By Mirna Fakhry Serves 8 – 10 people Ingredients 8 Onions – chopped fine 3 cups red Kidney beans 1 ½ cups rice Olive oil Water boiled, Salt Method Pre-soak the beans in water overnight or for 6 hours In a large pot place the olive oil and heat over a medium flame. Add the onions to the pot. Simmer and stir until the onion is dark brown. Sir and add boiling water until you fill 2/3 of the pot. Boil for 5…
By Anthony Sommer On Saturday night 22 March 2025, the World Lebanese Cultural Union (WLCU) of Sydney held its Triumvirate of Song distinguished event at The Lemnos by Clarence House to celebrate Lebanon’s greatest female artists of the 1970s and 1980s: Sabah, Fairuz and Majida El Roumi. The magical evening was an unforgettable cultural experience of song, filled with authentic Lebanese cuisine, fine wine and spirits, soft drinks and Lebanese non-alcoholic specialties. Guests were treated to superb live music by singers and stunning…
By Dr Shane Geha The Phoenicians The Phoenicians were an ancient Semitic-speaking civilization that emerged around 3200 BCE along the eastern Mediterranean coast, primarily in what is now Lebanon, as well as parts of Syria and northern Israel. Renowned for their maritime prowess, they developed advanced shipbuilding techniques and established extensive trade networks across the Mediterranean. Their most notable contributions include the spread of the Phoenician alphabet, which influenced many modern writing systems, and the establishment of colonies, the most famous being Carthage…
By Rania El Chidiac and Petronella Fakhry Ingredients 375gram Filo Pastry 200 grams unsalted butter 1 cup walnuts 1 cup cashews or almonds ¼ cup Pistachio for decorating 1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon 1 tablespoon of sugar 2 cups of Atter at room temperature – see recipe below 30cm x 20cm metal baking dish Method Pre-heat oven to 200°C Either by hand or in an electric food processor, crush the walnuts and cashews or almonds until they are coarse powder. Place…
Kibbeh Bil Sanieh (Baked Kibbeh) is a Lebanese favorite all around. Layers of finely ground beef combined with fine bulgur and spices, baked to a beautiful golden brown. This is the home recipe of WLCU World Youth President, Madam Christina Salamy. We are sure your taste buds will thank you for trying this delicious Lebanese cuisine. Sahtain!
By WLCU President, Shane Geha Considered one of the greatest generals of the ancient world, Hannibal Barca of Carthage, shares a common ethnic heritage with every Lebanese in the world today. Carthage was a Phoenician settlement and one of the largest cities in the ancient world. Founded at the site of present-day city of Tunis, Tunisia in 814 BC by the ancient seafaring Phoenicians originating from Tyre in Lebanon, Carthage came to dominate the entire Mediterranean basin and threatened Roman supremacy, until its…
Kibbeh Bil Sanieh (Baked Kibbeh) is a Lebanese favorite all around. Layers of finely ground beef combined with fine bulgur and spices, baked to a beautiful golden brown. This is the home recipe of WLCU World Youth President, Madam Christina Salamy. We are sure your taste buds will thank you for trying this delicious Lebanese cuisine. Sahtain!
By Paul Shalhoub It was only fitting that the Bsharri Association of New South Wales honoured their world famous son by a wonderful evening on Friday 20 th October, followed by a weekend of activities. Kahlil Gibran was born in the stunning village of Bsharri, high in the mountains of North Lebanon at the site of the only remaining “Cedars of God”. Gibran lived the first 12 years of his life there, before emigrating to the United States with his mother and siblings…
By Paul Shalhoub Our now infamous WLCU Sydney En Route to Beirut was held on Saturday 18 March 2023 at Doltone House, Sydney. This was the third in our series, where guests board an imaginary taxi and travel to different destinations in Lebanon on way to the final stop in Beirut. Many acclaimed this as the best to date and it was truly a memorable evening with great food, company, interviews, specialty cocktails, speeches and live entertainment. It was a sold-out event with…