title: Zowey
text: # Zowey
  
  Zowey, also known as Dzowey, Dakuwa, Donkwa or Adarkwa, is a West African snack combining peanut paste, sugar, salt, water, ginger, and powdered maize flour.
  
  ## Origin
  
  Zowey is a common snack among the Hausa and Ewe people, as well as others living in Ghana, Togo, Benin and Nigeria. The name Zowey, or Dzowey comes from the Ewe word "dzowor" meaning "spicy powder" in English. In Nigeria, Zowey is known as Donkwa, the Hausa language name for the snack.
  
  ## Ingredients
  
  The base ingredients are peanut paste, sugar, and ginger. The ingredients in a typical Zowey recipe are:
  
  * Water
  * Peanut Paste
  * Peanut Pieces
  * Sugar
  * Salt
  * Maize Flour
  * Ginger
  * Powdered Pepper
  * Water
  
  ## Preparation
  
  Zowey is typically prepared by mixing the base ingredients first, either by hand or with a mixer, and then adding powdered maize flour and peanut paste. After the contents are thoroughly mixed, the paste is shaped into round balls by hand.
  
  