Aorist tense. More literally, ye tasted. “A taste excites the appetite” (Bengel). Compare long for, 1Pe 2:2, and Psa 34:8.
Gracious (χρηστὸς)
Actively benignant, “as distinguished from other adjectives which describe goodness on the side of its sterling worth and its gentleness” (Salmond). See on Mat 11:30.