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The scene where Riker slops some eggs on a hot plate and Pulaski swoons over his technique.
There are a few scenes like this that I find really interesting. Especially in TNG, the cast are depicted as these hypercompetent omnitalented people. They're all astronauts, scientists of some stripe or other, tacticians, diplomats, most are skilled at some kind of martial art, they publish research, and they put on plays and violin recitals in their spare time. But they have no domestic skills whatsoever. None of them can take care of a house cat, they can't cook, etc.
In a galaxy with replicators, who would actually still know how to cook eggs (other than Sisko's dad)?
That feels kind of like saying "in a galaxy with holodecks, who would still know how to paint?" Cooking is a skill and an art, and I'm sure there are plenty of people who do it casually in the future for the enjoyment of creating something with their own hands.
You're right, I was being a little flippant.
Still, it would certainly be far more niche. While being able to ride a horse was an essential life skill a little over a hundred years ago, you might get an impressed reaction if you were to tell someone that you ride these days.