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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Goda Masala      Origin: India	Green Tea Smoothie      Origin: Britain	Guisado del Inca (Inca Stew)      Origin: Peru
Godrogodro (Coconut Pudding with Vanilla and Sweet Spices)      Origin: Madagascar	Green Tomato Mincemeat      Origin: Canada	Gujarati-style Monkfish Curry      Origin: Fusion
Golden Apple Pie with Rum Sauce      Origin: American	Grenada Breadfruit Soup      Origin: Grenada	Gulab Jamun      Origin: India
Gombo et Kissar (Okra Stew with Kissar)      Origin: Chad	Grenada Callaloo Soup      Origin: Grenada	Gulab Jamun Cheesecake      Origin: India
Gond Panjiri (Nuts, Seeds and Tree Sap Fudge)      Origin: India	Grenada Curry Goat      Origin: Grenada	Gulai Ikan Karibia (Caribbean Fish Stew)      Origin: Turks Caicos
Gong Bao Chicken      Origin: China	Grenada Curry Powder      Origin: Grenada	Gulai Kambing (Sumatran Goat Curry)      Origin: Martinique
Good Luck Chilli Biscuits      Origin: Fusion	Grenada Green Seasoning      Origin: Grenada	Gulai Lemak (Beef Spicy Stew)      Origin: Indonesia
Goose Risotto      Origin: Fusion	Grenada Oil Down      Origin: Grenada	Gulha (Fried Fish Balls)      Origin: Maldives
Gooseberry and Almond Tart      Origin: Britain	Grenada Rice and Peas      Origin: Grenada	Gulha Riha (Maldives Fish Ball Curry)      Origin: Maldives
Gooseberry and Strawberry Tart      Origin: Britain	Grenadan Dumplings      Origin: Grenada	Gumdrop Fruit Cake      Origin: Canada
Gothambu Paayasam      Origin: India	Grenadian Coconut Curry Chicken      Origin: Grenada	Gummadikaya Majjiga Pulusu (White Pumpkin Yogurt Stew)      Origin: India
Gozinakh (Walnut Honey Candy)      Origin: Azerbaijan	Grenadian Nutmeg Chicken Curry      Origin: Grenada	Gungo Rice and Peas      Origin: Jamaica
Gozinaki (Walnut and Honey Crunch)      Origin: Georgia	Grenadian Pelau      Origin: Grenada	Gurnard Curry      Origin: Britain
Grain Mustard Based Fish Curry      Origin: India	Griláž (Caramel Nut Wafers)      Origin: Slovakia	Gustato pro Ovis (Sauce for Eggs)      Origin: Roman
Gramma Pie      Origin: Australia	Grilled Beef Tenderloin with Red Wine and Pistachios      Origin: American	Gutti Vankaya (Stuffed Brinjal Curry)      Origin: India
Granat Cake (Sierra Leonean Peanut Brittle)      Origin: Sierra Leone	Grilled Coconut Crab      Origin: Federated States Micronesia	Gutweed Salad with Fennel and Orange      Origin: Britain
Grand Sallet (Great Salad)      Origin: Britain	Grilled Coconut Crab      Origin: Tuvalu	Guyana Black Cake      Origin: Guyana
Grannat Chop      Origin: Sierra Leone	Grima Fish Curry      Origin: Kenya	Guyana Black Pudding      Origin: Guyana
Gratin Christophine (Chayote Gratin)      Origin: Guadeloupe	Grissniuys (Beestings Pudding)      Origin: Manx	Guyana White Pudding      Origin: Guyana
Gratin Dauphinoise      Origin: France	Ground Elder Quiche      Origin: Britain	Guyanese Cook-up Rice and Peas      Origin: Guyana
Gratin de Couac (Couac Gratin)      Origin: French Guiana	Gruel of almanndes (Gruel of Almonds)      Origin: England	Guyanese Crab Callaloo      Origin: Guyana
Gratin de galettes aux crevettes (Gratin of Pancakes with Prawns and Mushrooms)      Origin: France	Gruyau (A Gruel of Husked Barley)      Origin: France	Guyanese Metemgee      Origin: Guyana
Gratin de pommes de terre des Antilles (Antilles Potato Gratin)      Origin: Guadeloupe	Guai Daun Singlong Tumbuk (Grilled Fish with Greens)      Origin: Sumatra	Habichuelas Con Dulce (Dominican Sweet Beans)      Origin: Dominican Republic
Green Apple Curry      Origin: Sri Lanka	Guam Chicken Curry      Origin: Guam	Haddock Supper      Origin: Ireland
Green Beans in Coconut Sauce      Origin: Fusion	Guatita (Ecuadorian Tripe Stew)      Origin: Ecuador	Haggis      Origin: Scotland
Green Coconut Chutney      Origin: India	Gudaí (Goody)      Origin: Ireland	Haggis and Pork Sausages with Mash and Red Wine Onion Gravy      Origin: Scotland
Green Fig and Saltfish      Origin: Saint Lucia	Guernsey Gâche (Fruit Bread Loaf)      Origin: Guernsey	Hakka Salt-baked Chicken      Origin: China
Green Fish Curry      Origin: Fusion	Guiana Black Cake      Origin: French Guiana	Halawa Tahiniya (Sesame Seed Paste Halva)      Origin: Egypt
Green Gooseberry Sauce      Origin: Britain	Guiana Rice and Peas      Origin: French Guiana	Halawa Yaqtin (Pumpkin Halwa)      Origin: Middle East
Green Lentils with Wild Garlic Mustard Pesto      Origin: Britain	Guinea Fowl with Coconut Cream      Origin: Zimbabwe	Halibut with Pine Nut and Parmesan Crust      Origin: Britain
Green Mealie Soup      Origin: South Africa	Guinean Avocado Sauce      Origin: Equatorial Guinea	Halloween Cheesecake      Origin: Britain
Green Papaya Curry with Fresh Coconut      Origin: Pitcairn Islands	Guinean Fish Grill with Three Sauces      Origin: Equatorial Guinea	Halloween Fudge      Origin: Canada
Green Pea and Liver Curry      Origin: Sri Lanka	Guinean Spinach Sauce      Origin: Equatorial Guinea
Green Pistachio Muffins (Green Pistachio Muffins)      Origin: American	Guinness Cake      Origin: Ireland

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