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 3274 recipes in total:

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Mhogo na tzouzi (Cassava in Coconut Sauce)      Origin: Mayotte	Mispelkuchen mit Ingwer (Gingered Medlar Chocolate Cake)      Origin: Austria	Montserratian Jerk Seasoning      Origin: Montserrat
Micronesia Taro and Coconut Bread      Origin: Federated States Micronesia	Mistura de especiarias (Portuguese Spice Mix)      Origin: Portugal	Mooli and Garlic Beef with Pine Nuts      Origin: Australia
Micronesian Coconut Chicken Curry      Origin: Federated States Micronesia	Miti Hue (Fermented Coconut Sauce)      Origin: Tahiti	Moqueca de Camarão (Prawn Stew)      Origin: Angola
Micronesian Fish with Coconut Milk and Lime      Origin: Federated States Micronesia	Mixtura cum amygdalinam et sesamae (Almond, Seame and Herb Purée)      Origin: Roman	Moqueca de Peixe (Braised Whole Fish)      Origin: Guinea-Bissau
Microwave Amaretto Cheesecake with Raspberry Sauce      Origin: Britain	Mixtura cum Nucibus (Hazelnuts with Herb Purée)      Origin: Roman	Moqueca de Pixe à Baiana (Grilled Fish, Baian Style)      Origin: Brazil
Microwave Asian Noodles      Origin: Fusion	Mixtura cum Nucleis Pineis (Pine Nut, Cheese and Herb Pâté)      Origin: Roman	Mor Kulambu      Origin: India
Microwave Banana and Walnut Loaf      Origin: Britain	Miyan Kuka II (Baobab Leaf Soup II)      Origin: Nigeria	Moro de guandules con coco (Christmas Rice and Pigeon Peas)      Origin: Dominican Republic
Microwave Chicken Thai Green Curry      Origin: Britain	Mkate wa Ufuta (Zanzibar Sesame Bread)      Origin: Tanzania	Moroccan Almond Stuffing      Origin: Morocco
Microwave Chocolate Peanut Butter and Jam Brownie      Origin: Britain	Mkatra Foutra (Comoran Yeasted Bread)      Origin: Comoros	Moroccan Braised Lamb      Origin: Morocco
Microwave Christmas Pudding      Origin: Britain	Mkatra Siniya (Comorian Tray Cake)      Origin: Comoros	Moroccan Haroseth      Origin: Morocco
Microwave Fruity Christmas Pudding      Origin: Britain	Mkhwani with Groundnut Flour      Origin: Malawi	Moroccan Harost Balls with Dates, Sultanas and Nuts      Origin: Morocco
Microwave Garam Masala Vegetable Curry      Origin: Britain	Moambé Stew      Origin: Congo	Moroccan Rice Pudding      Origin: Morocco
Microwave Honey Christmas Ring Cake      Origin: Britain	Moelleux au Chocolat Amande (Chocolate Cake with Almond Topping)      Origin: Cameroon	Moroccan Spiced Olives      Origin: Morocco
Microwave Nutty Bramble Crumble      Origin: Britain	Moh Let Saung (Coconut Milk with Sago)      Origin: Myanmar	Morree (Mulberries)      Origin: England
Microwave Peanut Chicken with Noodles      Origin: Britain	Molho peri-peri moçambicano (Mozambican peri-peri sauce)      Origin: Mozambique	Mortarolo      Origin: Italy
Microwave Prawn Gumbo      Origin: Britain	Mollag (Manx Christmas Haggis)      Origin: Manx	Mortis (Chicken Paté)      Origin: Britain
Microwave Strawberry and Pistachio Shortcake      Origin: Britain	Mologathanni Soup      Origin: Sri Lanka	Mortrews Blank (Meat in White Sauce)      Origin: England
Microwave Waldorf Chicken Salad      Origin: Britain	Moloukhia (Jute Leaf Stew)      Origin: Niger	Mortrews of Fysche (Mortar-paste of Fish)      Origin: England
Milanese Sauce      Origin: France	Mongos (Mung Bean Soup with Chorizo and Squash)      Origin: Philippines	Mother's Day Simnel Cupcakes      Origin: British
Milkless Vanilla Ice-cream      Origin: Britain	Monkfish Choo Chee Curry      Origin: Britain	Mother-in-law Masala      Origin: South Africa
Mince Pie Tiffin Bites      Origin: Britain	Monkfish Pasanda      Origin: Britain	Moyo de Poulet Fume (Moyo of Smoked Chicken)      Origin: Benin
Mincemat, Macadamia and Cranberry Biscotti      Origin: Fusion	Monkfish Skewers with Coconut and Coriander      Origin: Britain	Mozambique Peri-Peri      Origin: Mozambique
Mincemeat Baklava      Origin: Fusion	Mont Blanc Coco Antillais (Antillean Coconut Mont Blanc Cake)      Origin: French Guiana	Mrs Beeton Herodotus Pudding      Origin: Britain
Mincemeat Baklava Rolls      Origin: Fusion	Mont Blanc Coco Antillais (Antillean Coconut Mont Blanc Cake)      Origin: Saint Barthelemy	Mshakiki (Comorian Kebabs)      Origin: Comoros
Mincemeat Blondies      Origin: Fusion	Mont Blanc Coco Antillais (Antillean Coconut Mont Blanc Cake)      Origin: Saint-Martin	Mtedza (Peanut Puffs)      Origin: Malawi
Mincemeat Christmas Cake      Origin: Britain	Mont Blanc Coco Antillais (Antillean Coconut Mont Blanc Cake)      Origin: Guadeloupe	Mtedza Puffs      Origin: Malawi
Mincemeat Croissants      Origin: British	Mont Blanc Coco Antillais (Antillean Coconut Mont Blanc Cake)      Origin: Martinique	Muamba de Galinha (Chicken Muamba)      Origin: Angola
Mincemeat Eccles Cakes II      Origin: British	Mont Blanc Cupcakes      Origin: Britain	Muamba Nsusu (Congo Chicken Soup)      Origin: Congo
Mincemeat Pie      Origin: American	Mont Blancs      Origin: France	Mudda (Green Banana Dumplings)      Origin: Norfolk Island
Mincemeat Strudel with a Medieval Twist      Origin: Britain	Montrose Cakes      Origin: Scotland	Mudda (Green Banana Dumplings)      Origin: Pitcairn Islands
Mincemeat Tart      Origin: Britain	Montserratian Bread Pudding      Origin: Montserrat	Mughlai Beef Biriani      Origin: India
Mincemeat, Clementine and Almond Cake      Origin: Britain	Montserratian Coconut Curry Chicken      Origin: Montserrat	Mughlai Lamb Biriani      Origin: India
Mincepies      Origin: Britain	Montserratian Corn Soup      Origin: Montserrat
Mini Victoria Sandwiches      Origin: Britain	Montserratian Fisherman's Stew      Origin: Montserrat

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