On Nov 6, 2:05 pm, stark > wrote:
> Paxamathi. It's bread, but what kind? How processed? I'm really
> looking for an equivalent
> English word. Probably archaic, but I think it described bread
> preserved in some way. Not maintaining freshness so much as inhibiting
> mould.

First google search of paxamathi found this:
scroll down for crete dakos

http://diatrophi.com/saladsEN.htm

I then googled crete dakos and got this:

http://greekfood.about.com/od/veggie...es/r/dakos.htm

So is it some kind of barley bread?
Just a wild guess.

Or it might just mean bread crumbs. Another quick google of "amathi"
= sand.

-Tracy
(likes to google)