How to shave cheese?

[crankin]

Can I shave cheese (i.e. a block of parmesan) without having a special tool? How would I do this?

 

[Katie H]

Use a vegetable peeler. Works quite well but may take some time.

 

[crankin]

Use a vegetable peeler. Works quite well but may take some time.

So I can just a vegetable peeler to get shaved cheese as seen on the top of the pasta in this recipe?

http://find.myrecipes.com/recipes/recipefinder.dyn?action=displayRecipe&recipe_id=1886401

 

[Katie H]

Yep, yep, yeppers. Go for it.

 

[Andy M.]

So I can just a vegetable peeler to get shaved cheese as seen on the top of the pasta in this recipe?

Linguine with Arugula Pesto Recipe - Pasta - MyRecipes.com

I'd bet that's how they did it for the picture.