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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Cardamom, Coconut and Lime Rice Pudding      Origin: Fusion	Cassata alla Siciliana      Origin: Italy	Ceebu Jën (Rice and Fish)      Origin: Senegal
Cari (Vietnamese Curry Powder)      Origin: Vietnam	Cassata of Oplontis      Origin: Roman	Celebration Pudding      Origin: Britain
Cari de Morue (Cod Curry)      Origin: Saint Pierre	Cassata Siciliana II (Sicilian Cassata II)      Origin: Ireland	Celebration Soup      Origin: Japan
Cari Mouton (Mutton Curry)      Origin: Saint Pierre	Cassava and Banana Cake      Origin: Fiji	Celery Sauce      Origin: Scotland
Caribbean Coconut Mussel Curry      Origin: Caribbean	Cassava Bread      Origin: Guyana	Celery Sauce      Origin: Britain
Caribbean Pork      Origin: Caribbean	Cassava Cake      Origin: Liberia	Celtic Pork and Apple Stew      Origin: Ancient
Caribbean Rice and Beans      Origin: British Virgin Islands	Cassava Life      Origin: Sierra Leone	Cepelinai (Lithuanian Meat-filled Potato Dumplings)      Origin: Lithuania
Caribbean Rice and Beans      Origin: US Virgin Islands	Cassava Pie      Origin: Bermuda	Cevizli Baklava (Turkish Walnut Baklava)      Origin: Turkey
Caribbean-style Chicken Curry      Origin: Fusion	Cassava Pone      Origin: Bahamas	Chabéu de Tainha (Palm Soup of Mullet)      Origin: Guinea-Bissau
Caril de Amendoim de Frango (Peanut and Chicken Stew)      Origin: Mozambique	Cassava Pone      Origin: Guyana	Chakalaka      Origin: South Africa
Caril de Camarão (Prawn Curry)      Origin: Mozambique	Cassava Pudding      Origin: Solomon Islands	Chakri      Origin: Gambia
Caril de Camarão (Portuguese Prawn Curry)      Origin: Portugal	Cassava Pudding      Origin: Vanuatu	Chamorro Flour Titiyas      Origin: Northern Mariana Islands
Caril de Caranguejo (Crab Curry)      Origin: Mozambique	Cat's Eyes      Origin: American	Chamorro Flour Titiyas      Origin: Guam
Caril de Frango (Chicken Curry)      Origin: Sao Tome	Catalan Spinach Salad      Origin: Andorra	Chana Chaat (Chickpea Chaat)      Origin: India
Caril de Frango com Coco (Chicken and Coconut Curry)      Origin: Sao Tome	Catkin Crumb Biscuits      Origin: Britain	Chanterelle and Shiitake Black Bean Chili with Sour Cherries      Origin: American
Caril de Grão-de-bico (Chickpea Curry)      Origin: Portugal	Catkin Crumb Coating      Origin: Britain	Charoset      Origin: Morocco
Caril de Marisco (Seafood Curry)      Origin: Mozambique	Catkin Crumb Pancakes      Origin: Britain	Chastletes (Little Castles)      Origin: England
Caril de peixe (Fish curry)      Origin: Sao Tome	Catkin Crumb Suya Chicken Wings      Origin: African Fusion	Cheat's Sachertorte      Origin: Britain
Caril de Tubarão (Azorean Tope Shark Curry)      Origin: Portugal	Catkin Spicy Avocado Bites      Origin: Britain	Cheddar Cheese Pudding      Origin: Britain
Carlin Pea and Glazed Halloumi Saag      Origin: Britain	Caudel of almannd mylke (Caudle of Almond Milk)      Origin: England	Cheese Baklava      Origin: Syria
Carlin Pea Curry with Perpetual Spinach and Peanut Butter      Origin: Britain	Caudel of Muskels (Caudle of Mussels)      Origin: England	Cheese Fruit Log      Origin: Britain
Carne Seca com Abóbora (Dried Beef with Pumpkin Purée)      Origin: Brazil	Cauliflower, Mushroom and Carlin Peas Curry      Origin: Britain	Cheese Paska      Origin: Ukraine
Carob-Chestnut Fudge      Origin: Britain	Cawdel of Samoun (Caudle of Salmon)      Origin: England	Cheesecake Germania      Origin: Germany
Carrot and Orange Soup      Origin: Britain	Cawl Berw Dŵr â Thatws (Watercress and Potato Soup)      Origin: Welsh	Cheesecake Pecan Pie      Origin: American
Carrot Cake      Origin: Britain	Caws Gafr gyda Betys a Llysiau Gwyllt (Goat's Cheese with Beetroot and Wild Herbs)      Origin: Welsh (Patagonia)	Chelsea Bun (Recipe 2)      Origin: Britain
Carrot Cake Cheesecake      Origin: Britain	Cayman Callaloo Soup      Origin: Cayman Islands	Chemmeen Manga Curry (Prawn and Mango Curry)      Origin: India
Carrot Cake Oat Bars      Origin: Britain	Cayman Cassava Cake      Origin: Cayman Islands	Chemmen Roast (Kerala Prawn Roast)      Origin: India
Carrot cake pancakes      Origin: Britain	Cayman Coconut Prawn Curry      Origin: Cayman Islands	Cherry and Almond Loaf Cake      Origin: British
Carrot Cake with Mango      Origin: American	Cayman Conch Chowder      Origin: Saint Lucia	Cherry and Bird Cherry Flour Muffins      Origin: American
Carrot Halwa      Origin: Fusion	Cayman Curry Goat      Origin: Cayman Islands	Cherry and Curly Dock Seed Flour Muffins      Origin: American
Carrot Muffins      Origin: Britain	Cayman Fish Rundown      Origin: Cayman Islands	Cherry Nut Easter Eggs      Origin: American
Carrot Pudding      Origin: Britain	Cayman Koko Kari (Cayman Coconut Curry)      Origin: Cayman Islands	Cherry Shortbread Heart Biscuits      Origin: Britain
Carrot Rice      Origin: India	Cayman Style Curry Chicken Roti      Origin: Cayman Islands
Cascaron (Deep Fried Rice and Coconut Balls)      Origin: Philippines	Cazuela Fiestera (Festival Casserole)      Origin: Ecuador

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