened
with
roast
rice
and
roast
____________________
flour
.