Well, I guess horror hunger was just too specific? My wording sometimes can be odd. But maybe just average insatiable terrible hunger thing? Like what aspect is the most hunger like... But I really like what you already said on the Horror Hunger trope.

Life, all the way. It’s not just the ‘living thing’ itself- Life IS heavily tied to consumption. Baked goods specifically, but most likely food in general, is very Life-coded.