Angelus Lupus
Sr Member
About the food... well, tastes change. Look at what people were eating 400 years ago, compare that to now: "Everyone consumes fancy 'alien' (foreign) food and drinks" like potatoes, tomatoes and coffee, all from the Americas and unseen in the rest of the world. In 400 years time who knows what we'll be eating, especially if there's hundreds of alien cultures out there. As for the lack of food allergies, remember there'll also be 400-ish more years of medical advances, cures, and probably (almost certainly) a ton of inoculations and preventatives vaccines for anyone whose job involves repeated exposure to alien worlds/bugs/environments. Heck, there's even a scene where Dr Pulaski takes a shot of an anti-toxin so she can enjoy Klingon tea, so who knows what everyday medicines are available? It could be a 24th century equivalent of those little yoghurt drinks full of friendly bacteria to help your gut health. We just never saw it because it was way more interesting to see the ship getting attacked by the Borg.