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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Grenada Breadfruit Soup      Origin: Grenada	Gulai Kambing (Sumatran Goat Curry)      Origin: Martinique	Hares in Talbotes (Hares in Hare-blood Sauce)      Origin: England
Grenada Callaloo Soup      Origin: Grenada	Gulai Lemak (Beef Spicy Stew)      Origin: Indonesia	Harina de Maiz (Dominican Cornmeal Porridge)      Origin: Dominican Republic
Grenada Curry Goat      Origin: Grenada	Gulha (Fried Fish Balls)      Origin: Maldives	Harvest Soup      Origin: American
Grenada Curry Powder      Origin: Grenada	Gulha Riha (Maldives Fish Ball Curry)      Origin: Maldives	Haselnußtorte (Hazelnut Torte)      Origin: Germany
Grenada Green Seasoning      Origin: Grenada	Gumdrop Fruit Cake      Origin: Canada	Haselnuss Halbmonde (Hazelnut Crescent Biscuits)      Origin: Germany
Grenada Oil Down      Origin: Grenada	Gummadikaya Majjiga Pulusu (White Pumpkin Yogurt Stew)      Origin: India	Hashwe Stuffing      Origin: Arabia
Grenada Rice and Peas      Origin: Grenada	Gungo Rice and Peas      Origin: Jamaica	Hastletes of Fruyt (Roast Fruit)      Origin: England
Grenadan Dumplings      Origin: Grenada	Gurnard Curry      Origin: Britain	Haupia (Hawaiian Coconut Pudding)      Origin: Hawaii
Grenadian Coconut Curry Chicken      Origin: Grenada	Gustato pro Ovis (Sauce for Eggs)      Origin: Roman	Havuçlu Toplar (Turkish Carrot Balls)      Origin: Turkey
Grenadian Nutmeg Chicken Curry      Origin: Grenada	Gutti Vankaya (Stuffed Brinjal Curry)      Origin: India	Hawayij (Yemeni Spice Mix)      Origin: Yemen
Grenadian Pelau      Origin: Grenada	Gutweed Salad with Fennel and Orange      Origin: Britain	Hawthorn and Nut Autumn Biscuits      Origin: British
Griláž (Caramel Nut Wafers)      Origin: Slovakia	Guyana Black Cake      Origin: Guyana	Hazelnut and Garlic Mustard Pesto      Origin: British
Grilled Coconut Crab      Origin: Federated States Micronesia	Guyana Black Pudding      Origin: Guyana	Hazelnut and Wild Greens Pesto      Origin: Britain
Grilled Coconut Crab      Origin: Tuvalu	Guyana White Pudding      Origin: Guyana	Hazelnut Brittle      Origin: Britain
Grima Fish Curry      Origin: Kenya	Guyanese Cook-up Rice and Peas      Origin: Guyana	Hazelnut Clusters      Origin: British
Grissniuys (Beestings Pudding)      Origin: Manx	Guyanese Crab Callaloo      Origin: Guyana	Hazelnut crêpes with caramelised bananas      Origin: Britain
Ground Elder Quiche      Origin: Britain	Guyanese Metemgee      Origin: Guyana	Hazelnut Crescents      Origin: Turkmenistan
Gruel of almanndes (Gruel of Almonds)      Origin: England	Habichuelas Con Dulce (Dominican Sweet Beans)      Origin: Dominican Republic	Hazelnut Cupcakes      Origin: Britain
Gruyau (A Gruel of Husked Barley)      Origin: France	Haddock Supper      Origin: Ireland	Hazelnut Halva      Origin: Fusion
Guai Daun Singlong Tumbuk (Grilled Fish with Greens)      Origin: Sumatra	Haggis      Origin: Scotland	Hazelnut Milk      Origin: Britain
Guam Chicken Curry      Origin: Guam	Haggis and Pork Sausages with Mash and Red Wine Onion Gravy      Origin: Scotland	Hazelnut Nougat      Origin: Britain
Guatita (Ecuadorian Tripe Stew)      Origin: Ecuador	Hakka Salt-baked Chicken      Origin: China	Hazelnut Pancakes      Origin: Britain
Guiana Black Cake      Origin: French Guiana	Halawa Tahiniya (Sesame Seed Paste Halva)      Origin: Egypt	Hearty Hogmanay Tart      Origin: Scotland
Guiana Rice and Peas      Origin: French Guiana	Halawa Yaqtin (Pumpkin Halwa)      Origin: Middle East	Heather Biscotti      Origin: Scotland
Guinea Fowl with Coconut Cream      Origin: Zimbabwe	Halibut with Pine Nut and Parmesan Crust      Origin: Britain	Hedgehog Fungus Risotto      Origin: Britain
Guinean Avocado Sauce      Origin: Equatorial Guinea	Halloween Cheesecake      Origin: Britain	Hedgerow Salad      Origin: Ancient
Guinean Fish Grill with Three Sauces      Origin: Equatorial Guinea	Halo-halo      Origin: Philippines	Helado de Boletus Edulis con Crema de Clitocybe Odora (Penny Bun Ice Cream with Aniseed Toadstool Cream)      Origin: Spain
Guinean Spinach Sauce      Origin: Equatorial Guinea	Haloua      Origin: Mayotte	Hena-Kisoa sy voanjobory (Pork with Bambara Groundnuts)      Origin: Madagascar
Guinness Cake      Origin: Ireland	Haluwa (Carrot Sweetmeat)      Origin: Tanzania	Henan Hu La Tang (Hot Pepper Soup)      Origin: China
Guisado del Inca (Inca Stew)      Origin: Peru	Halva      Origin: Lebanon	Herb Flower Pesto      Origin: Britain
Gujarati-style Monkfish Curry      Origin: Fusion	Halva de Floarea Soarelui (Sunflower Seed Paste Halva)      Origin: Romania	Herbae Rusticae (Country Herbs)      Origin: Roman
Gulab Jamun      Origin: India	Halvah with Butter      Origin: Albania	Herodotus' Pudding      Origin: Britain
Gulab Jamun Cheesecake      Origin: India	Ham and Broccoli Stuffed Potatoes      Origin: Ireland
Gulai Ikan Karibia (Caribbean Fish Stew)      Origin: Turks Caicos	Hami (Fermented Coconut Sauce)      Origin: Tonga

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