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 2850 recipes in total:

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Fricassée of Turkey      Origin: Britain	Gâteau Mont Blanc      Origin: France	Ghrayba      Origin: Libya
Fricassée de Lambi (Queen Conch Fricassee)      Origin: Martinique	Güschgle-Knöpfle (Güshgle-style Button Noodles)      Origin: Liechtenstein	Gibelotte aux Amandes (Gibelotte with Almonds)      Origin: France
Fried Chicken, Ital Vegetables and Rundown Sauce      Origin: Jamaica	Gadang Pit (Red Curry Chicken)      Origin: Laos	Giliø kava (Acorn Coffee)      Origin: Lithuania
Fried Fish with Pine Kernels      Origin: China	Gaelic Fruit      Origin: Scotland	Ginger Chicken with Toasted Sesame Seeds      Origin: China
Fried Mackerel with Gooseberries      Origin: England	Gaeng Karee Gai (Yellow Curry With Chicken)      Origin: Thailand	Ginger Soy Fish en Papillote      Origin: Fusion
Fried Pumpkin      Origin: Nigeria	Gaeng Khiaw Waen (Green Curry with Pork)      Origin: Thailand	Ginger Turkey Curry      Origin: Britain
Frikkadel Curry      Origin: South Africa	Gaeng Ki Lek (Northern Thai Pork and Ki Lek Curry with Fingerroot)      Origin: Thailand	Ginger, Chicken and Coconut Soup      Origin: Fusion
Frikkadels      Origin: South Africa	Gaeng Ki Lek (Northern Thai Pork and Ki Lek Curry with Fingerroot)      Origin: Thailand	Gingerbread Easter Bunnies      Origin: Britain
Fritela di Malva (Common Mallow Flower Fritters)      Origin: Italy	Gaeng Pa (Jungle Curry Paste)      Origin: Thailand	Gingerbread Mincemeat Cupcakes with Salted Caramel Icing      Origin: Britain
Frosted Walnut Cake      Origin: American	Gaeng Pa-naeng (Panang Curry)      Origin: Thailand	Gingerbread Ring Cake      Origin: British
Frucht-Chutney (Fruit Chutney)      Origin: Namibia	Gajar Ka Halwa (Carrot Halwa)      Origin: India	Gingko Rice      Origin: Fusion
Fruit Curry      Origin: India	Gajjar Barfi (Carrot Fudge)      Origin: India	Gjellë me Arra të Ellit (Chicken with Walnuts)      Origin: Albania
Fruit Curry      Origin: South Africa	Galettes de Légumes au Fonio (Vegetable Fritters with Fonio)      Origin: Burkina Faso	Glace à la noix de coco (Coconut Ice-Cream)      Origin: French Guiana
Fruit Risshews      Origin: England	Gali Ji Huifan (Cantonese Chicken Curry on Rice)      Origin: China	Glace de Banane á la Mamadou (Mamadou's Banana Glace)      Origin: Senegal
Fruit Risshews      Origin: England	Galo Soup      Origin: Liberia	Glazed Duckling with Pineapple Salsa      Origin: Fusion
Fruit-glazed Easter Ham      Origin: Britain	Garam Masala      Origin: India	Glires (Stuffed Dormouse)      Origin: Roman
Fruited Luncheon Cake II      Origin: British	Garlic Chilli Chicken      Origin: Britain	Glücksbringer (Lucky Charm Biscuits)      Origin: Germany
Fruity Beef Casserole      Origin: Britain	Garlic Mustard Pesto      Origin: Italy	Gluten-free Rhubarb Crumble      Origin: Britain
Fruity Chicken Curry      Origin: India	Gastris (Nut Cake)      Origin: Roman	Gluten-free Rich Fruit Cake      Origin: British
Fruity Turkey Curry      Origin: Britain	Gateau Ayisyen Zoranj (Haitian Orange Cake)      Origin: Haiti	Gnocchi di Ortica (Nettle Gnocchi)      Origin: Italy
Frumente (Wheat in Milk and Broth)      Origin: England	Gâteau de couac à la noix de coco (Cassava Semolina and Coconut Cake)      Origin: French Guiana	Gnocchi Verdi (Spinach Gnocchi)      Origin: Italy
Frumente yn lentyn (Frumenty in Lent)      Origin: England	Gâteau de riz blanc au lait de coco (White Rice and Coconut Cake)      Origin: Mayotte	Goan Crab Claw Curry      Origin: India
Frytour Blaunched (White Fritters)      Origin: England	Gâteau des patates douces (Sweet-potato Cake)      Origin: Saint-Martin	Goan Fish Curry      Origin: India
Fulani Boullie      Origin: Central African Republic	Gâteau du Matin Breton (Breton Morning Cake)      Origin: France	Goan Lamb Xacutti      Origin: India
Funges (Mushrooms)      Origin: England	Gboma Dessi (Spinach Sauce with Beef)      Origin: Togo	Goan-style Mealworm and Chickpea Curry      Origin: Fusion
Furmente with porpays (Grain Pottage with Porpoise)      Origin: England	Gefüllte Weihnachtsgans (Christmas Goose)      Origin: Germany	Goat Mince Rissole      Origin: Britain
Futali      Origin: Malawi	Gehackte Herring      Origin: South Africa	Goda Masala      Origin: India
Futari (Sweet Potato and Pumpkin in Coconut Milk)      Origin: Tanzania	Gellyg wedi Piclo (Pickled Pears)      Origin: Welsh	Goda Masala      Origin: India
Futari (Sweet-potatoes Namibian Style)      Origin: Namibia	Gem Squash Starter      Origin: South Africa	Godrogodro (Coconut Pudding with Vanilla and Sweet Spices)      Origin: Madagascar
Fygey (Figgy Pottage)      Origin: England	Gentleman's Relish      Origin: Britain	Golden Apple Pie with Rum Sauce      Origin: American
Gâteau à L'Orange      Origin: France	Getuk Lindri (Coconut Steamed Cassava Cake)      Origin: Brunei	Gombo et Kissar (Okra Stew with Kissar)      Origin: Chad
Gâteau au Coco (Coconut Cakes)      Origin: Togo	Ghanaian Chichinga (Ghanaian Skewered Beef)      Origin: Ghana	Gond Panjiri (Nuts, Seeds and Tree Sap Fudge)      Origin: India
Gâteau de Crêpes à l'Ananas (Millefeuille of Pancakes and Caramelized Pineapple)      Origin: France	Ghanaian Curry Powder      Origin: Ghana
Gâteau marbré chocolat poire (Marbled Chocolate Yoghurt Cake)      Origin: France	Ghanaian Papaya Bread      Origin: Ghana

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