THIS IS AMAZING. Absolutely loved it. This really is a great piece of work.
The script, the message boxes and tutorials, the theme and of course the most of all, The Munchies Lingo. :D The SFX - yum yum yum and the coughs 😅😁 extreme level of cuteness. Would definitely want you to expand upon it and turn it into a larger Munchverse.
Also, I don't think your game is that further away from the theme, 'All that glistens is not gold.' I mean not all blobs are food :D Some make you sick and some throw you up into the sky.