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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Bột Cary (Vietnamese Curry Powder)      Origin: Vietnam	Baked Rice Custard      Origin: Australia	Banana Pineapple Bread      Origin: Hawaii
Baabath (Tripe Curry)      Origin: Sri Lanka	Baked Rice Pudding with Peanuts      Origin: Tanzania	Banana Porridge      Origin: Jamaica
Bacalao a la Crema de Espárragos y Pimientos (Salt Cod with Cream of Asparagus and Peppers)      Origin: Spain	Baked Salmon and Caper Sauce      Origin: British	Banana-nut Quick Mix Muffins      Origin: American
Bacalao con Pasas y Piñones (Cod with Raisins and Pine Nuts)      Origin: Spain	Baked Salmon Fillet with Pickled Cranberries, Parsley and Pistachios      Origin: Britain	Bananas with Split Green Peas      Origin: Rwanda
Bacalao Encebollado con Almendras al Estilo Canario (Cod with Onions and Almonds, Canary Style)      Origin: Spain	Baked, Spiced, Red Cabbage      Origin: Canada	Banane au Caramel (Caramel Bananas)      Origin: Senegal
Bacon Clapshot      Origin: Scotland	Baked, Stuffed, Codfish      Origin: British	Banankou Fida (Sokossoko with Kidneys)      Origin: Guinea
Bacon Koftas      Origin: Britain	Bakewell Mince Pies      Origin: Britain	Banbury Cakes      Origin: British
Badam Puri      Origin: India	Bakewell Pudding      Origin: British	Banbury Tarts      Origin: Britain
Badanekaayi Gojju (Brinjal Curry)      Origin: India	Bakewell Tart      Origin: Britain	Banda (Smoked fish in Peanut Sauce)      Origin: Chad
Baekse Karē (Korean Curry Rice)      Origin: Korea	Bakewell Tart II      Origin: Britain	Bangaou      Origin: Chad
Bagea Sagu (Sago Bagea Biscuits)      Origin: Papua	Baklava      Origin: Northern Cyprus	Bangude Ghassi (Bunt-style Spicy Mangalorean Curry)      Origin: India
Bahama Mama Smoothie      Origin: American	Baklawa      Origin: Egypt	Bánh đa kê (Sweet Stuffed Rice Crackers)      Origin: Vietnam
Bahki Kufta (Chickpea and Wheat Balls Stuffed with Peanut Butter)      Origin: Armenia	Baklazhan Pkhali (Aubergine Pkhali)      Origin: Georgia	Banoffee Pie      Origin: Britain
Bahrain Baharat Spice Blend      Origin: Bahrain	Balachaung Gyaw (Fried Dried Shrimp with Chillies)      Origin: Myanmar	Bara Brith      Origin: Welsh
Baileys Syllabub      Origin: Ireland	Balah el Sham (Sweet Fried Pastries)      Origin: Egypt	Bara Brith Aberteifi (Aberteifi Currant Loaf)      Origin: Welsh
Bajan Chicken and Coconut Curry      Origin: Bahamas	Balchão de Camarão (Goan Prawn Pickle)      Origin: India	Bara Brith Hydref (Autumnal Bara Brith)      Origin: Welsh
Bajan Sweet Bread      Origin: Barbados	Ballymaloe Fruit Tarts      Origin: Ireland	Bara Brith Y Bala (Bala Currant Loaf)      Origin: Welsh
Bakari Riha (Mutton Curry)      Origin: Maldives	Balti Chicken Pasanda      Origin: Britain	Bara Carwe Ynys Môn (Anglesea Caraway Bread)      Origin: Welsh
Bake and Saltfish      Origin: Guyana	Balushahi      Origin: India	Bara Cnau Pecan a Llugaeron (Pecan Nut and Cranberry Bread)      Origin: Welsh
Bakeapple Chicken Curry      Origin: Canada	Bambam (Cassava Bread)      Origin: Saint Vincent	Barbadian Plain Cake      Origin: Barbados
Baked Beans with Nigerian Seasonings      Origin: African Fusion	Bambukeyo Bongara (Maldives Breadfruit Curry)      Origin: Maldives	Barbecued Baked Apples      Origin: American
Baked Butternut Squash with Cranberries      Origin: American	Bammy      Origin: Jamaica	Barbecued Baked Apples      Origin: Britain
Baked Celeriac with Wild Mushrooms and Cobnut Relish      Origin: Britain	Banana Akara      Origin: Sierra Leone	Barbecued Bananas      Origin: American
Baked Cod and Egg Sauce      Origin: Scotland	Banana and Chestnut Crumble      Origin: Britain	Barbecued Plum and Nut Stuffed Pork Chops      Origin: British
Baked Cod with Ginger on Asparagus      Origin: Australia	Banana and Oatmeal Power Cookies      Origin: American	Barbecued Stuffed Tomatoes      Origin: Britain
Baked Cod's Head      Origin: British	Banana and Peanut Butter Ice Cream      Origin: American	Barbel      Origin: British
Baked Date Oatmeal      Origin: Fusion	Banana Coconut Muffins (Banana Coconut Muffins)      Origin: American	Barbudan Coconut Tart      Origin: Antigua
Baked Eggs Florentine      Origin: Italy	Banana Ice Cream      Origin: Britain	Barfi badam (Almond Cream Sweetmeats)      Origin: India
Baked Fillets of Turbot      Origin: British	Banana Ketchup      Origin: Jamaica	Barley Gruel      Origin: England
Baked or Boiled Arrowroot Pudding      Origin: British	Banana Lassi      Origin: India	Barley Pudding      Origin: British
Baked Papaya with Sweet Coconut Cream      Origin: Marshall Islands	Banana leaf mackerel      Origin: Sri Lanka	Barokhé (Beef and Fish with Cassava Leaves)      Origin: Mali
Baked Parsnips Irish Style      Origin: Ireland	Banana Muffins      Origin: Britain	Baru Fida (Spinach Sauce with Peanuts and Beef Shank)      Origin: Guinea
Baked Persimmon Pudding      Origin: New Zealand	Banana Peel and Black-eyed Bean Stew      Origin: Tanzania
Baked Pilchards with Orange and Pine Nuts      Origin: Britain	Banana Pineapple Bread      Origin: Nauru

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