Most seeds come from fruit that naturally free themselves from the shell, but this is not the case in nuts such as hazelnuts, chestnuts, and acorns, which have hard shell walls and originate from a compound ovary. The general and original usage of the term is less restrictive, and many nuts (in the culinary sense), such as almonds, pistachios, and Brazil nuts, are not nuts in a botanical sense. Common usage of the term often refers to any hard-walled, edible kernel as a nut. Nuts are an energy-dense and nutrient-rich food source.

Botanically, a nut is a fruit with a woody pericarp developing from a syncarpous gynoecium. True nuts include, for example, chestnut, hazelnut and filbert. Culinarily, the term 'nut' is used much more widely, and includes examples of drupes (such as pecans and almonds) or seeds (such as pine nuts and peanuts).

Also widely known as nuts are dry drupes, which include pecans, almonds, macadamia (Macadamia integrifolia), candlenut (Aleurites moluccanus) and the water caltrop (Trapa bicornis). A drupe is an indehiscent fruit that has an outer fleshy part consisting of the exocarp, or skin, and mesocarp, or flesh, which surround a single pit or stone, the endocarp with a seed (kernel) inside. In a dry drupe, the outer parts dry up and the remaining husk is part of the ovary wall or pericarp, and the hard inner wall surrounding the seed represents the inner part of the pericarp.

Walnuts and hickories (Juglandaceae) have fruit that are difficult to classify. They are considered to be nuts under some definitions but are also referred to as drupaceous nuts.

In common use, a "tree nut" is, as the name implies, any nut coming from a tree. This most often comes up regarding food allergies; a person may be allergic specifically to peanuts (which are not tree nuts but legumes), whereas others may be allergic to the wider range of nuts that grow on trees.

The sweet potato arrived in Europe with the Columbian exchange. It is recorded, for example, in Elinor Fettiplace's Receipt Book, compiled in England in 1604.

Nuts are eaten by humans and wildlife. Because nuts generally have a high oil content, they are a significant energy source. Many seeds are edible by humans and used in cooking, eaten raw, sprouted, or roasted as a snack food, ground to make nut butters, or pressed for oil that is used in cooking and cosmetics.

Nuts used for food are a common source of food allergens. Reactions can range from mild symptoms to severe ones, a condition known as anaphylaxis, which can be life-threatening. The reaction is due to the release of histamine by the body in response to an allergen in the nuts, causing skin and other possible reactions. Many experts suggest that a person with an allergy to peanuts should avoid eating tree nuts, and vice versa.

The nuts linked to from this page are: acorn; almond; beech nuts; betel nut; brazil nut; bush mango; filbert; ginkgo nut; kola nut; candlenut; cashew; chestnut; coconut; hazelnut; macadamia; ogbono; palm nut; peanut; pecan; pine nut; pistachio; walnut.

The alphabetical list of all the nut-based recipes on this site follows, (limited to 100 recipes per page). There are 3652 recipes in total:

