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 3570 recipes in total:

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Bánh lọt (Sweet Rice Pasta)      Origin: Vietnam	Baked, Spiced, Red Cabbage      Origin: Canada	Bara Carwe Ynys Môn (Anglesea Caraway Bread)      Origin: Welsh
Béchamel      Origin: Britain	Bakewell Mince Pies      Origin: Britain	Bara Cnau Pecan a Llugaeron (Pecan Nut and Cranberry Bread)      Origin: Welsh
Bò Tái Chanh (Lemon-cured Beef with Rice Paddy Herb)      Origin: Vietnam	Bakewell Tart      Origin: Britain	Barbadian Plain Cake      Origin: Barbados
Bûche de Noël (Yule Log)      Origin: France	Bakewell Tart II      Origin: Britain	Barbecued Baked Apples      Origin: Britain
Bột Cary (Vietnamese Curry Powder)      Origin: Vietnam	Baklava      Origin: Northern Cyprus	Barbecued Stuffed Tomatoes      Origin: British
Baabath (Tripe Curry)      Origin: Sri Lanka	Baklawa      Origin: Egypt	Barbudan Coconut Tart      Origin: Antigua
Bacalao a la Crema de Espárragos y Pimientos (Salt Cod with Cream of Asparagus and Peppers)      Origin: Spain	Baklazhan Pkhali (Aubergine Pkhali)      Origin: Georgia	Barfi badam (Almond Cream Sweetmeats)      Origin: India
Bacalao con Pasas y Piñones (Cod with Raisins and Pine Nuts)      Origin: Spain	Balachaung Gyaw (Fried Dried Shrimp with Chillies)      Origin: Myanmar	Barley Gruel      Origin: England
Bacalao Encebollado con Almendras al Estilo Canario (Cod with Onions and Almonds, Canary Style)      Origin: Spain	Balchão de Camarão (Goan Prawn Pickle)      Origin: India	Baru Fida (Spinach Sauce with Peanuts and Beef Shank)      Origin: Guinea
Bacon Clapshot      Origin: Scotland	Ballymaloe Fruit Tarts      Origin: Ireland	Barzak Shortbreads (Black and White Sesame and Pistachio Biscuits)      Origin: Fusion
Bacon Koftas      Origin: Britain	Balti Chicken Pasanda      Origin: Britain	Basanti Pulao (Bengali Pilau Rice)      Origin: India
Badam Puri      Origin: India	Balushahi      Origin: India	Basbousa      Origin: India
Badanekaayi Gojju (Brinjal Curry)      Origin: India	Bambam (Cassava Bread)      Origin: Saint Vincent	Baseema      Origin: Sudan-a
Baekse Karē (Korean Curry Rice)      Origin: Korea	Bambukeyo Bongara (Maldives Breadfruit Curry)      Origin: Maldives	Basic Bonnag      Origin: Manx
Bagea Sagu (Sago Bagea Biscuits)      Origin: Papua	Bammy      Origin: Jamaica	Basic Dhokla (Basic Steamed Rice and Dhal Cake)      Origin: India
Bahama Mama Smoothie      Origin: American	Banana Akara      Origin: Sierra Leone	Basic Irish Sausages      Origin: Ireland
Bahrain Baharat Spice Blend      Origin: Bahrain	Banana and Peanut Butter Ice Cream      Origin: American	Basic Mead Brewing      Origin: Britain
Baileys Syllabub      Origin: Ireland	Banana Coconut Muffins (Banana Coconut Muffins)      Origin: American	Basil Pesto      Origin: Britain
Bajan Chicken and Coconut Curry      Origin: Bahamas	Banana Ice Cream      Origin: British	Basler Leckerli (Basel Biscuits)      Origin: Switzerland
Bajan Sweet Bread      Origin: Barbados	Banana Ketchup      Origin: Jamaica	Bassi (Malian Couscous)      Origin: Mali
Bakari Riha (Mutton Curry)      Origin: Maldives	Banana Lassi      Origin: India	Basundi (Thickened Milk Dessert)      Origin: India
Bake and Saltfish      Origin: Guyana	Banana leaf mackerel      Origin: Sri Lanka	Basyniai (Walnut and Fig Cakes)      Origin: Roman
Bakeapple Chicken Curry      Origin: Canada	Banana Muffins      Origin: Britain	Batak Raichat (Duck Raichat)      Origin: India
Baked Beans with Nigerian Seasonings      Origin: African Fusion	Banana Pineapple Bread      Origin: Nauru	Battenberg      Origin: British
Baked Butternut Squash with Cranberries      Origin: American	Banana Pineapple Bread      Origin: Hawaii	Bayerische Schweinekotletts (Bavarian Pork Chops)      Origin: Germany
Baked Cod and Egg Sauce      Origin: Scotland	Banana Porridge      Origin: Jamaica	Bean and Almond Salad      Origin: South Africa
Baked Cod with Ginger on Asparagus      Origin: Australia	Bananas with Split Green Peas      Origin: Rwanda	Bean Foogath      Origin: India
Baked Date Oatmeal      Origin: Fusion	Banankou Fida (Sokossoko with Kidneys)      Origin: Guinea	Bebotok Sapi (Indonesian Meatloaf)      Origin: Indonesia
Baked Eggs Florentine      Origin: Italy	Banbury Tarts      Origin: Britain	Bedam ki Burfi (Almond Toffee)      Origin: India
Baked Papaya with Sweet Coconut Cream      Origin: Marshall Islands	Bangude Ghassi (Bunt-style Spicy Mangalorean Curry)      Origin: India	Beech Mast Oil      Origin: Britain
Baked Parsnips Irish Style      Origin: Ireland	Bara Brith      Origin: Welsh	Beech Nut Muffins      Origin: Britain
Baked Persimmon Pudding      Origin: New Zealand	Bara Brith Aberteifi (Aberteifi Currant Loaf)      Origin: Welsh	Beech-nut Flour      Origin: Britain
Baked Pilchards with Orange and Pine Nuts      Origin: Britain	Bara Brith Hydref (Autumnal Bara Brith)      Origin: Welsh
Baked Rice Custard      Origin: Australia	Bara Brith Y Bala (Bala Currant Loaf)      Origin: Welsh

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