Introduction. The issue of food habits can be considered on many levels: medical, dietetic, economic, or anthropological. It results in problems with the objectifying of views, analyses, and forecasts within this scope. Adopting a sociological perspective allows the emphasizing of the social factors of consumption of food understood as a culture code and an element of social structure. In the context of unification of cultural patterns and uniformization of the world, reflection on intergenerational transmission of food habits in modern households is of key importance. Aim. Due to dynamic socio-economic-cultural transformations, the role of a family understood as an individual and unique educational environment creating good conditions to hand down social values, consumption patterns, and practices to children/youth is growing. The goal of the research that this article was based on was to find manifestations of intergenerational transmission within the scope of food habits and identify its role and importance in the age of globalization. Materials and methods. Due to the uneven and fragmentary scope of globalization processes, comparative analysis of data from two different areas (urban and rural) of Upper Silesia was conducted. The source of research data were interviews with twenty people. Results. Food habits of households are modifying, emphasizing intergenerational differences. Many people see relations between observed changes and ongoing globalization. The awareness of the role and importance of intergenerational manifestations in positive meaning is growing – perceived as a tool necessary to maintain the continuity of family history – but in the context of some burdens having an impact on everyday choices and the possibility of free choice of alternative consumption patterns. Balancing between the habits of ancestors, and food trends unified at the international level imply the necessity to focus more on the social and cultural functions of food.