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 4197 recipes in total:

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Gaeng Pa (Jungle Curry Paste)      Origin: Thailand	Ghanaian Kulikuli (Deep Fried Peanut Balls)      Origin: Ghana	Gnocchi di semolino alla romana (Roman-Style Semolina Gnocchi)      Origin: Vatican City
Gaeng Pa-naeng (Panang Curry)      Origin: Thailand	Ghanaian Papaya Bread      Origin: Ghana	Gnocchi Verdi (Spinach Gnocchi)      Origin: Italy
Gajar Ka Halwa (Carrot Halwa)      Origin: India	Ghanaian Ripe Plantain Ice Cream      Origin: Ghana	Gnon de Fonio      Origin: Burkina Faso
Gajjar Barfi (Carrot Fudge)      Origin: India	Ghiya-Chironji ki Daal (Spiced Sunflower Seed and Chironji Paste)      Origin: India	Goan Crab Claw Curry      Origin: India
Galettes de Fonio à la Banane (Fonio Griddle Cakes with Banana)      Origin: Burkina Faso	Ghost Cookies      Origin: American	Goan Fish Curry      Origin: India
Galettes de Légumes au Fonio (Vegetable Fritters with Fonio)      Origin: Burkina Faso	Ghrayba      Origin: Libya	Goan Lamb Xacutti      Origin: India
Gali Ji Huifan (Cantonese Chicken Curry on Rice)      Origin: China	Gibelotte aux Amandes (Gibelotte with Almonds)      Origin: France	Goan Mackerel Masala      Origin: India
Galinha à Portuguesa (Macanese Portuguese Chicken)      Origin: Macau	Giliø kava (Acorn Coffee)      Origin: Lithuania	Goan-style Mealworm and Chickpea Curry      Origin: Fusion
Galo Soup      Origin: Liberia	Ginger Chicken      Origin: China	Goat Meat Groundnut Soup      Origin: Ghana
Gammon Steaks with Spicy Apple Rings      Origin: Britain	Ginger Chicken with Toasted Sesame Seeds      Origin: China	Goat Meat Pepper Soup with Calabash Nutmeg      Origin: Nigeria
Garam Masala      Origin: India	Ginger Soy Fish en Papillote      Origin: Fusion	Goat Meat With Peas and Rice      Origin: Saba
Garden Eggs Stew      Origin: Ghana	Ginger Turkey Curry      Origin: Britain	Goat Mince Rissole      Origin: Britain
Garlic Chilli Chicken      Origin: Britain	Ginger, Chicken and Coconut Soup      Origin: Fusion	Goat's Cheese, Pear and Walnut Mini Quiche      Origin: Britain
Garlic Mustard Pesto      Origin: Italy	Ginger, Macadamia and Apricot Slice      Origin: New Zealand	Goda Masala      Origin: India
Gastris (Nut Cake)      Origin: Roman	Gingerbread Easter Bunnies      Origin: Britain	Goda Masala      Origin: India
Gateau Ayisyen Zoranj (Haitian Orange Cake)      Origin: Haiti	Gingerbread Mincemeat Cupcakes with Salted Caramel Icing      Origin: Britain	Godrogodro (Coconut Pudding with Vanilla and Sweet Spices)      Origin: Madagascar
Gâteau de couac à la noix de coco (Cassava Semolina and Coconut Cake)      Origin: French Guiana	Gingerbread Ring Cake      Origin: Britain	Golden Apple Pie with Rum Sauce      Origin: American
Gâteau de riz blanc au lait de coco (White Rice and Coconut Cake)      Origin: Mayotte	Gingerbread Syrup      Origin: American	Gombo et Kissar (Okra Stew with Kissar)      Origin: Chad
Gâteau des patates douces (Sweet-potato Cake)      Origin: Saint-Martin	Gingko Rice      Origin: Fusion	Gond Panjiri (Nuts, Seeds and Tree Sap Fudge)      Origin: India
Gâteau du Matin Breton (Breton Morning Cake)      Origin: France	Gjellë me Arra të Ellit (Chicken with Walnuts)      Origin: Albania	Gong Bao Chicken      Origin: China
Gato Piman (Spicy Cakes)      Origin: Seychelles	Glacé Fruit Triem      Origin: South Africa	Good Luck Chilli Biscuits      Origin: Fusion
Gboma Dessi (Spinach Sauce with Beef)      Origin: Togo	Glace à la noix de coco (Coconut Ice-Cream)      Origin: French Guiana	Goose Risotto      Origin: Fusion
Gefüllte Weihnachtsgans (Christmas Goose)      Origin: Germany	Glace de Banane á la Mamadou (Mamadou's Banana Glace)      Origin: Senegal	Gooseberry and Almond Tart      Origin: Britain
Gehackte Herring      Origin: South Africa	Glazed Bakewell Tart      Origin: Britain	Gooseberry and Strawberry Tart      Origin: Britain
Gellyg wedi Piclo (Pickled Pears)      Origin: Welsh	Glazed Duckling with Pineapple Salsa      Origin: Fusion	Goosegrass Polenta with Almond Crust      Origin: British
Gem Squash Starter      Origin: South Africa	Gliko Melintzanakia (Small Aubergines in Syrup)      Origin: Cyprus	Gothambu Paayasam      Origin: India
Genoese Sauce      Origin: Britain	Glires (Stuffed Dormouse)      Origin: Roman	Gozinakh (Walnut Honey Candy)      Origin: Azerbaijan
Gentleman's Relish      Origin: Britain	Glücksbringer (Lucky Charm Biscuits)      Origin: Germany	Gozinaki (Walnut and Honey Crunch)      Origin: Georgia
Georgian Walnut Sauce      Origin: Georgia	Glücksbringer II (Lucky Charm Biscuits)      Origin: Germany	Grain Mustard Based Fish Curry      Origin: India
Getuk Lindri (Coconut Steamed Cassava Cake)      Origin: Brunei	Gluten-free Rhubarb Crumble      Origin: Britain	Gramma Pie      Origin: Australia
Ghanaian Chichinga (Ghanaian Skewered Beef)      Origin: Ghana	Gluten-free Rich Fruit Cake      Origin: Britain	Granat Cake (Sierra Leonean Peanut Brittle)      Origin: Sierra Leone
Ghanaian Curry Powder      Origin: Ghana	Gluten-free Walnut Brownies      Origin: British	Grand Sallet (Great Salad)      Origin: Britain
Ghanaian Etor      Origin: Ghana	Gnocchi al Vaticano      Origin: Vatican City
Ghanaian Groundnut Soup      Origin: Ghana	Gnocchi di Ortica (Nettle Gnocchi)      Origin: Italy

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