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Patience disguised as cooking — you do nothing, hot water does everything.
means Soaking a solid in liquid, usually hot, to coax out its flavor, color, or chemistry.
from From Old Norse 'steypa,' to pour or cast down — same root as the river overflowing its banks, soaking everything nearby.
Over-steepToo long releases tannins, turning tea bitter.
Beyond teaBrewing, dyeing, and herbal medicine all steep.
FigurativeA place 'steeped in history' borrows the soak.