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Objectives. The aim of this research is to find out what kind of food education at home has been provided and how it affects the self-esteem experienced by children in cooking. In the light of a previous research, food-related activities have been identified as socially mediated. Knowledge and skills are passed on because of the social activities of cooking. It is also known from previous research that an activity is influenced by an individual's beliefs in his or her own abilities which is called self-efficacy. The aim is to find out whether food education obtained at home is transmitted to the ability experienced by young people in cooking. Methods. Five families participated in this study, of which one parent and one child were interviewed. This study has been conducted as semi-structured and structured interviews. Interviews of the parent were semi-structured and they included questions about food education at home. The interviews with the young people were structured and concerned the young people's ability to cook. The material was analyzed with the theory as its guide, where the earlier studies concepts arising from the previous theory were guiding the progress of the theory. Although the analysis of the data was mainly done qualitatively, the quantitative properties of the children's data were used to guide the analysis. Results and conclusions. The study resulted in three upper classes, which were social transmission, values of food education, and family culture. Each of these contained four subcategories. The unifying top category was the transmission of a social food culture. Food education aims to inherit the family’s food culture forward. The transfer of knowledge and skills by working together was considered important in food education. Food in general was also considered as an important value as well as the strive to bring the value of food forward. In terms of self-efficacy, it was found that parental interest in food was mediated by ability. Cooking skills were conveyed through doing things together and involving the child, allowing them to get involved and develop the ability. By involving children and passing on knowledge and skills, it is possible to increase children's own ability to cook.