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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Jamaican Jerk Jackfruit      Origin: Jamaica	Kalakand Coconut Barfi      Origin: India	Katsu-karē (Cutlet Curry with Black Curry Sauce)      Origin: Japan
Jamaican Jerk Marinade      Origin: Jamaica	Kalderetang Manok (Chicken Caldereta)      Origin: Philippines	Ke'lagu'en Uhang (Prawns and Peppers)      Origin: Guam
Jamaican Jerk Seasoning      Origin: Jamaica	Kale in Butter      Origin: Scotland	Kedgeree 2      Origin: Fusion
Jamaican Jerk Seasoning      Origin: Jamaica	Kale Moa (Samoan Chicken Curry)      Origin: Samoa	Kedgeree Fisherman's Pie with Winter Vegetable Topping      Origin: Britain
Jamaican Mango Cheesecake      Origin: Jamaica	Kale with Cream      Origin: Ireland	Kedjenou      Origin: Cote dIvoire
Jamaican Plantain Tarts      Origin: Jamaica	Kanamadhu Cake      Origin: Maldives	Kedjenou II      Origin: Cote dIvoire
Jamaican Sea Moss Drink      Origin: Jamaica	Kanda (Beef Meatballs with Pumpkin Seeds)      Origin: Central African Republic	Kejenou avec Agouti (Kejenou with Cane Rat)      Origin: Cote dIvoire
Jamaican Seafood Soup      Origin: Jamaica	Kanda ti Nyma      Origin: Central African Republic	Kelia Ayam (Indonesian Chicken Curry)      Origin: Indonesia
Jamaican Tutti Frutti Cake      Origin: Jamaica	Kang Ped Pla-dook (Red Curry with Catfish)      Origin: Thailand	Kentish Cobnut Cake      Origin: England
Japanese Curry Powder      Origin: Japan	Kannoli tal-Irkotta (Ricotta-filled Cannelloni)      Origin: Malta	Kenyan Kima (Chopped Beef Chilli-fry)      Origin: Kenya
Japanese Curry Powder II      Origin: Japan	Kansiyé      Origin: Guinea	Kenyan Mchuzi wa Samaki (Swahili Fish Curry)      Origin: Kenya
Java Chicken      Origin: Fusion	Kansiyé avec 'Mafe' (Smoked Chicken in Peanut Sauce with Mashed Plantains)      Origin: Guinea	Kenyan Samosas      Origin: Kenya
Jerk BBQ Sauce      Origin: Jamaica	Kansiyé de Poisson (Fish Kansiyé)      Origin: Guinea	Kerala Masala Powder      Origin: India
Jerusalem Olive Oil Cake with Orange Marmalade and Almonds      Origin: America	Kansiyé de Poulet (Chicken Kansiyé)      Origin: Guinea	Kerala Plantain Errisery      Origin: India
Jewelled Christmas Cake      Origin: Britain	Kanyah      Origin: Sierra Leone	Kerala-style Snake Meat Curry      Origin: India
Johonjö      Origin: Equatorial Guinea	Kanyah II      Origin: Liberia	Keralan Garam Masala      Origin: India
Jollof Rice with Chicken, Beef, and Ham      Origin: Ghana	Kapr na černo (Carp in Black Sauce)      Origin: Czech	Kesar Mango Curry      Origin: India
Joutes of almannd mylk (Herb Pottage with Almond Milk)      Origin: England	Karē Raisu (Japanese Curry Rice)      Origin: Japan	Ketoun (Guinean Root Vegetable Porridge)      Origin: Guinea
Jugged Pigeons      Origin: Britain	Kare Ayam Jawa (Javanese Chicken Curry)      Origin: Indonesia	Khajoor ke Laddu (Date and Fruit Sweetmeat Balls)      Origin: Pakistan
Jugo de Avena (Oat and Coconut Smoothie)      Origin: Dominican Republic	Kare Kare      Origin: Philippines	Khajoor Pak (Date and Milk Sweetmeats)      Origin: Pakistan
Jungle Curry Prawns      Origin: Thailand	Kari Ayam (Malaysian Chicken Curry)      Origin: Malaysia	Khanom Jeen Nam Ya (Khanom Jeen Noodles)      Origin: Thailand
Jus de Souchet (Tiger Nut Milk)      Origin: Burkina Faso	Kari Ayam (Malay Gravy Chicken Curry with White Pumpkin)      Origin: Malaysia	Khanom Jeen Nam Ya (Khanom Jeen Noodles)      Origin: Thailand
Kabritu Stoba (Stewed Kid Goat)      Origin: Aruba	Kari Ikan (Malaysian Fish Curry)      Origin: Malaysia	Khao Man (Coconut Rice)      Origin: Brunei
Kabritu Stobá (Goat Meat Stew)      Origin: Saba	Kari Kambing (Mutton or Goat Curry)      Origin: Indonesia	Khao Pune (Chicken Curry Noodles)      Origin: Laos
Kabritu Stobá (Goat Meat Stew)      Origin: Curacao	Kari Koko (Seychellois King Prawn and Coconut Curry)      Origin: Seychelles	Khatta Meetha (Cabbage Curry)      Origin: India
Kadala Curry      Origin: India	Kari Velouté (French Curry Sauce)      Origin: France	Kheer      Origin: India
Kadu Ka Halwa      Origin: India	Karithopasta (Greek Walnut Syrup Cake)      Origin: Greece	Khichiri Prawn Sauce      Origin: India
Kaeng Khiao Wan (Thai Green Curry)      Origin: Thailand	Karithopita (Greek Walnut Cake)      Origin: Greece	Khnom Jin Namya (Catfish Curry over Noodles)      Origin: Thailand
Kaeng Phet Pet Yang (Thai Red Roast Duck Curry)      Origin: Thailand	Karni Mulá ku Zuurkool (Minced Beef with Sauerkraut)      Origin: Curacao	Khoresht-e Zereshk (Barberry, Lamb and Nut Stew)      Origin: Iran
Kai chutney (Red Weaver Ant Chutney)      Origin: India	Kashata na nazi (Ugandan Coconut Candy)      Origin: Uganda	Khoreshte Kalal (Lamb Stew with Barberry Sauce)      Origin: Iran
Kajaik (Sudanese fish stew)      Origin: South Sudan	Kashmiri Chicken Curry      Origin: India	Khormya (Spiced Lamb with Yoghurt)      Origin: Kazakhstan
Kaju Butter Curry      Origin: India	Kastaneli Pasta (Chestnut Cake)      Origin: Turkey	Khowsuey      Origin: Chile
Kaju Maluwa (Cashew Curry)      Origin: Sri Lanka	Kastanie Kuchen (Chestnut Cake)      Origin: Switzerland
Kakakou (Palm Soup Base)      Origin: Cote dIvoire	Katakou au Poisson Frais (Palm Soup Base with Fresh Fish)      Origin: Cote dIvoire

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