I'm David Farrier in New Zealander accidentally marooned in America and I want to figure out what makes this country tick.

Back in episode 58, we went on a fairly strange journey looking into America's obsession with ice. Not about how America

polices its border but how it loves frozen water. Now you're realizing the

real reason for ice which is to actually save money because it's

cheaper to put ice in your drink than it is to fill it with booze or Coke.

In that episode we went down a lot of icy rabbit holes, learning about Boston's ice king,

and how America perfected the art of freezing food.

And it's to frozen food that we return today.

Tonight she's serving Swanson frozen dinners.

She knows that Swanson dinners have the extras that give her family a good meal and give her a one-hour

vacation with her family. Ever since the invention of the frozen TV dinner, America

loves nothing more than having its food cool down until it's frozen solid before heating

it back up again.

Over 80% of American households will eat frozen dinners this year,

making the frozen food market worth over $65 billion.

$650,000 Americans work in the frozen food industry, making sure a frozen meal is never very far away.

Are you going to cook?

Yeah, sure, I'm going to cook.

You?

Oh no. But what's for dinner?

Let's see.

They've got fried chicken, turkey, that sounds very steak.

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