Yes, Frusen glädje was a real thing that existed for 5 minutes in the 80s attempting to capitalize on people liking Haagen Daaz. Like HG, it had a foreign-sounding name, but it was actually gibberish. Frusen glädje was not Swedish. It was made in the Bronx or something. Elizabeth would probably kick herself for falling for it!
ETA: Actually, more accurately, I think the name was not gibberish, but there was a mistake in it. Perhaps one of the accents, I think. So it looks like Swedish but by people who in no way speak Swedish.
(Gabriel's comment about her being a good American housewife...)
I thought that was really fascinating because we've so often *seen* Philip and Elizabeth doing dishes together, or even just Philip washing one. They don't have a completely progressive marriage or anything but especially last season they seemed to use the kitchen showing them doing that chore together. I'd wondered if taking care of the kids on his own just made Philip much more used to doing housework. So Gabriel saying that to Elizabeth was really a comedown from her real domestic life, and not really accurate about "American housewives" either--but it was probably meant to inspire her anti-US feeling just a bit.
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ETA: Actually, more accurately, I think the name was not gibberish, but there was a mistake in it. Perhaps one of the accents, I think. So it looks like Swedish but by people who in no way speak Swedish.
I thought that was really fascinating because we've so often *seen* Philip and Elizabeth doing dishes together, or even just Philip washing one. They don't have a completely progressive marriage or anything but especially last season they seemed to use the kitchen showing them doing that chore together. I'd wondered if taking care of the kids on his own just made Philip much more used to doing housework. So Gabriel saying that to Elizabeth was really a comedown from her real domestic life, and not really accurate about "American housewives" either--but it was probably meant to inspire her anti-US feeling just a bit.