Women like men who can cook.

[Bluntly, with her best smile. It's true! Look at Shinji! If he wasn't so... gestures... he'd probably be a hit with the girls at school. If he went to school.]

I think it would be really romantic if somebody made dinner for me as a date. Plus I'd already be at their house, probably, so...

[Wait no-]

It's just a good skill to have!