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 3912 recipes in total:

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Kari Kambing (Mutton or Goat Curry)      Origin: Indonesia	Kerala Masala Powder      Origin: India	King Cake      Origin: Europe
Kari Koko (Seychellois King Prawn and Coconut Curry)      Origin: Seychelles	Kerala Plantain Errisery      Origin: India	King Scallop in Molee Sauce      Origin: Manx
Kari Velouté (French Curry Sauce)      Origin: France	Kerala-style Snake Meat Curry      Origin: India	Kingdom of Fife Pie      Origin: Scotland
Karithopasta (Greek Walnut Syrup Cake)      Origin: Greece	Keralan Garam Masala      Origin: India	Kip Pastei (Surinamese Chicken Pie)      Origin: Suriname
Karithopita (Greek Walnut Cake)      Origin: Greece	Kesar Mango Curry      Origin: India	Kipper Cream      Origin: Scotland
Karkandji (Hibiscus Sauce)      Origin: Chad	Ketoun (Guinean Root Vegetable Porridge)      Origin: Guinea	Kiri Bath (Coconut Milk Rice)      Origin: Sri Lanka
Karni Mulá ku Zuurkool (Minced Beef with Sauerkraut)      Origin: Curacao	Khajoor ke Laddu (Date and Fruit Sweetmeat Balls)      Origin: Pakistan	Kiribati Coconut Crab Curry      Origin: Kiribati
Kashata na nazi (Ugandan Coconut Candy)      Origin: Uganda	Khajoor Pak (Date and Milk Sweetmeats)      Origin: Pakistan	Kiribati Poi      Origin: Kiribati
Kashmiri Chicken Curry      Origin: India	Khalia (Georgian Spicy Beef Stew)      Origin: Georgia	Kittitian Pumpkin And Lentil Curry      Origin: Saint Kitts
Kastaneli Pasta (Chestnut Cake)      Origin: Turkey	Khalva (Syrup Walnut Dessert)      Origin: Azerbaijan	Kittitian Style Conkies      Origin: Saint Kitts
Kastanie Kuchen (Chestnut Cake)      Origin: Switzerland	Khanom Jeen Nam Ya (Khanom Jeen Noodles)      Origin: Thailand	Kiwi Lamb Curry      Origin: New Zealand
Katakou au Poisson Frais (Palm Soup Base with Fresh Fish)      Origin: Cote dIvoire	Khanom Jeen Nam Ya (Khanom Jeen Noodles)      Origin: Thailand	Knol Khol Poriyal (Spicy Fried Kholrabi)      Origin: India
Katami Satsabeli Baga (Duck in Georgian Walnut Sauce)      Origin: Georgia	Khao Man (Coconut Rice)      Origin: Brunei	Kobi Bhaji      Origin: India
Katsu-karē (Cutlet Curry with Black Curry Sauce)      Origin: Japan	Khao Pune (Chicken Curry Noodles)      Origin: Laos	Kobi Sabji (Cabbage Sabji)      Origin: India
Kau Kau (Papuan Baked Sweet Potato)      Origin: Papua New Guinea	Kharcho (Georgian Beef and Rice Soup)      Origin: Georgia	Kodoyo (Fish with Baobab Leaves)      Origin: Togo
Kazakiye Riz (Kazkah Rice)      Origin: Kazakhstan	Khatai Biscuits      Origin: Afghanistan	Koeki di Pinda y Chuculati (Peanut and Chocolate Chip Cookies)      Origin: Aruba
Ke'lagu'en Uhang (Prawns and Peppers)      Origin: Guam	Khatta Meetha (Cabbage Curry)      Origin: India	Koenigsberger Klopse (German Meatballs)      Origin: Germany
Ke'lagu'en Uhang (Prawns and Peppers)      Origin: Northern Mariana Islands	Kheer      Origin: India	Kofta Curry (Meatball Curry)      Origin: Pakistan
Kedgeree 2      Origin: Fusion	Khichiri Prawn Sauce      Origin: India	Kohlapuri Chicken (Maharashtra Chicken Curry)      Origin: India
Kedgeree Fisherman's Pie with Winter Vegetable Topping      Origin: Britain	Khnom Jin Namya (Catfish Curry over Noodles)      Origin: Thailand	Kokada (Aruban Coconut Candy)      Origin: Aruba
Kedjenou      Origin: Cote dIvoire	Khoresht-e Zereshk (Barberry, Lamb and Nut Stew)      Origin: Iran	Kokada (Bonaire Coconut Candy)      Origin: Bonaire
Kedjenou II      Origin: Cote dIvoire	Khoreshte Kalal (Lamb Stew with Barberry Sauce)      Origin: Iran	Kokada (Curaçao Coconut Candy)      Origin: Dominica
Keftedhes Arnisious Skharas (Lamb Patties, Cypriot Style)      Origin: Cyprus	Khormya (Spiced Lamb with Yoghurt)      Origin: Kazakhstan	Koko Alaisa (Cocoa Rice Pudding)      Origin: Samoa
Kehp sukusuk (Wet Yam)      Origin: Federated States Micronesia	Khoshaf'ar'asali (Pumpkin and Nut Pudding)      Origin: Egypt	Koko na Nyama (Meat with Koko)      Origin: Central African Republic
Kejenou avec Agouti (Kejenou with Cane Rat)      Origin: Cote dIvoire	Khowsuey      Origin: Chile	Kokoda (Oceanian Ceviche)      Origin: Fiji
Kekstorte (German Biscuit Cake)      Origin: Germany	Khubani ka Meetha (Apricot Mousse)      Origin: India	Kokoda (Fijian Ceviche)      Origin: Fiji
Kelaguen Mannok (Chamorro-style Chicken Salad)      Origin: Guam	Khumb Matar (Mushroom and Green Pea Curry)      Origin: India	Kokoda (Oceanian Ceviche)      Origin: Papua New Guinea
Kelaguen Mannok (Chamorro-style Chicken Salad)      Origin: Northern Mariana Islands	Khumbi Aloo (Mushroom and Potato Curry)      Origin: India	Kokoda (Oceanian Ceviche)      Origin: Solomon Islands
Kelia Ayam (Indonesian Chicken Curry)      Origin: Indonesia	Khuzi (Emirati Lamb with Rice)      Origin: UAE	Kokos Taart (Coconut Tart)      Origin: Sint Eustatius
Kentish Cobnut Cake      Origin: England	Kibbeh      Origin: Lebanon	Kokos Taart (Coconut Tart)      Origin: Sint Maarten
Kentish Lenten Pie      Origin: Britain	Kibbeh      Origin: Syria	Kokos Taart (Coconut Tart)      Origin: Aruba
Kenyan Kima (Chopped Beef Chilli-fry)      Origin: Kenya	Kilishi (Dried Sliced Beef)      Origin: Nigeria	Kokos Taart (Coconut Tart)      Origin: Curacao
Kenyan Mchuzi wa Samaki (Swahili Fish Curry)      Origin: Kenya	Kilo'a      Origin: Tokelau
Kenyan Samosas      Origin: Kenya	Kima (Chopped Beef and Chilli Fry)      Origin: Senegal

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