A popular candy ingredient, it is often sold coated in chocolate or honey; it is also a popular ingredient in mixed vegetables, curries, salads and desserts.
cola nut
Used in drink preparations such as Coca-ColaTM; it contains stimulants that are slightly less potent than those in coffee.
ginkgo nut
Extensively used in Japanese cooking but little known in the West, this nut is either eaten as is or is used in Asian dishes.
cashew
This fruit of the cashew tree is always sold shelled; its shell is covered by a juicy fleshy edible layer known as the cashew apple.
pine nut
Edible seed inside the cone of certain species of pine that is often used in cooking and baking.
