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 4553 recipes in total:

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Fruit Chutney      Origin: South Africa	Gaeng Ki Lek (Northern Thai Pork and Ki Lek Curry with Fingerroot)      Origin: Thailand	Ghanaian Chichinga (Ghanaian Skewered Beef)      Origin: Ghana
Fruit Curry      Origin: India	Gaeng Pa (Jungle Curry Paste)      Origin: Thailand	Ghanaian Curry Powder      Origin: Ghana
Fruit Curry      Origin: South Africa	Gaeng Pa-naeng (Panang Curry)      Origin: Thailand	Ghanaian Etor      Origin: Ghana
Fruit Risshews      Origin: England	Gajar Ka Halwa (Carrot Halwa)      Origin: India	Ghanaian Groundnut Soup      Origin: Ghana
Fruit Risshews      Origin: England	Gajjar Barfi (Carrot Fudge)      Origin: India	Ghanaian Kulikuli (Deep Fried Peanut Balls)      Origin: Ghana
Fruit-glazed Easter Ham      Origin: Britain	Galantine of Turkey      Origin: France	Ghanaian Papaya Bread      Origin: Ghana
Fruited Luncheon Cake II      Origin: Britain	Galettes de Fonio à la Banane (Fonio Griddle Cakes with Banana)      Origin: Burkina Faso	Ghanaian Ripe Plantain Ice Cream      Origin: Ghana
Fruity Beef Casserole      Origin: Britain	Galettes de Légumes au Fonio (Vegetable Fritters with Fonio)      Origin: Burkina Faso	Ghiya-Chironji ki Daal (Spiced Sunflower Seed and Chironji Paste)      Origin: India
Fruity Chicken Curry      Origin: India	Gali Ji Huifan (Cantonese Chicken Curry on Rice)      Origin: China	Ghost Cookies      Origin: American
Fruity Turkey Curry      Origin: Britain	Galinha à Portuguesa (Macanese Portuguese Chicken)      Origin: Macau	Ghrayba      Origin: Libya
Frumente (Wheat in Milk and Broth)      Origin: England	Galo Soup      Origin: Liberia	Gibelotte aux Amandes (Gibelotte with Almonds)      Origin: France
Frumente yn lentyn (Frumenty in Lent)      Origin: England	Gammon Steaks with Spicy Apple Rings      Origin: Britain	Giliø kava (Acorn Coffee)      Origin: Lithuania
Frytour Blaunched (White Fritters)      Origin: England	Garam Masala      Origin: India	Ginataang Kalabasa (Squash Cooked in Coconut Milk)      Origin: Philippines
FSM Taro Pudding      Origin: Federated States Micronesia	Garden Eggs Stew      Origin: Ghana	Ginger Chicken      Origin: China
Fulani Boullie      Origin: Central African Republic	Garlic Chilli Chicken      Origin: Britain	Ginger Chicken with Toasted Sesame Seeds      Origin: China
Funges (Mushrooms)      Origin: England	Garlic Mustard Pesto      Origin: Italy	Ginger Soy Fish en Papillote      Origin: Fusion
Furmente with porpays (Grain Pottage with Porpoise)      Origin: England	Gastris (Nut Cake)      Origin: Roman	Ginger Turkey Curry      Origin: Britain
Futali      Origin: Malawi	Gateau Ayisyen Zoranj (Haitian Orange Cake)      Origin: Haiti	Ginger, Chicken and Coconut Soup      Origin: Fusion
Futari (Sweet Potato and Pumpkin in Coconut Milk)      Origin: Tanzania	Gâteau de couac à la noix de coco (Cassava Semolina and Coconut Cake)      Origin: French Guiana	Ginger, Macadamia and Apricot Slice      Origin: New Zealand
Futari (Sweet-potatoes Namibian Style)      Origin: Namibia	Gâteau de riz blanc au lait de coco (White Rice and Coconut Cake)      Origin: Mayotte	Gingerbread Easter Bunnies      Origin: Britain
Fygey (Figgy Pottage)      Origin: England	Gâteau des patates douces (Sweet-potato Cake)      Origin: Saint-Martin	Gingerbread Mincemeat Cupcakes with Salted Caramel Icing      Origin: Britain
Gâteau à L'Orange      Origin: France	Gâteau du Matin Breton (Breton Morning Cake)      Origin: France	Gingerbread Ring Cake      Origin: Britain
Gâteau au Coco (Coconut Cakes)      Origin: Togo	Gato Piman (Spicy Cakes)      Origin: Seychelles	Gingerbread Syrup      Origin: American
Gâteau de Crêpes à l'Ananas (Millefeuille of Pancakes and Caramelized Pineapple)      Origin: France	Gboma Dessi (Spinach Sauce with Beef)      Origin: Togo	Gingko Rice      Origin: Fusion
Gâteau marbré chocolat poire (Marbled Chocolate Yoghurt Cake)      Origin: France	Gefüllte Weihnachtsgans (Christmas Goose)      Origin: Germany	Gjellë me Arra të Ellit (Chicken with Walnuts)      Origin: Albania
Gâteau Mont Blanc      Origin: France	Gehackte Herring      Origin: South Africa	Glacé Fruit Triem      Origin: South Africa
Güschgle-Knöpfle (Güshgle-style Button Noodles)      Origin: Liechtenstein	Gellyg wedi Piclo (Pickled Pears)      Origin: Welsh	Glace à la noix de coco (Coconut Ice-Cream)      Origin: French Guiana
Gâche Mélée (Spiced Apple Cake)      Origin: Guernsey	Gem Squash Starter      Origin: South Africa	Glace de Banane á la Mamadou (Mamadou's Banana Glace)      Origin: Senegal
Gadang Pit (Red Curry Chicken)      Origin: Laos	Genoese Sauce      Origin: Britain	Glazed Bakewell Tart      Origin: Britain
Gado Gado with Sambal Kacang      Origin: Indonesia	Gentleman's Relish      Origin: Britain	Glazed Duckling with Pineapple Salsa      Origin: Fusion
Gaelic Fruit      Origin: Scotland	Georgian Walnut Sauce      Origin: Georgia	Gliko Melintzanakia (Small Aubergines in Syrup)      Origin: Cyprus
Gaeng Karee Gai (Yellow Curry With Chicken)      Origin: Thailand	German Quenelles      Origin: British	Glires (Stuffed Dormouse)      Origin: Roman
Gaeng Khiaw Waen (Green Curry with Pork)      Origin: Thailand	German Schpeischlitz      Origin: British
Gaeng Ki Lek (Northern Thai Pork and Ki Lek Curry with Fingerroot)      Origin: Thailand	Getuk Lindri (Coconut Steamed Cassava Cake)      Origin: Brunei

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