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Almond Madeleines      Origin: France	Antiguan Callaloo      Origin: Antigua	Arroz con Dulce (Puerto Rican Coconut Rice Pudding)      Origin: Puerto Rico
Almond Mousse Cheesecake      Origin: American	Antiguan Curried King Prawns      Origin: Antigua	Arroz con Leche      Origin: Mexico
Almond Mylk (Almond Milk)      Origin: England	Antiguan Curry Butter Prawns with Plantain Grits      Origin: Antigua	Arroz con Leche      Origin: Uruguay
Almond Nougat      Origin: Britain	Antiguan Jerk Curry Paste      Origin: Antigua	Arroz con Leche (Rice with Milk)      Origin: Colombia
Almond Pancakes      Origin: Britain	Antiguan Jerk Seasoning      Origin: Antigua	Arroz de Coco e Papaia (Rice with Coconut and Papaya)      Origin: Angola
Aloko      Origin: Cote dIvoire	Antiguan Rice Pudding      Origin: Antigua	Arroz doce (Sao Tomean Rice Pudding)      Origin: Sao Tome
Aloo Badun (Potato Badun)      Origin: Sri Lanka	Antiguan Seasoned Rice      Origin: Antigua	Arroz Integral com Mantiega de Amendoim e Bananas (Brown Rice with Peanut Mantiega and Bananas)      Origin: Angola
Aloo Bhaji      Origin: India	ANZAC Biscuits      Origin: New Zealand	Aruba Chicken      Origin: Aruba
Alu Kesel (Sri Lankan Ash Plantain Curry)      Origin: Sri Lanka	Apache Acorn Cakes      Origin: America	Aruba Curry Powder      Origin: Aruba
Amaretti Orestano      Origin: Italy	Apothermum (Sweet Wine and Raisin Sauce)      Origin: Roman	Aruban Iced Coconut Soup      Origin: Aruba
Amaretto Cheesecake II      Origin: American	Apple and Cottage Cheese Muffins (Äppelmuffins med KESO)      Origin: Sweden	Asabia el Aroos (Brides' Fingers)      Origin: Afghanistan
Amaretto Cheesecake with Apricot Glaze      Origin: Britain	Apple and Cream Pie      Origin: American	Ash Gourd Coconut Curry      Origin: India
Amaretto Cheesecake with Raspberry Sauce      Origin: Britain	Apple and Pear Harvest Pie      Origin: South Africa	Ashkenazi Charoset      Origin: Jewish
Amaretto Hazelnut Macaroon Cheesecake      Origin: Britain	Apple Cheesecake      Origin: Britain	Asian Duck Curry      Origin: Fusion
Ambrevades au Curry (Pigeon Pea and Coconut Curry)      Origin: Comoros	Apple Cheesecakes      Origin: Ireland	Asian-style Lettuce Wraps      Origin: Fusion
Ambrosia      Origin: American	Apple Kesari with Nutmeg      Origin: India	Assegas n Tajin s Ifrawen (Camel tagine with dried apricots)      Origin: Western Sahara
Ambrosia Cake      Origin: American	Apple Muse      Origin: England	Aşure (Noah's Pudding)      Origin: Northern Cyprus
American Apple Pie      Origin: America	Apple Nut Cobbler      Origin: Britain	Ataanme Nmliche (Tiger Nut Pudding)      Origin: Ghana
American Samoan Poi (Mashed Bananas with Coconut Cream)      Origin: American Samoa	Apple Pie Smoothie      Origin: American	Atadwe Milkye (Silky Tigernut Pudding)      Origin: Ghana
Amerikaner Biscuits      Origin: American	Apple Tansy      Origin: British	Augurken (Dutch Lunch Pickles)      Origin: Netherlands
Amok Trey Khmer (Cambodian Fish Amok)      Origin: Cambodia	Apple, Chestnut and Mugwort Stuffing for Roast Goose      Origin: Britain	Aumonières aux pommes et aux marrons (Apple and Chestnut Purses)      Origin: France
Amour Caché (Hidden Love Cake)      Origin: Martinique	Apple, Cider and Onion Soup      Origin: British	Aunu Senebre      Origin: Papua
Anardana Gosht (Lamb Curry with Pomegranate)      Origin: India	Apple, Pear and Cinnamon Crumble      Origin: British	Aunu Senebre      Origin: Papua New Guinea
Anchovy Paste      Origin: Britain	Appulmoy (Apple Stew)      Origin: England	Aurangabadi Naan Qaliya      Origin: India
Ancient Egyptian Tigernut Sweetmeats      Origin: Egypt	Apricot Compote      Origin: Britain	Autumn Cheesecake      Origin: Britain
Andhra Kodi Kura (Andhra Chicken Curry)      Origin: India	Apricot Crumble      Origin: British	Avocado and Basil Leaf Pesto      Origin: Fusion
Angel Burfi      Origin: India	Apricot Pinwheels      Origin: British	Avocado Toasts with Flowers and Soft-boiled Eggs      Origin: Australia
Angelica Seed Pound Cake      Origin: Britain	Apricot Sorbet      Origin: British	Ayam Begana (Chicken Begana)      Origin: Cocos Islands
Anglo-Indian Ball Curry      Origin: Anglo-Indian	Arabic Pasta with Beef and Yogurt Sauce      Origin: Fusion	Ayam Bumbu Rujak (Chicken with Rujak Gravy)      Origin: Indonesia
Angolan Prego no Pão (Angolan Prego Rolls)      Origin: Angola	Arkansas Cheesecake      Origin: American	Ayam Masak Lemak (Spicy Fenugreek Meat)      Origin: Malaysia
Anguillan Saltfish      Origin: Anguilla	Aromatic Lamb with Ginger and Potatoes      Origin: Ireland	Ayam Masak Lemak (Chicken in Creamy Coconut)      Origin: Malaysia
Angwa Mo (Ghanaian Rice Pilaf)      Origin: Ghana	Aros di Koko (Coconut Rice)      Origin: Dominica	Ayam Panggang (Grilled Whole Chicken)      Origin: Indonesia
Aniseed Toadstool Velouté Sauce      Origin: Britain	Arrowhead Tuber Mash      Origin: Britain
Another Walnut Catsup      Origin: British	Arrowroot Halwa      Origin: India

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