Instagrammable cultural festival foods: featuring trendy sweets and Korean eats
When it comes to running a food booth at a school festival, it’s hard to decide what to put on the menu, isn’t it?
Of course, it has to be delicious, but many people are probably thinking, “If we’re doing it anyway, we want to serve something that looks great in photos!”
In this article, we’ll introduce cute, Instagrammable foods that you’ll be tempted to snap pictures of—perfect for a school festival.
We’ve selected a wide range of items, from trendy Korean street foods to creative twists on classic school festival staples.
Use these ideas as inspiration and create a menu that will help you capture lots of fun, memorable photos from your school festival!
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Instagrammable food at school festivals: featuring trending sweets and Korean eats (11–20)
choco banana
Chocolate-covered bananas are a classic festival stall item, and if you serve them at your school festival, they’re sure to be a hit! But if you’re going to do it, you’ll want them to look cute and photogenic.
In addition to coating them with regular chocolate, try using white chocolate as a base and tinting it with food coloring for the coating.
You can also stick on Koala’s March cookies, or draw faces with small chocolate candies and chocolate sauce to make them look like characters.
They’ll turn out adorable and make people want to snap photos.
Takeout parfait
If we could serve easy-to-carry parfaits in clear plastic cups at the school festival, they’d probably be a hit! Prepare a variety of ingredients and toppings—like fruit, whipped cream, pudding, and cornflakes—and make parfaits that are both delicious and cute.
Since you’re using clear plastic cups, be mindful of creating neat layers when assembling them for perfect photo appeal.
Look at different parfaits for inspiration and research, and create some wonderful parfaits!
Smoothie
It’s a drink that spread with the rise of home blenders and is said to have originated on the U.S.
West Coast.
The name “smoothie” supposedly comes from its “smooth texture.” If you have frozen fruit or vegetables and a blender, it’s easy to make.
It’s also a good idea to increase the number of fruits you use to give it a sense of value.
Try offering plenty of options like milk, yogurt, honey, or syrups, too.
pancake
The pancake boom that started around 2010 took off at a remarkable pace, and now pancakes are loved by many young people as one of the staple sweets.
In addition to hearty pancakes piled high with cream and fruit, we’re even seeing ultra-fluffy, melt-in-your-mouth versions that are almost half-liquid.
Let’s try making cute, satisfying pancakes with creative toppings for the school festival! It’s a great idea to use the menus of actual pancake shops as a reference.
Rainbow Cupcake
Adorable desserts that will make anyone’s heart leap with excitement! Here are some rainbow cupcake ideas.
They’re perfect for anyone thinking about baking cupcakes—irresistibly charming! Cupcakes featuring vibrant rainbow colors are sure to be a highlight at any school festival.
The batter’s colors look just like a treasure chest, don’t they? Add whipped cream and colorful sprinkles on top for an even more vivid finish.
Definitely give them a try!
Frozen fruit bar
Many schools hold culture festivals or school festivals in the summer.
With that in mind, here’s a frozen fruit bar that will help cool you down.
A fruit bar is a treat with fruit toppings placed on an ice pop.
You can make them from scratch, simply add fruit to store-bought ice pops, or source them from specialty shops.
They’re visually striking, so people will likely enjoy taking photos before eating.
As another variation, we also recommend selling fruit-topped “non-melting” ice treats.
Instagrammable food at school festivals: featuring trending sweets and Korean eats (21–30)
Korean tiramisu
When there’s a sweets stall, you just can’t help wanting to try something, right? All the more if it’s the trendy “Korean tiramisu.” In Japan, you can enjoy this popular Korean dessert in places like Shin-Okubo in Tokyo and Tsuruhashi in Osaka.
To put it simply, Korean tiramisu is basically tiramisu served in a cup—easy to hold with one hand and perfect for eating on the go.
Of course, fruit and chocolate toppings and cute decorations are a must! If you sell it with both taste and Instagrammable looks in mind, your sales will definitely go up!