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My understanding is that at least one type of bodega is known for taking a relatively short list of ingredients and making a wide variety of food out of them.
We've got a couple of places like that down here in Hampton Roads - the Sun and Moon deli, for example: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nALYSXamP-ksJG9N1C2qjB59ytRqYb56/view (menu)
I love that mix of stuff of which some of it seemingly is random, but it really does re-use a lot of the same stuff.
The lamb over rice is just fantastic. Everything we've had has been. Not on that menu, but they have a Jamaican meat patty and it's clear it's made homemade in-house. It's so tasty.
I know both of these placs down here in Newport News are separate, but both run by folks from Yemen. Well, I don't know what's up there, but I 100% approve of Yemini-run bodegas down here. They're delightful! :)
If that’s the definition, every taqueria is also a bodega.
We had one of these by Granville island here in Van BC. Homeade soups, sandwiches, burgers, meat pies, pastries. You name it, she had it and it was cheap and pretty darn good. Raising rent prices chased them out and nothing has been able to replace it...
Ah, that sucks. Because that place sounds like it was frickin' awesome.