For snacks, please buy meat floss: Huaxiang meat floss or Dingri brand meat floss and pork jerky are both famous.
There is no need to go to a special place to buy it, it can be found in supermarkets, such as Yonghui Supermarket.
I can’t describe the specific location of the Dongjiekou where Huaxiang Roufong’s shop is located. Although I know the way there, I can’t remember the name of the alley.
Olives: Olives from Big World are sold everywhere, ranging from bulk to gift boxes in supermarkets.
There is a specialty store right next to Dongbai Building at Dongjiekou.
Fish balls: Yonghe fish balls are very good, but even if they come in frozen packaging, they may not be convenient for you to carry.
There are also Xiamen pies and Kinmen tribute candies that are not from Fuzhou but are also from Fujian. They are both very convenient to give away, and the prices are very gentle.
As for tea, I don’t know much about it. It seems that the rock tea from Wuyi Mountain is more unique, but I haven’t bought any tea in particular. There are still many tea shops, so I have to trouble you to choose it yourself.
By the way, the famous one in Fujian is Anxi Tieguanyin!
Tieguanyin!
To answer your additional question: Generally speaking, fresh tea leaves are better. Fujian tea is not as particular about age as Pu'er tea. It is not that the longer the better, there is no problem of keeping it to increase in value.
No matter how good the tea is, even if it is packaged in commonly used vacuum bags, the unique aroma of the tea will be greatly lost after being stored for more than a year, greatly reducing the value of the tea.
If you are drinking it yourself, buy fresh tea.
As for how to place it, just put it in a dry place, such as a large iron can that can be sealed to hold tea leaves.
I bought cheap green tea myself. Because I bought a lot of it (more than 5 kilograms, I drink tea every day), I took out a small part and brewed it every day. Most of it was wrapped in N layers of plastic bags and tied layer by layer.
Tightly place it in the freezer of the refrigerator for long-term storage.
This method cannot be used for expensive high-grade tea!
That would be a waste.
High-end tea leaves are vacuum-packed, so you don’t have to worry about storing them for a year or two.