Recommended foods for a high school cultural festival: from Instagrammable items to easy, casual bites.
When it comes to running a food stall at a school festival, it’s easy to agonize over what kind of food will draw a crowd.
In this article, we’ll introduce plenty of great food ideas perfect for high school festivals! We’ve picked out not only classic festival favorites, but also options that require minimal prep and eye-catching treats that will shine on Instagram—menus that we especially want high schoolers to try.
Enjoy the school festival to the fullest, including the fun of making everything together with your friends!
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Recommended foods for a high school culture festival: from Instagrammable items to easy snacks (21–30)
light bulb soda
How about serving trendy Korean light bulb soda as a sweets item for your school festival? It’s colorful and glows, so it’s guaranteed to look great on Instagram! All you need are light bulb–shaped bottles, soda water, LED lights, food coloring, straws, a screwdriver, and so on.
You can get everything at a 100-yen shop, so it’s easy and affordable to try.
Just pour the soda into the light bulb bottles and add LED lights and decorations to create an eye-catching light bulb soda.
Use pre-colored soda or add food coloring to make it cute and colorful! Since it’s super budget-friendly, everyone in your class can have fun making them together.
Colorful popcorn
Delicious and colorful—what a treat! Here are some ideas for colorful popcorn.
When you think of popcorn, many people picture it as white or cream-colored.
This time, let’s make colorful popcorn with different hues for each flavor.
You can expand the variety and enjoy flavors like strawberry, matcha, coconut, and caramel.
Put the colorful popcorn in cute cups or containers for a charming finish.
Visitors will be tempted to snap photos, too.
Recommended foods for a high school cultural festival: from Insta-worthy items to easy bites (31–40)
fried bread
Speaking of deep-fried bread from school lunches, it’s a nostalgic flavor, but there aren’t many shops that sell it.
The method is actually simple: just deep-fry store-bought rolls or koppe-pan and coat them with a sweet topping, so it’s easy to make without failing and highly recommended.
The typical coating is kinako (roasted soybean flour) mixed with powdered sugar, but it’s also fun to try variations like cocoa with powdered sugar or cinnamon with powdered sugar.
Because it’s rich and indulgent, it’s probably a hugely popular menu item for hungry high school students.
Fruit Aid
It would be great to create a photogenic item unlike anything we’ve had at the school festival before, right? That’s why I’d like to introduce fruit ade.
“Ade” is a drink made by adding sugar to carbonated water.
Fruit ade is ade with raspberries, kiwi, lemon, and other fruits added.
Fruit ade is currently popular among young people in Korea, and more shops in Japan are starting to offer it as well.
With its cool appearance and refreshing aftertaste, it’s perfect for a summer school festival! If you want to add an extra touch, decorating with herbs is also recommended!
Greek yogurt
If you want something that looks great, Greek yogurt is recommended.
It became a boom in Korea, and its rich, chewy texture and flavor have become very popular.
It’s healthy, easy to prepare, and looks fantastic if you plate it cutely.
Enjoy a café vibe at your school festival with ease!
Jar Sweets | Fruit Jelly
How about making fruit jelly in jars that looks cute and really stands out in photos? Not only is it photogenic and adorable, but you can prep it the day before and just serve it on the day, which helps avoid last-minute mishaps at the stall—another big plus.
Sterilize the jars by boiling, pack them with plenty of cut fruit, then heat water, agar, and sugar together.
Let it cool to about body temperature, pour it into the jars, and chill to set.
Use seasonal fruit or canned fruit to create a colorful finish.
Butter-Soy Sauce Grilled Corn
When it comes to nostalgic street stall flavors, butter and soy sauce grilled corn is a classic.
Many students are likely drawn in by the sweet, savory aroma of butter and soy sauce.
If you microwave the corn first, it turns out nice and fluffy.
Cut it into bite-size pieces, grill them, and drizzle with sweet soy sauce—the appetizing aroma will waft right up.
Using pre-made frozen corn and simply thawing it can also save time.
It’s great that corn, being a carbohydrate, will fill you up nicely.
Be sure to serve this dish that perfectly matches a festive atmosphere.
