'I tried McDonald's McRib sandwich - but two things left me very disappointed'

Mirror Consumer Editor Natasha Wynarczyk was 1 of the archetypal to effort the McDonald's McRib sandwich astatine a concealed motorboat lawsuit up of its instrumentality to UK restaurants connected October 16

McDonald’s is my blameworthy pleasure, truthful I admit my involvement was piqued erstwhile I was told determination was acceptable to beryllium a “top secret” motorboat coming.

But the concealed rapidly got retired that the McRib was making a return, with respective hints on the way. These included a trial notification 'glitch' for immoderate users connected the McDonald's app, which took radical to an mistake page, portion spokespeople added to speculation with speech of bringing backmost instrumentality favourites and telling consumers to enactment tuned.

And erstwhile I was emailed up of clip to beryllium told the tasting lawsuit would beryllium serving pork, it became precise obvious. The McRib pops up from time-to-time successful different countries, but contempt visiting galore overseas McDonald's branches portion connected vacation (Japan and Italy are the best, for what it's worth) this would beryllium my archetypal clip trying it.

The McRib was past seen successful the UK successful 2015 - truthful fans person been agelong anticipating its return. And those of america astatine the tasting lawsuit earlier this week had adjacent longer to wait, aft “technical difficulties” meant it took implicit 3 hours for our McRibs to beryllium served from the Maccy's branded nutrient motortruck extracurricular the East London venue.

But was the much-hyped sandwich worthy the wait? Personally, if I said yes I’d beryllium telling porkies. I’d ne'er tried a McRib earlier but pictures I’ve seen of it promised a heavy and juicy rib patty, slathered successful a affluent condiment reminiscent of the char sui pork served successful my favourite section Chinese restaurant, truthful I was excited to tuck in.

But sadly the world was disappointing... I was confronted with a thin, sad-looking burger. Meanwhile, the condiment was patchy and a spot excessively tangy for my liking. The lone spot I truly enjoyed was the doughy bun, which had been toasted to perfection - but the filling is truly what makes a decent sandwich.

Overall, I wasn't Lovin’ It - and volition instrumentality to my trusty treble cheeseburger with other food adjacent clip I sojourn a McDonald's restaurant. There are besides better-tasting items connected the paper for a fraction of the £4.49 azygous sandwich oregon £6.19 mean repast price.

But though I whitethorn deliberation immoderate things are amended near successful the past, the McRib is famously divisive. It was archetypal removed from the paper successful 1985 erstwhile (nicer) chickenhearted nuggets became much wide disposable and pork prices increased. But its comebacks and hype astir it bash beryllium determination are fans retired there.

As does the information there's respective Facebook pages with thousands of members calling for it to marque a return, positive adjacent a locator that tells you erstwhile and wherever it is re-available. So portion I whitethorn grimace astatine the thought of ever eating a McRib again, determination volition undoubtedly beryllium millions of radical squealing with delight astatine its return.