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Festival booth menu items that can be served without cooking and without using fire

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A charming sweets café that makes people want to stop by at your school festival stall.

It may seem like a lot of work to prepare, but there are actually plenty of easy, no-cook menu items! Here, we’ve gathered popular, fun café options like waffles, cakes, and smoothies.

By using frozen foods and ingredients that can be served right away, you can operate safely with minimal prep.

These ideas are perfect for a mock café that your whole class can enjoy making—and that your customers will love too!

Popular drink menu (1–10)

Coffee stand

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Coffee stand

How about a coffee stand where you can enjoy a stylish atmosphere? If you start from grinding the beans and brewing, you can make a pretty authentic cup of coffee.

The pleasant aroma will waft through the area, which is great for attracting customers.

You could also add a little twist.

A classic option is to serve café lattes or café mochas.

For something a bit different, you could try cold-brew coffee.

Come up with ideas that suit the season, location, and your school’s rules.

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tapioca drink

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For those thinking about offering drinks, bubble tea is a perfect choice.

Its distinctive texture has won over many people.

Food often dominates at school festivals, so serving bubble tea can help you stand out.

Another hallmark of bubble tea is its cute look with those black pearls.

It’s very photogenic, so you can expect purchases from people who want to take commemorative photos.

In addition to serving drinks, you might also consider setting up a dedicated photo area.

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Smoothie

Starting out as a health-conscious drink, smoothies have now become completely mainstream.

The classic smoothie is made by blending mostly vegetables with a bit of fruit, plus a liquid like milk or soy milk.

Lately, more casual, fruit-forward smoothies have become popular too, and you can even make them with machines at convenience stores.

These days, you can also buy individually packaged frozen smoothie bases.

Just mix them with milk and you’re good to go! It might be nice to prepare a few varieties—cute, colorful fruit smoothies and more health-oriented ones alike.

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Dalgona milk tea

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Dalgona milk tea

Would you like to try making the Dalgona milk tea that became a hit in Korea? Make milk tea with boiling water, tea leaves, condensed milk, and milk, then make a mousse using heavy cream and milk tea powder.

Next, fill a glass with ice, pour in the milk tea and milk, and top with the mousse—that’s it! If you like it sweeter, sprinkle powdered sugar on top.

Assam tea leaves are recommended.

Since the tea is mixed with milk and will dilute as you drink, brew it on the strong side.

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Ice Fruit Cider

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Ice Fruit Cider

When it comes to easy sweets anyone can make anytime, anywhere, “Ice no Mi Cider” tops the list.

All you have to do is mix Ice no Mi (bite-sized ice cream sorbet balls) with soda, so it can be served even at schools where cooking is prohibited.

It’s also great because you can serve many customers in a short time.

A fizzy drink that blows away the heat is a must for a school festival where people walk around campus.

If you prepare a cooler box in advance, you can serve it even without a freezer! You might also go for Instagrammable cups and straws to boost its appeal.

It’s a refreshing drink that brightens up the lively atmosphere of a school festival.

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Sparkling Drink

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There’s something called aurora powder.

It comes in pink, blue, and lots of other colors, and you can tint clear soda so it looks like the aurora is shimmering through it.

Hard to picture in words? Try searching for a related video—you’ll definitely find yourself thinking, “I want to make this!” You can also wrap cotton candy with aurora powder to add a little flair in the moments before it melts.

Combine it with edible glitter and you can make even more sparkling drinks.

If you care about looks above all, this is a wildly recommended pick.

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Taiwanese drink! Douhua

Do you know douhua? It’s written with the characters for “tofu flower” and pronounced “doufa.” Recently, specialty shops have opened, and it’s been appearing more often on trendy café menus.

Douhua is a traditional Taiwanese dessert—think something like tofu or almond jelly.

It’s cold and refreshing, and it’s sure to be a hit at a hot-day school festival.

It hasn’t gone fully mainstream yet, but it’s definitely a hot topic, and I bet many people are curious about it.

You can serve it in a bowl like ice cream, or in a cup like a bubble tea—there are tons of ways to customize it!

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