I believe that my country, Poland, is a perfect example for a place where food is particularly important. When we were little children, we began to understand how much a loaf of bread meant to our parents——to some it might sound silly but for me the custom of kissing bread before you started cutting it was simply amazing. It's not so common nowadays to treat food that way, since you hardly ever bake your own bread. Besides, everyone would call you crazy if you tried to kiss every bread roll before you ate them! But though we no longer make our food from scratch （起点）, some customs have been kept——that's why I feel so sorry every time I have to throw any food away——even though I no longer live with my parents and nobody would blame me for this anymore!
Many people of our nation are still working as farmers, eating what they grow and harvest and therefore enjoying everything more. It's widely known that you value more anything that needs your effort in the first place. In most homes in Poland, especially those of farmers, the whole family would try and have their meals together——extremely difficult now, but so rewarding （值得） ! You can share other members' troubles and successes, give your children some attention, or just sit down for a moment instead of rushing through life aimlessly. Furthermore, your body, and stomach in particular will be very grateful （感激） for such a time!
In Poland, a wedding, Christmas or even a birthday is celebrated with a great meal. Women in the house get together and cook, sometimes for a few days before the event, and the extremely good or unusual food will be remembered and widely talked about.
You cannot over-value the importance of food in the country. What's more, almost everyone in Poland will be as interested in the topic as I am.

我相信，我的祖国波兰会是一个非常重视食物的很好的例子。当我们还是小孩时，我们就开始懂得了一块面包对父母意味着什么---对某些人来说，可能这听上去非常愚蠢，但对我来说，在切面包之前先亲它一下的习俗也只是令人惊奇。现在, 这样对待食物的方式可并不常见了，因为你几乎用不着自己来烘制面包，此外，在吃之前，亲吻每一片面包会让人们觉得这太疯狂了！尽管我们不再自己制做面包了，但有些习俗却被保留了下来---这就是为什么即使我已经不在和父母同住，而且再也没有人为此而责备我，而我还是为每次在扔掉一些食品的时候感到内疚！
在我的国家，仍有许多农民，吃着他们自己种植和收获下来的食物，因此也就能享受更多的东西。首先你要珍视你努力得来的任何东西，这已得到广泛认同。在众多的家庭里，尤其是农民，整个家庭会尽量在一起用餐---现在要做到这一点太难了，但非常值得！ 你可与其它家庭成员一起分享他们的痛苦与成功，多关心一下孩子们，或只是坐下来休息片刻，而不是漫无目的的为生活奔忙。而且，你的身体和肠胃也会因为有一点这样的时间而感激你！
在波兰，婚礼，圣诞节，甚至是生日都会以盛大的餐会来庆祝。女人们聚在家里做饭，有时是在活动的几天前就开始了，大家会记住并广泛谈论极其美味的和不同寻常的菜肴。
在这个国家，你当然不能把食品的价值看得过高，更有甚者，在波兰，几乎每个人都象我一样对食品的话题倍感兴趣。