yeah everything sitting around mostly intact (at least in the east coast) requires a sort of mass sterilization (so little organic decay) and obviously everyone mostly hiding in vaults or shelters. i know in game lore counters that but I just ignore it. or like you say, most locations were so depopulated it makes sense why there is still food sitting out because these were no-go zones until recently (like in FO4 or DC wasteland).
yeah everything sitting around mostly intact (at least in the east coast) requires a sort of mass sterilization (so little organic decay) and obviously everyone mostly hiding in vaults or shelters. i know in game lore counters that but I just ignore it. or like you say, most locations were so depopulated it makes sense why there is still food sitting out because these were no-go zones until recently (like in FO4 or DC wasteland).