250 years before Marco Polo was born. It may have been by coincidence that the food items are similar, both being flatbread. Similar dishes Similar dishes in Chinese culture, and in other cultures, exist: China Laobing Shaobing Elsewhere Bánh xèo (Vietnamese) variant of okonomiyaki (Japanese) Num pang chen (Cambodian) Pajeon (Korean) Paratha (Indian) Podpłomyk (Polish) Marase'e (Saudi Arabian) Murtabak (Saudi Arabian) See also List of Chinese dishes List of onion dishes List of pancakes References Chinese breads Chinese pancakes Flatbread dishes Onion-based foods Pancakes Scallion dishes Street food Taiwanese cuisine Unleavened breads