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 3559 recipes in total:

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Mustard Beef with Potato Gratin      Origin: Australia	Nata de Coco (Coconut Water Gel)      Origin: Philippines	Nigerian Pancakes with Prawns      Origin: Nigeria
Mustard Pork Loin Chops with Butternut Squash Roast      Origin: Britain	Native Jerk Seasoning      Origin: Jamaica	Nigerian Pancakes with Suya-spiced Tofu Scramble      Origin: Nigeria
Muttai Kulambu (Tamil Nadu Egg Curry)      Origin: India	Natural Red Tomato Chutney      Origin: British	Nigerian Peanut Fool      Origin: Nigeria
Mutton and Coconut Cream Curry      Origin: Fusion	Ndizi na Nyama (Plantains with Meat)      Origin: East Africa	Nigerian Pepper Soup Spices      Origin: Nigeria
Mutton Broth      Origin: Britain	Ndolé à la Viande (Bitterleaf with Meat)      Origin: Cameroon	Nigerian Spicy Scrambled Eggs      Origin: Nigeria
Mutton Kulambu (Pondicherry Mutton Curry)      Origin: India	Ndomba de Porc (Pork Cooked in Banana Leaves)      Origin: Cameroon	Nigerian-style Spaghetti      Origin: Nigeria
Mutton Masala      Origin: Sri Lanka	Ndrovi ya Nazi (Banana with Coconut Milk)      Origin: Comoros	Nihari Masala      Origin: India
Mutton Rendang      Origin: Indonesia	Nepalese Meat Masala      Origin: Nepal	Nila Bumbu Acar (Sour Spicy Carp)      Origin: Indonesia
Mutton Rissole      Origin: British	Nettle and Spinach Cake      Origin: Britain	Nilgiri Chicken Korma      Origin: India
My Lady of Portlandàs Mince Pyes      Origin: Britain	Nettle Gnudi      Origin: Britain	Niter Kebbeh (Spiced Ghee)      Origin: Ethiopia
N'Dizi na Kasted (Banana Custard)      Origin: Tanzania	Nettle Greens and Peanut Stew      Origin: African Fusion	Njahi in Coconut Sauce (Kenyan Black Beans in Coconut Sauce)      Origin: Kenya
N'dolé (Bitterleaf Stew)      Origin: Cameroon	Nettle Leaf Greens      Origin: Britain	Njandu Curry (Kerala Crab Curry)      Origin: India
N'dolé avec Poisson (Fish and Bitterleaf Stew)      Origin: Gabon	Nettle Leaf Pesto      Origin: Britain	Nkatenkwan (Ghanaian Peanut Soup)      Origin: Ghana
N'dolé avec Poulet (Chicken N'Dolé)      Origin: Cameroon	Nettle Purée Fritters      Origin: Britain	Nnam Owondo      Origin: Cameroon
Nèkango Karako (Home-made Peanut Paste)      Origin: Central African Republic	Nettle, Squash and Almond Curry      Origin: Britain	No Bake Cheesecake      Origin: Britain
Naatukodi Pulusu (Country Chicken Sour Curry)      Origin: India	Neujahrspretzel (German New Year's Pretzels)      Origin: Germany	No Crust Easter Pie      Origin: American
Nachinyonaya Forel (Stuffed Trout)      Origin: Georgia	Nevis Jerk Marinade      Origin: Saint Kitts	Nom Banh Chok      Origin: Cambodia
Nadan Kozhi Curry      Origin: India	New Caledonian Raw Fish Salad      Origin: New Caledonia	Non-alcoholic Glögg      Origin: Sweden
Naeamia bel Dakwa      Origin: Sudan	New Orleans Style Pumpkin Pie      Origin: South Africa	Noodle Curry Paste      Origin: Laos
Nali Sauce (Piri-piri Sauce)      Origin: Malawi	New Zealand Beef Curry      Origin: New Zealand	Nori-wrapped Mochiko Chicken      Origin: Hawaii
Namibischer Bananenkuchen (Namibian Banana Cake)      Origin: Namibia	New Zealand Chicken Curry      Origin: New Zealand	Normandy Cheesecake      Origin: Britain
Nan Mburu      Origin: Gambia	New Zealand Coconut Lamb Curry with Cashews      Origin: New Zealand	North Indian Garam Masala      Origin: India
Nandji      Origin: Mali	New Zealand Norfolk Fruit Chutney      Origin: New Zealand	North-Africa Style Breast of Lamb      Origin: Fusion
Nandji de Boeuf (Nandji of Beef)      Origin: Cote dIvoire	Ngege with Peanut Sauce (Tilapia with Peanut Sauce)      Origin: East Africa	Noteye (Nutty)      Origin: England
Nanē Pia (Niuean Porridge)      Origin: Niue	Ngukassa (Plantain Soup)      Origin: Central African Republic	Nougat d'Arachide (Peanut Nougat)      Origin: Togo
Naples Bisket      Origin: Britain	Nhopi (Maize Meal with Pumpkin)      Origin: Zimbabwe	Nougat Glacé (Iced Nougat)      Origin: France
Nasi Goreng Istimewa (Fried Rice Breakfast)      Origin: Indonesia	Nhopi (Corn Meal with Pumpkin)      Origin: Zimbabwe	Nougat Traditionelle (Traditional Nougat)      Origin: France
Nasi Kuning (Yellow Rice)      Origin: Indonesia	Nhopi Dovi (Pumpkin with Groundnut Sauce)      Origin: Zimbabwe	Nowmbyls of Muskyls (Mussels in Almond Milk Sauce)      Origin: England
Nasi Lemak      Origin: Malaysia	Nigerian Catfish Stew      Origin: Nigeria	Nuernberger Rostbratwuerste (Nuremberg Grilled Sausage)      Origin: Germany
Nasi Lemak      Origin: Cocos Islands	Nigerian Chicken Stew      Origin: Nigeria	Num Banh Choc (Rice Noodle Fish Soup)      Origin: Cambodia
Nasi Lemak      Origin: Singapore	Nigerian Goat Stew      Origin: Nigeria	Nước Cốt Dừa (Coconut Milk Sauce)      Origin: Vietnam
Nasi Lemak      Origin: Christmas Island	Nigerian Groundnut Soup      Origin: Nigeria	Nusszopf (German Nut Braid with Marzipan)      Origin: Namibia
Nasturtium Leaf Pesto      Origin: Britain	Nigerian Guinea Fowl Stew      Origin: Nigeria
Nasturtiums with Cream Cheese and Almond Filling      Origin: Britain	Nigerian Guineafowl Pepper Soup      Origin: Nigeria

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