McDonald's Australia debuted the burgers Wednesday, touting the item as a "world first limited edition burger."

McDonald'southward Australia debuted the burgers Wednesday, touting the item as a "earth offset express edition burger." (McDonalds.com.au)

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Nada gets fast nutrient lovers salivating like a new menu item — specially when information technology comes to burgers.

Then when McDonald'south Australia announced they were dropping a "world-first express edition burger," social media went flippin' mad.

At about 10.30 a.m. on Wednesday (local fourth dimension), restaurants across the country launched the new burger which has a recommended retail toll of $10.75 AUS, or about $8.29 U.S.

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The new menu item includes a 100-percentage Australian-bred Wagyu beef patty in between a gourmet bun (made to a new recipe), with a specially created sauce, crispy bacon strips, caramelized onion, tomato, lettuce and a slice of cheese.

The burgers, which will only be available for a express time and while stocks last, is the first time the fast nutrient concatenation has offered Wagyu beef as office of their menu.

While the burger has its fans, some take issue with its taste and its suggested price of $10.75 AUS, or about $8.29 U.S.

While the burger has its fans, some have issue with its taste and its suggested price of $10.75 AUS, or about $eight.29 U.Due south. (McDonalds.com.au)

Just critics haven't been kind to the new edition, with some claiming the "wagyu is dry", tastes like "cardboard," and that charging over $x "is taking the p-ss."

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Posting to a Facebook group called Fatties Burger Appreciation Guild, which has effectually 10,000 followers, the new burger has left enthusiasts less than impressed.

"Patty cooked to decease one-time final week and presented with unmelted cheese, tomato, bacon, a crap-ton of wilted lettuce and a smear of nondescript sauce on a dry oversized bun," 1 poster, David Winch, wrote on the page.

"Inferior in every way to fifty-fifty a McFeast ... and [charging] over a tenner is taking the p-ss."

His post, which gave the burger a rating of just i out of five, was met with comments questioning the price, and how the patty had been cooked.

"For a visitor knowing they need to up their game in the burger market (particularly in Australia), Maccas look like they f---ed up with this one," one person posted.

"Had one earlier on the dorsum of all the hype. Haven't had Maccas cardboard burgers for a while but thought I'd give this a shot fifty-fifty though I knew it was gonna be cardboard V2. It's rubbish."

"I'm having this actually strange feeling of disappointment," another added.

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On the McDonald's Australia's Facebook page, social media users were quick to call out the cost tag of the new burger.

"Went to go one but not paying that much for it!" i person wrote.

"Become to a proper burger place or cafe in [Melbourne] and pay $xv with chips and salad."

But others were in favor of the new add-on to the menu, saying the wagyu patty was perhaps the best they'd tried from the fast food chain.

"The meat is divine," one person said.

"Simply had one for lunch … groovy at all," another added.

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Robert Sexton, Managing director of Supply Chain at McDonald's Australia, said in a statement to News.com.au that the burger continues to testify their support of the state's agronomics industry.

"The launch of this burger is further attestation to our commitment to employ local suppliers wherever possible," the argument read.

"We judge that while this burger is on our menu, we'll purchase more than 280 metric tonnes of Wagyu beef from Queensland."

In comparison to other items on McDonald's menu, the wagyu burger will set up customers back a few extra dollars per serve.

The suggested retail price for a Big Mac in Commonwealth of australia is $five.70 AUS (about $4.39 U.Southward.) and yous'll be paying 10 cents more if you're after a Quarter Pounder.

The introduction of the new burger has meant McDonald's has been able to source beefiness from a new stream of Aussie farmers, with all the wagyu being sourced entirely in Australia.

This article originally appeared on News.com.au.