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Come, come, que está muy rico.

Come, come, que está muy rico.
Eat, eat, it's really tasty.
From Lesson 523:Urging and insisting (¡corre, corre!, ¡que te calles!, ¡a comer!)·Spanish (Spain)

Questions & Answers about Come, come, que está muy rico.

Why does the sentence use que instead of porque to mean 'because'?
In spoken Spanish, a single que is often used to introduce a quick explanation or justification for a command you just gave. While porque is grammatically correct, using que (acting as 'because' or 'since') sounds much more natural and conversational after an imperative like come.
Why is the verb estar used here instead of ser?
When talking about food, using estar with rico means 'tasty' or 'delicious'. If you used ser (es muy rico), it would mean 'is very wealthy' or describe a food as being rich in a specific nutrient. To comment on how good a prepared dish tastes, you must use estar.
If I wanted to say 'Don't eat,' would the command still use the word come?
No, negative commands for tú (informal 'you') follow a different rule. You must use the present subjunctive form, which makes it no comas. The form come is strictly for affirmative commands telling someone to do something.
Why is there no word for 'it' before está?
Spanish routinely drops subject pronouns when the context makes it obvious. While English requires the dummy pronoun 'it' to say 'it is really tasty', Spanish simply uses the third-person singular verb está, completely omitting the pronoun for the food being offered.

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