I've been to Goa, India and the cashews were very, very good!.. Actually the best I've ever tasted, which is why I paid as much for freight as the cost of the product. However, the cashews were dry and had almost no flavor. Like they had been sitting in a box for a long time and then finally bagged and shipped. They weren't rancid, just lacked the flavor of Goa Cashews. Maybe they aren't Goa Cashews. Cashews from my local grocery store are much better at a fraction of the price.