The video shows a person using a cheese grater to grate a block of cheese. The person is holding the cheese block with one hand and using the other hand to grate it against the grater. The grater is made of metal and has small holes for grating. The cheese is yellow and appears to be cheddar. The person grates the cheese until it is finely shredded. The grated cheese is then shown in a pile on a wooden cutting board.