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 cultural festival: from photogenic items to easy bites (41–50)
Honey Matcha Soy Milk Latte
Mock tea ceremony events have started popping up in all kinds of places.
I don’t know all the detailed etiquette or steps, but tea enjoyed while sitting formally somehow carries a taste of tradition.
Everyone seems to love matcha.
A “Honey Matcha Soy Latte” that combines popular matcha with honey and soy milk might also be a hit! You can froth the soy milk or simply shake it with the matcha.
Drizzling the honey on top like a topping works nicely, too.
It could become a great talking point if sold alongside the tea ceremony club’s event!
Heart Drink
The heart mark that everyone loves.
It’s been used as a symbol for the heart since long ago, but did you know that shape also appears in Japanese architecture? When used in openwork carvings and the like, it’s called “inome,” which literally means “boar’s eye”—an intriguing name, isn’t it? If you made a drink covered in cute hearts like that, you’d be a surefire hit at a school festival! The showstopper is creating a big heart mark on the side of the glass with cream or melted marshmallow.
Add heart-shaped chocolates or cookies to finish it off as a lovely, love-themed drink!
Fruits in tea
On hot days, drinks really fly off the shelves.
So here’s a photogenic fruit-infused iced tea to showcase.
Arrange round slices of fruit to decorate a clear cup—lemon and grapefruit work great.
Add ice to hold the fruit in place, pour in iced tea, then top it off with diced fruit.
Dried fruits and nuts are also popular additions.
Adjust the sweetness with honey or syrup to make it a hit with everyone.
You can also switch it up with colored sodas—have fun experimenting!
Mango yogurt
Refreshing and visually appealing, mango yogurt seems like it would be a hit at a school festival.
Let’s make it with plain yogurt, diced mango, and mango sauce.
If you use frozen mango, you might be able to enjoy a nicely chilled mango yogurt.
Pre-cut frozen mango is available year-round and saves you the prep work of cutting, so it’s recommended.
Using a clear cup may also let you enjoy the beautiful mango yogurt gradient.
A drink with amber sugar and cotton candy
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Do you know the Japanese confection called kohakutou (amber sugar)? If you like traditional sweets, you’ve probably tried it at least once.
It’s a simple, old-fashioned treat made by dissolving sugar and food coloring into agar.
If you increase the agar and make it softer like yokan, it becomes a sweet called kohakukan.
Kinda makes you crave some, doesn’t it? How about offering a colorful drink that uses kohakutou? Combine it with colored ice or jelly to boost the visual appeal! It’s sure to catch everyone’s eye.
And make good use of the effect of dissolving cotton candy, too!
chai tea
A stylish chai tea with a special feel would probably be popular if you sold it at a school festival booth.
If you want to set up a booth at the festival, let’s discuss and decide on things like the menu, toppings, and whether to offer iced or hot versions as we plan.
It might also help the service run smoothly on the day if you decide in advance which spices to use for the chai.
Offering sweetness levels—less sweet, regular, or sweeter—could make it easier for customers to choose.
Recommended toppings include cinnamon powder, chocolate sauce, and whipped cream!
Waffle bar
If you think “Just serving regular waffles at the school festival isn’t fun!!,” waffle bars are for you.
As the name suggests, they’re waffles on a stick, so you can hold and eat them like ice cream.
Decorate them with chocolate and nuts, and you’ll have an adorable, photo-worthy sweet! Using colorful chocolates—like strawberry-flavored or white chocolate—for the decorations will make them even cuter and more photogenic.
