400 g spaghetti pasta - dry
40 ml olive oil
4 cloves garlic - peel and cut into fine slices
40 g parmesan cheese - Parmigiano reggiano, finely grate, keep some for final decorationparmesan cheese - final decoration
1 handful flat-leaf parsley - roughly chop - rinse before use
200 ml cooking water - from cooking of the pasta
salt - to your taste
black pepper - freshly ground from a pepper mill, to your taste
