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 from school festivals: featuring trending sweets and Korean cuisine (41–50)
Acai bowl
Packed with fruit and sure to delight! Here are some ideas for acai bowls.
An acai bowl is a dessert made with acai, a superfood.
Topping it with granola and fruit makes it even more enjoyable, so it’s highly recommended! You can also create a Hawaiian vibe with decorations and background music to set the mood.
They’re colorful and full of nutrients like vitamins, so learn about the appeal of acai and share the key points with visitors as you sell them!
Instagrammable foods at school festivals: featuring trendy sweets and Korean eats (51–60)
Fruit Punch Cider
Cool-looking and colorful! Here are some ideas for fruit punch with soda.
How about serving fruit punch made with a variety of cut fruits, customized with fizzy, popping soda? At a school festival, a refreshing fruit punch is sure to be a hit with visitors! The combination of colorful cut fruits and sparkling, refreshing soda will be enjoyable both to look at and to taste.
Try setting up tables and chairs in the classroom to serve it.
Hashimaki
Let’s try recreating and making food stall menu items you’d find at a festival! Here’s an idea for hashimaki.
Hashimaki is a classic food stall dish, especially popular in the Kansai region.
It’s essentially a thin okonomiyaki rolled around chopsticks, making it easy to eat on the go.
This time, let’s make hashimaki using a recipe that closely matches the authentic food stall flavor.
Once your hashimaki is ready, try serving it in a plastic container or on a plate.
You’ll feel like you’re at a festival!
Dalgona coffee
If you’re aiming for social media appeal, dalgona coffee is highly recommended! It’s a drink that gained attention after being featured by numerous YouTubers and Instagrammers.
Its cute look and rich flavor really stand out.
Despite that, the ingredients for dalgona coffee are surprisingly simple, and anyone can make it easily.
Being cost-effective is important for school festivals and cultural festivals, right? If you serve it alongside eye-catching displays, it’s sure to be a hit!
Tornado potato
Tornado potatoes, which you often see at festivals, are hearty, filling, and photogenic thanks to their unique look—so if you sell them at a school festival booth, they’re sure to be a hit! Many people probably wonder, “How do you cut the potato into a tornado shape?” but it’s easy if you use a special cutter sold at 100-yen shops and the like.
Just spiral-cut the potato, skewer it, and fry—done! If you split up the tasks, you can make them in no time.
The spiral-cutting itself will be a fun, memorable activity when everyone does it together!
shaved ice
Shaved ice is one of the classic staples at school festivals, right? But if you’re aiming for something Instagram-worthy, let’s go beyond the usual syrup-topped version and try making a more luxurious shaved ice inspired by the trendy shops everyone’s talking about! You could tuck fruit between the layers of ice, or use flavored ice like Taiwan’s xuehua bing (snowflake ice).
Add cute, parfait-like decorations so it’s not only delicious but also irresistibly adorable—let’s create a shaved ice that looks as good as it tastes!
Daji Pai
In recent years, Taiwanese food has often become popular among young women, and many of those dishes are sweets.
However, daji pai isn’t a dessert—it’s a gigantic piece of fried chicken about the size of your face! Because of its size, daji pai is super photogenic, and you can’t help wanting to snap a picture with it next to your face.
But that’s not its only charm—it tastes great, too! It’s seasoned with a spice blend called five-spice powder, giving it a distinctive, appetite-whetting aroma.
As long as you do the prep beforehand, all you have to do on the day is fry it, so if you can use a stove, it’s highly recommended!