Foreign food you don't find comparable in the US

And Snake Surprise

You don’t really have to go out of the country; in Miami and Tampa you can get good croquetas de jamón, papas rellenas, cuban sándwiches, empeñadas, and mofongo.

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Foreign food you can't comparable

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What???

durian.

smells like rotten gym socks.
taste like a rich vanilla custard.

it’s soo potent they will serve it with latex gloves on the street if you ask for them.

To me, haggis has a very distinct flavor that is different from any American sausage I’ve had.

Columbian poontang pie

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I don't doubt it, but non or them are what I listed.

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And I don’t doubt that it would be clearer if you edit your OP
What foreign food doesn’t have a comparable version in the US? Or What foreign foods cannot be cooked properly in the United States?

Meanwhile, I’m off to Arco Iris Café for some Bistec de Palomilla

My hot take is this isn't the case anymore. On average I would agree, but I'm not gonna lie I was even dissapointed in the NYC pizza I had this spring.

Its never been easier to import and have ingredients anywhere you want from anywhere you want in the world, as it has been today.

What made things very special in the past was it was impossible or very difficult to have local ingredients that made things better.

Now, I think its mostly nostalgia. Don't get me wrong, nostalgia is a lot.

Scones with clotted cream and strawberry jam from England