The first book to tell the full story of how nuts came to be in almost everything, Nuts takes readers on a gastronomic, botanical and cultural tour of the world.

Table of Contents

• Introduction
• 1 What is a Nut?
• 2 Nuts to Chew
• 3 Nuts in Cooking
• 4 Nuts Familiar and Exotic
• 5 Nuts in Sweets, Snacks and Junk Food
• 6 The Modern Industry
• Recipes
• About the Recipes
• Cardinals on Horseback
• Extravagant Couscous
• Vegetarian Stuffed Cabbage
• Sun-dried Tomato Quick Cashew Cheese
• Spinach Cracker Bread
• Pine Nut Soup
• Acorn Crêpes
• Spicy Pili-encrusted Crab Cakes
• Chicken Nut Stew
• Smoked Cured Pork Chops with Apples and Pecans
• Rupert of Nola's Blancmange
• Dukkah and Charoset
• Hazelnut Torte
• Mandorla Nog
• Select Bibliography
• Websites and Associations
• Photo Acknowledgements