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 4553 recipes in total:

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Sunday Stew      Origin: Nigeria	Syrian Baharat      Origin: Syria	Tapioca      Origin: Nigeria
Sunflower and Peanut Halva      Origin: Russia	Syrip for a Capon or Faysant (Sauce for Capon or Pheasant)      Origin: England	Taramasalata      Origin: Greece
Superlative Mincemeat      Origin: Britain	Szechuan Fried Aubergine      Origin: China	Taro aux Fruits de Mer (Taro with Seafood)      Origin: Cote dIvoire
Supoesi (Papaya and Tapioca Soup)      Origin: American Samoa	Szechuan-style Pork and Pepper      Origin: China	Taro Leaf Stew      Origin: Pitcairn Islands
Supoesi (Papaya and Tapioca Soup)      Origin: Samoa	S’Aranzada (Sardinian candied orange and almond balls)      Origin: Italy	Taro Poi      Origin: Tuvalu
Surun Cyffaith Poeth (Hot Sour Confection)      Origin: Welsh	Tabah Moostafah (Tagine of Marrakech Lamb)      Origin: Morocco	Taro Pudding      Origin: Tuvalu
Suya Curry      Origin: Fusion	Taco-topped Cupcakes      Origin: America	Tarragon and Beech Mast Vinaigrette      Origin: Britain
Svekla Pkhali (Beet Pkhali)      Origin: Georgia	Tadjine Zdef (Mutton and Cheese Tagine)      Origin: Benin	Tart de ffruyte (A Fruit Pie)      Origin: England
Swazi Babotie      Origin: eSwatini	Tafell Fricyll a Cheirch (Apricot and Oat Slice)      Origin: Welsh	Tarta de Santiago (St James' Cake)      Origin: Spain
Sweet and Sour Noodles with Chicken      Origin: China	Tagine Almaaz bil Beleh (Goat Tagine with Dates)      Origin: Morocco	Tarte à la Bouillie (Burnt Milk Tart)      Origin: Senegal
Sweet and Sour Vegetables on Noodle Pancakes      Origin: China	Tagine bel Ghamli wal Barkouk wa Geijlane (Lamb Tagine with Prunes and Sesame Seeds)      Origin: Morocco	Tarte à la crème de noix de coco (Coconut Cream Pie)      Origin: Tahiti
Sweet Chestnut Flour, Hazelnut and Chocolate Cake      Origin: Italy	Tagine Lahm bil Beleh (Lamb Tagine with Dates)      Origin: Morocco	Tarte au Flan      Origin: Belgium
Sweet Chestnut Soup      Origin: British	Tagine of Lamb with Pumpkin      Origin: North Africa	Tarte au Rumex Alpin (Alpine Dock Tart)      Origin: Switzerland
Sweet Cicely Apple Pie      Origin: British	Tahin (Coconut Candy)      Origin: Tahiti	Tarte noix de Coco (Coconut Tart)      Origin: Saint-Martin
Sweet Coconut Pumpkin with Pandan Leaves      Origin: Kiribati	Tahitian Fish      Origin: Norfolk Island	Tarten Afal a Chaws (Apple and Cheese Tart)      Origin: Welsh
Sweet Koskosi Dessert (Egyptian Sweet Couscous Dessert)      Origin: Egypt	Tähroro (Fermented Coconut Sauce)      Origin: Rotuma	Tarten Bricyll a Mafon (Apricot and Raspberry Tart)      Origin: Welsh
Sweet Potato and Coconut Soup      Origin: Pitcairn Islands	Tai Monomono (Fermented Coconut Sauce)      Origin: Cook Islands	Tarten Ceirios (Cherry Tart)      Origin: Welsh
Sweet Potato and Peanut Curry      Origin: Fusion	Taioro      Origin: Tahiti	Tarten Eirin (Plum Tart)      Origin: Welsh
Sweet Potato Brownies      Origin: Britain	Tajine de chameau aux abricots secs (Camel tagine with dried apricots)      Origin: Mali	Tarten Eirin Mair (Gooseberry Tart)      Origin: Welsh
Sweet Potato Casserole      Origin: Bermuda	Tajine de Poulet au Miel et Abricots (Chicken Tagine with Honey and Apricots)      Origin: Morocco	Tarten Gwreiddlysiau wedi'i Charameleiddio (Caramelised Root Vegetable Tart)      Origin: Welsh
Sweet Potato Dressing Balls      Origin: American	Tajine de Poulet aux Dattes (Tagine of Chicken with Dates)      Origin: Morocco	Tarten Llus (Bilberry Tart)      Origin: Welsh
Sweet Potato Filled Oranges      Origin: American	Takihi      Origin: Niue	Tarten Rhiwbob a Mafon (Rhubarb and Raspberry Tart)      Origin: Welsh
Sweet Potato Ice Cream      Origin: American	Talautu (Coconut and Pineapple Dessert)      Origin: Papua New Guinea	Tartlettes/Tartletes (Tartlets)      Origin: England
Sweet Potato Pie      Origin: American	Tam Som (Lao Green Papaya Salad)      Origin: Laos	Tartys Choklet (Chocolate Tarts)      Origin: England
Sweet Potato Pudding      Origin: Saint Kitts	Tamil Nadu Meat Curry Powder      Origin: India	Tausug Beef Kulma      Origin: Philippines
Sweet Potatoes Stuffed with Cranberry Sauce      Origin: American	Tamina (Semolina Dessert)      Origin: Niger	Tea-room Coconut Toast      Origin: American
Sweet Potatoes with Groundnuts      Origin: Zambia	Tandoori Chicken      Origin: India	Teisen Borc (Welsh Pork Cake)      Origin: Welsh
Sweet Pumpkin Salad      Origin: American	Tandoori Masala      Origin: India	Teisen Ceulfwyd Bro Gŵyr (Gower Peninsula Dowset)      Origin: Welsh
Sweet Sattu      Origin: India	Tankora Powder      Origin: Ghana	Teisen Cnau a Ffrwythau (Fruit and Nut Cake)      Origin: Welsh
Sweet Woodruff and Marzipan Cake      Origin: Britain	Tannia and Pineapple Fritters      Origin: Saint Kitts	Teisen Ddu (Black Cake)      Origin: Welsh
Sweetbread Croquets      Origin: British	Tanzanian Coconut Bean Soup      Origin: Tanzania	Teisen Ddu Nadolig (Black Christmas Cake)      Origin: Welsh
Sweetbread Croquettes      Origin: British	Tanzanian Pineapple Salad      Origin: Tanzania	Teisen Fferm (Farmhouse Cake)      Origin: Welsh
Swffle Bara Lawr (Laverbread Soufflé)      Origin: Welsh	Tanzanian Plantain Curry      Origin: Tanzania
Swiss-style Muesli      Origin: Switzerland	Tapado (Seafood Soup)      Origin: Guatemala

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