The Pelivan (Serbian Cyrillic: Пеливан) is an Oriental-style pastry shop in Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. One of the best known pastry shops in Belgrade, it used to supply the Serbian Royal Court with pastry while the Nobelist author Ivo Andrić wrote about it. The "Pelivan" was founded in 1851 and is the oldest still operational pastry shop in the city, working under the same name and owned by the same family since foundation.[1][2] With the kafana Znak pitanja, it is among the oldest surviving foodservice venues in the city.[3]
The shop became a synonym for the Belgrade supreme pastry and, especially, ice cream, which is often described as the best in Belgrade - "why do you say Pelivan if you mean ice cream". It has been named as one of the rare remaining "historical threads" which connect modern city with the period of the Defenders of the Constitution (1842-1858) and a "tradition which survived two royal dynasties, Communism and several states".[2][3][4]
- ^ Nikola Belić (24 May 2013), ""Pelivanove" poslastice – jače od okupacije, reketaša i tranzicije" [Pelivan's sweets - stronger than occupation, racketeers and transition], Politika (in Serbian), p. 19
- ^ a b Milenko Kovačević (16 October 2013). "Tajna pravljenja sladoleda stara 162 godine" [162 years old secret of making ice cream]. Večernje Novosti (in Serbian).
- ^ a b Milorad Vesić (24 May 2018). "Zašto kažeš Pelivan, a misliš na sladoled?" [Why do you say Pelivan if you mean ice cream?] (in Serbian). Al Jazeera.
- ^ "Poslastičarnica "Pelivan" - mesto na kome caruju vrhunske poslastice Beograda" [Pastry shop "Pelivan" - a place ruled by the top sweets in Belgrade] (in Serbian). 011Info.com. 2018.