Midrash for Pesachim 71:6
מאי טעמא דר' עקיבא מי כתיב לחם עוני עני כתיב
If so, what is taught by 'bread of affliction' ['oni]? It excludes dough which was kneaded with wine, oil, or honey.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Which makes it into 'rich' mazzah. The phrase is now translated: bread of poverty. from 'ani () poor. hbug hbg');"><sup>7</sup></span>
Sifrei Devarim
"the bread of affliction": to exclude chalut (a paste stirred in hot water) and pan-cakes.
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