Hard cheese!

It seems we are veering away from Cheddar towards Brie, Camembert, Feta and the like.  At the same time apparently the continentals are getting a taste for Cheddar - life's funny isn't it?  Mind you I don't think Cheddar is what it used to be - it may be my aged taste buds are not what they were, but it doesn't seem to have the "bite" it used to have.  Maybe it's just the desire to try something more exotic that draws us towards foreign cheeses - I have to say I have a soft spot for Dolcelatte.