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:

Page 26 of 37

Paska Bobka (Polish Easter Bread)      Origin: Poland	Peanut Butter Cheesecake      Origin: Britain	Peshwari Naan      Origin: India
Paskalya �°C7;öreği (Turkish Easter Bread)      Origin: Turkey	Peanut Butter Waffles      Origin: American	Pesmol (Mackerel with Bell Pepper in a Coconut and Chilli Sauce)      Origin: Indonesia
Paskha (Russian Easter Cheesecake)      Origin: Russia	Peanut Chicken Curry      Origin: Fusion	Peson of Almayne (German Peas)      Origin: England
Passatelli in Brodo (Passatelli in Broth)      Origin: Italy	Peanut Clusters      Origin: Britain	Pesto alla Genovese (Genoan-style Pesto)      Origin: Italy
Passatelli in Brodo (Passatelli in Broth)      Origin: San Marino	Peanut Cookies      Origin: Britain	Pesto Bara Lawr a Garlleg Gwyllt (Laverbread and Wild Garlic Pesto)      Origin: Welsh
Passion Cake      Origin: Britain	Peanut Macaroons      Origin: Sudan-a	Pesto Gwymon (Seaweed Pesto)      Origin: Welsh
Pastai Briwgig a Llugaeorn (Pork Mince and Cranberry Mini Pies)      Origin: Welsh	Peanut Nougat      Origin: Rwanda	Pesto Petiolata      Origin: Italy
Pastai Briwgig Eidion a Nionod (Leek and Caerphilly Cheese Crumble Tart)      Origin: Welsh	Peanut Rougail      Origin: Mauritius	Petits Gâteaux au Sureau (Elderberry Muffins)      Origin: Switzerland
Pastai Cig Llo (Veal Pie)      Origin: Welsh	Peanut Soup      Origin: West Africa	Peynirli Künefe (Turkish Cheesecake)      Origin: Turkey
Pastai Cig oen Cymraeg a Phwmpen (Welsh Lamb and Marrow Pie)      Origin: Welsh	Peanut-crusted basa fillets      Origin: Britain	Phali (Young Beet Greens in Walnut Sauce)      Origin: Georgia
Pastai Cwnhingen (Rabbit Pie)      Origin: Welsh	Pear and Apple Ginger Galette      Origin: America	Phirni (Sweet Rice Pudding)      Origin: India
Pastai Ystumllwynarth (Oystermouth Pie)      Origin: Welsh	Pear Raspberry Smoothie      Origin: American	Piña Colada Cupcakes      Origin: Britain
Pastel De Choclo (Corn Pudding)      Origin: Argentina	Pears with Cinnamon and Wine      Origin: Roman	Pia Sua (Coconut Pudding)      Origin: Tuvalu
Pašticada (Croatian Beef Stew)      Origin: Croatia	Pecan Brie Tarts      Origin: British	Pia Sua (Coconut Pudding)      Origin: Solomon Islands
Pastiera Napoletana (Naples Easter Cakes)      Origin: Italy	Pecan Coffee Fudge      Origin: Britain	Pia Sua (Coconut Pudding)      Origin: Kiribati
Pastilla (Moroccan Meat Pie)      Origin: Morocco	Peixinhos da Horta (Deep Fried Battered Beans)      Origin: Portugal	Piahia (Coconut Milk Sauce)      Origin: Federated States Micronesia
Pastilla au Poulet (Chicklen Pastilla)      Origin: Morocco	Peli Rwm Nadolig (Christmas Rum Balls)      Origin: Welsh	Picau ar y Maen II (Welsh Cakes II)      Origin: Welsh
Patiala Chicken Curry      Origin: India	Penang Prawn Curry      Origin: Thailand	Pickled Spiced Acorns      Origin: Britain
Patina Cotidiana II (Everyday Casserole II)      Origin: Roman	Penang-style Nyonya Fish Curry      Origin: Malaysia	Pig Tail Bouillon with Dumplings      Origin: Saint Lucia
Patina Versatilis (Upside-down Dish)      Origin: Roman	Penfras Cymraeg Wedi Pobi (Welsh Cod Bake)      Origin: Welsh	Pigeon Breast with Red Wine Gravy, Roast Leeks and Wild Mushrooms      Origin: Britain
Patina Versatilis Vice Dulci (Nut Custard Turnover)      Origin: Roman	Penne with Fresh Pumpkin Sauce      Origin: American	Pilaf-Stuffed Onions      Origin: Middle East
Patinam Apicianam (Apician Casserole)      Origin: Roman	Pennywise Fruit Cake      Origin: British	Pinafal wedi Piclo (Pickled Pineapples)      Origin: Welsh
Patinam ex Lacte (Milk Casserole)      Origin: Roman	Penwaig Wedi Stwffio (Stuffed Herring)      Origin: Welsh	Pindasaus (Dutch Peanut Sauce)      Origin: Netherlands
Patka sa kiselim kupusom (Duck with Sauerkraut)      Origin: Croatia	Penwaig wedi Stwffio (Stuffed Herring)      Origin: Welsh	Pineapple and Carnation Fruit Cake      Origin: Britain
Pau-Pau Chatni (Papaya Chutney)      Origin: Seychelles	Penzance Cake II      Origin: England	Pineapple Pudding      Origin: India
Pav Bhaji Masala      Origin: India	Pepes Ikan (Fish in Curry Sauce)      Origin: Indonesia	Pineapple Pulissery      Origin: India
Payn Ragonn      Origin: England	Pepes Ikan (Fish in Curry Sauce)      Origin: East Timor	Pineapple Rasmalai      Origin: India
PCadw Ffrwythau Drwy Dinio (Preserving Wild Fruit by Canning)      Origin: Welsh	Pepper Chicken      Origin: Sierra Leone	Pineapple Upside-down Pudding      Origin: British
Pe Htamin (Lentil Rice)      Origin: Myanmar	Pepper Pasta Pie      Origin: South Africa	Pineappleweed and Coconut Ice Lollies      Origin: Britain
Pe Kyar Zan Thoke (Glass Noodle Salad)      Origin: Myanmar	Pepper Soupe de Poisson (Fish Pepper Soup)      Origin: Cameroon	Pineappleweed Jelly      Origin: Scotland
Peaches with Creamy Mascarpone Filling      Origin: British	Perch Benachin      Origin: Gambia	Pineappleweed Skolebrød      Origin: Scotland
Peanut and Chicken Kebabs      Origin: Britain	Perkedel Kentang (Potato Patties)      Origin: Indonesia	Pintade de Guinée (Guinean Guineafowl)      Origin: Guinea
Peanut and Greens Soup      Origin: African Fusion	Persian Jewelled Rice      Origin: Iran
Peanut Brittle      Origin: Britain	Pesach Chremslach (Fruit and Nut Fritters for Passover)      Origin: Jewish

Page 26 of 37