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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Marzipan      Origin: Britain	Mauritian Prawn Curry      Origin: Mauritius	Medvjeđe Šape (Bear Paws)      Origin: Croatia
Marzipan Centre Bundt Cake      Origin: Fusion	Mawa Gujiya      Origin: India	Meen Moilee (Keralan Fish Curry)      Origin: India
Marzipan Dates      Origin: Scotland	Mawmene (Chicken in White Wine with Dates and Pine Nuts)      Origin: England	Meen Peera (Fish with Grated Coconut)      Origin: India
Marzipan Karotten (Marzipan Carrots)      Origin: Switzerland	Mawmenee      Origin: England	Meen Pollichathu (Fish Cooked in Banana Leaf)      Origin: India
Marzipanschweine (German Marzipan Pigs)      Origin: Germany	Mayonnaise II      Origin: Britain	Meghli (Lebanese Rice Pudding)      Origin: Lebanon
Mas Huni      Origin: Maldives	Mayotte Mataba      Origin: Mayotte	Meghli (Rice Flour Pudding)      Origin: Lebanon
Mas Riha (Maldives Tuna Curry)      Origin: Maldives	Mazavaroo au Limon      Origin: Mauritius	Melintzanes Yiemistes (Stuffed Aubergines)      Origin: Cyprus
Masaaledaar Pudine wal Quimah (Minced Lamb with Mint and Spices)      Origin: India	MBakhal aux Arachides (MBakhal with Peanuts)      Origin: Senegal	Melktert (Milk Tart)      Origin: Namibia
Masak Lemak (Cabbage in Coconut Milk Gravy)      Origin: Malaysia	Mbanga Soup (Palm Nut Soup)      Origin: Cameroon	Melomakrona (Honey Semolina Biscuits)      Origin: Greece
Masala Raita      Origin: India	Mbawa ya Tomati (Chicken wings with Tomatoes)      Origin: Mayotte	Mesru (Date and Pistachio Pastries)      Origin: Mesopotamia
Masale Baath (Maharashtrian Spicy Vegetable Rice)      Origin: India	Mboh (Peanut Paste)      Origin: Cameroon	Messe of African Greens      Origin: African Fusion
Masaledaar Bakre ki Kaleji Gurda Phepsa (Lamb Offal Curry)      Origin: India	Mbolo      Origin: Equatorial Guinea	Methi Kalia (Spicy Fenugreek Meat)      Origin: Bangladesh
Masfouf bin Narine (Couscous and Nut Dessert)      Origin: Tunisia	Mbongo Tjobi      Origin: Cameroon	Methi Mushroom Masala      Origin: India
Masfouf de Tunis (Tunisian Sweet Couscous Snack)      Origin: Tunisia	Mboto à l'oseille (Fish with Sorrel)      Origin: Congo	Methi Paneer      Origin: India
Mashed Garlic Turnips      Origin: American	Mboto à la Feuilles de Manioc (Fish with Cassava Leaves)      Origin: Gabon	Mexican Caramels      Origin: Mexico
Mashed Sweet Potato Stuffing      Origin: US Virgin Islands	Mboto aux Champignons (Fish with Mushrooms)      Origin: Congo	Mfumbwa (Gnetum and Fish Stew)      Origin: Mali
Massak'a (Egyptian Moussaka)      Origin: Egypt	MBoume au Néverdaye (Senegalese Fish, Peanut and Cassava Stew with Millet Couscous)      Origin: Senegal	Mhogo na tzouzi (Cassava in Coconut Sauce)      Origin: Mayotte
Massaman Beef Curry      Origin: Thailand	Mchicha (Spinach, Coconut and Peanuts)      Origin: Tanzania	Michael Kelly's Sauce      Origin: Ireland
Massaman Curry Paste      Origin: Thailand	Mchuzi wa Biringani (Garden Egg Curry)      Origin: Tanzania	Micronesia Taro and Coconut Bread      Origin: Federated States Micronesia
Massaman Mutton Curry      Origin: Thailand	Mchuzi wa Kamba (Zanzibar Prawn Curry)      Origin: Tanzania	Micronesian Coconut Chicken Curry      Origin: Federated States Micronesia
Massaman Nuea (Beef Masaman Curry)      Origin: Thailand	Mchuzi wa Samaki (Fish Curry)      Origin: Tanzania	Micronesian Fish with Coconut Milk and Lime      Origin: Federated States Micronesia
Massaman Nuea (Beef Massaman Curry)      Origin: Thailand	Meadow Waxcap Curry with Rice      Origin: Britain	Microwave Amaretto Cheesecake with Raspberry Sauce      Origin: Britain
Mataba au Poisson (Mataba with Fish)      Origin: Comoros	Mean Green Bean Casserole      Origin: American	Microwave Asian Noodles      Origin: Fusion
Matapa      Origin: Mozambique	Meat Fritters      Origin: British	Microwave Banana and Walnut Loaf      Origin: Britain
Matapa de Abóbora (Pumpkin Matapa)      Origin: Mozambique	Medallones de Congrio Frito (Fried Conger Eel Medallions)      Origin: Easter Island	Microwave Chicken Thai Green Curry      Origin: Britain
Matata (Clam and Peanut Stew)      Origin: Mozambique	Medeeda (Finger Millet Porridge with Yoghurt)      Origin: Sudan-a	Microwave Chocolate and Whisky Syllabub Shells      Origin: Britain
Matata (Clam, Pumpkin and Peanut Stew)      Origin: Sao Tome	Medieval Simnel Cake      Origin: England	Microwave Chocolate Peanut Butter and Jam Brownie      Origin: Britain
Matata (Clams Cooked in Port Wine)      Origin: Sao Tome	Mediterranean-style Farro Salad with Rocket and Walnuts      Origin: America	Microwave Christmas Pudding      Origin: Britain
Maté (Barbecued Chicken Skewers)      Origin: Wallis Futuna	Medivnyk (Ukrainian Honey Bread)      Origin: Ukraine	Microwave Fruity Christmas Pudding      Origin: Britain
Matsavo (Pumpkin Leaf and Peanut Flour Stew)      Origin: Mozambique	Medlar and Honey Fool      Origin: Britain	Microwave Garam Masala Vegetable Curry      Origin: Britain
Mattar Paneer Curry      Origin: India	Medlar and Pear Mincemeat      Origin: Britain	Microwave Honey Christmas Cake Ring      Origin: British
Matzo Meal Biscuits      Origin: Jewish	Medlar and Walnut Mince Tarts      Origin: Britain	Microwave Honey Christmas Ring Cake      Origin: Britain
Mauritanian Thieboudienne      Origin: Mauritius	Medlar Sticky Toffee Pudding      Origin: Britain
Mauritian Curry Masala      Origin: Mauritius	Medlar Tart      Origin: Britain

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