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 3996 recipes in total:

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Feuilles de Manioc Malienne (Malian Cassava Leaf Stew)      Origin: Mali	Flan Coco Antillais (French Antilles Coconut Flan)      Origin: Saint Barthelemy	Fresh Coconut Cake      Origin: Aruba
Fferins Cnau Coco (Coconut Sweets)      Origin: Welsh	Flan Coco Antillais (French Antilles Coconut Flan)      Origin: French Guiana	Fresh Cranberry Sauce      Origin: American
Ffesant Nadolig (Christmas Pheasant)      Origin: Welsh	Flan Coco Antillais (French Antilles Coconut Flan)      Origin: Guadeloupe	Fresh Pear Shortcake      Origin: Britain
Fiadone      Origin: France	Flan Coco Antillais (French Antilles Coconut Flan)      Origin: Martinique	Fresh Pumpkin Pie      Origin: American
Fig and Almond Cheesecake      Origin: Britain	Flan Coco Antillais (French Antilles Coconut Flan)      Origin: Sint Maarten	Fri Fri      Origin: Tahiti
Fig, Walnut and Orange Cake      Origin: Ireland	Flan de Maracuyá y Coco (Passionfruit and Coconut Flan)      Origin: Mexico	Friands aux Amandes (Mini Almond Cakes)      Origin: France
Figolli (Maltese Easter Biscuits)      Origin: Malta	Florentine Pizza      Origin: Italy	Fricando con champiñones (Fricando with Mushrooms)      Origin: Spain
Fijian Chicken and Potato Curry      Origin: Fiji	Foamy Sauce      Origin: Scotland	Fricassée of Turkey      Origin: Britain
Fijian Crab Curry      Origin: Fiji	Fochabers Gingerbread      Origin: Scotland	Fricassée de Lambi (Queen Conch Fricassee)      Origin: Martinique
Fijian Indian Tomato Chutney      Origin: Fiji	Foie au coco (Liver with Coconut)      Origin: Mayotte	Fried Brains      Origin: Britain
Fijian Palao Masala      Origin: Fiji	Folaa Rice      Origin: Sri Lanka	Fried Chicken, Ital Vegetables and Rundown Sauce      Origin: Jamaica
Fijian Suruwa (Fijian Fish Curry)      Origin: Fiji	Folon      Origin: Cameroon	Fried Fish with Pine Kernels      Origin: China
Filipino Beef Rendang      Origin: Philippines	Fondé de Mil (Millet Porridge)      Origin: Senegal	Fried Mackerel with Gooseberries      Origin: England
Filipino Cassava Cake      Origin: Philippines	Fonio and Oat Balls in Peanut Sauce      Origin: Fusion	Fried Pumpkin      Origin: Nigeria
Filipino Chicken Curry      Origin: Philippines	Fonio Bread      Origin: Fusion	Frikkadel Curry      Origin: South Africa
Filipino Chicken Curry 2      Origin: Philippines	Fonio Cuit à la Vapeur (Steamed Fonio)      Origin: Senegal	Frikkadels      Origin: South Africa
Filipino Fish Curry      Origin: Philippines	Fonio, Sauce Gombo et Crevettes (Fonio, Okra Sauce and Prawns)      Origin: Mali	Fritela di Malva (Common Mallow Flower Fritters)      Origin: Italy
Filipino Sweet and Sour Pork      Origin: Philippines	Fonnell      Origin: England	Frosted Walnut Cake      Origin: American
Fine-herbs Sauce      Origin: Britain	For to make blank manger (To Make White Food)      Origin: England	Frucht-Chutney (Fruit Chutney)      Origin: Namibia
Finsk Brød (Finnish Bread)      Origin: Denmark	Forager’s Risotto      Origin: Britain	Fruit à pain au lait de coco (Breadfruit with Coconut Milk)      Origin: Wallis Futuna
Firecracker Barbecued Salmon      Origin: American	Foubey (Millet Couscous with Moringa)      Origin: Niger	Fruit Curry      Origin: India
Firnee      Origin: Afghanistan	Fragrant Coconut Rice      Origin: Thailand	Fruit Curry      Origin: South Africa
Firni (Ground Rice Blancmange)      Origin: India	Fragrant Lamb Kofta Curry      Origin: Britain	Fruit Risshews      Origin: England
Fish and Breadfruit Casserole      Origin: Nauru	Francatelli's Allemande Sauce      Origin: Britain	Fruit Risshews      Origin: England
Fish Molee (Keralan Fish Stew)      Origin: India	Francatelli's Yorkshire Pudding      Origin: Britain	Fruit-glazed Easter Ham      Origin: Britain
Fish Padha (Sri Lankan Fish Pickle)      Origin: Sri Lanka	Frangipane Tart      Origin: Britain	Fruited Luncheon Cake II      Origin: Britain
Fish Serre      Origin: Belize	Frangipane-topped Mince Pies      Origin: Britain	Fruity Beef Casserole      Origin: Britain
Fish Steaks with Barbecue Sauce      Origin: Anguilla	Frango com Piri-piri (Piri-piri Chicken)      Origin: Mozambique	Fruity Chicken Curry      Origin: India
Fisk på grönsakspytt (Ham Cakes)      Origin: Sweden	Frango de Churrasco de Guiné (Guinea-Bissau Barbecued Chicken)      Origin: Guinea-Bissau	Fruity Turkey Curry      Origin: Britain
Fistikli Baklava (Turkish Pistachio Baklava)      Origin: Turkey	Frango Grelhado Piri Piri (Grilled Chicken with Chillies)      Origin: Angola	Frumente (Wheat in Milk and Broth)      Origin: England
Five-spice Pickled Vegetable Achara      Origin: Philippines	Frango Zambeziana (Zambezi Chicken)      Origin: Mozambique	Frumente yn lentyn (Frumenty in Lent)      Origin: England
Flan (Guatemalan Caramel Custard)      Origin: Guatemala	Frankfurter Kranz (Frankfurt Crown Cake)      Origin: Germany	Frytour Blaunched (White Fritters)      Origin: England
Flan Amande et d'abricot (Almond and Apricot Flan)      Origin: France	French Bean and Duck Green Thai Curry      Origin: Thailand
Flan Coco Antillais (French Antilles Coconut Flan)      Origin: Saint-Martin	French Coconut Fish Curry      Origin: France

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