Nah, but the closest he ever comes to acting “excited” is when he’s upset. For string cheese or kibble (his other favorite), he’ll get close by, then just sit and stare. He might reach out with a paw if I ignore him, but he’s kinda aloof. He’s also very much a grazer, and not super food motivated. In fact, when he was an only kitty, I’d throw a treat, he’d chase it, catch it, then look up at me to throw the next instead of eating it. So, I’d throw a few, then pick them all up and throw them again and again, and eventually he’d start eating them. Once I adopted a second cat, he learned to eat them right away.

My other cat had digestive troubles for the first year, so I haven’t given him any cheese, but he’s way more food motivated and often yells at me while I’m taking too long to prepare his meals. If he ever catches on to the cheese thing, he’d probably have a similar response to your cat.