容縣沙田(tian)柚(you)是柚(you)類中(zhong)的(de)佳(jia)品，有“柚(you)中(zhong)之(zhi)王”的(de)美譽。其果呈(cheng)梨(li)型，色澤(ze)橙黃，外(wai)皮細薄(bo)，果肉脆嫩，味清香甜(tian)蜜，品嘗(chang)之(zhi)后滿(man)嘴留香，令人食之(zhi)而(er)不厭。

沙(sha)(sha)(sha)(sha)田(tian)(tian)(tian)柚(you)，原(yuan)產(chan)(chan)於中國廣西(xi)容(rong)(rong)縣松山鎮沙(sha)(sha)(sha)(sha)田(tian)(tian)(tian)村(cun)，由農夫(fu)夏(xia)(xia)(xia)紆(yu)笍于明(ming)朝末年以接枝法發明(ming)，后來(lai)(lai)廣泛種(zhong)植，成為(wei)(wei)容(rong)(rong)縣的特(te)產(chan)(chan)。據史料記(ji)(ji)載(zai)，萬歷十三年（1585年）刻(ke)本《容(rong)(rong)州志》記(ji)(ji)載(zai)：“柚(you)以容(rong)(rong)地(di)沙(sha)(sha)(sha)(sha)田(tian)(tian)(tian)所(suo)產(chan)(chan)最(zui)負盛名(ming)，香甜多汁；容(rong)(rong)地(di)年產(chan)(chan)二百萬只，運(yun)銷梧粵港各(ge)埠。”清乾隆四(si)十二年，乾隆皇(huang)帝(di)巡(xun)游江南，官人夏(xia)(xia)(xia)紀綱(gang)把家(jia)鄉(xiang)容(rong)(rong)縣沙(sha)(sha)(sha)(sha)田(tian)(tian)(tian)村(cun)出產(chan)(chan)的蜜柚(you)獻給皇(huang)帝(di)，乾隆吃了連聲贊好(hao)，并召見夏(xia)(xia)(xia)紀綱(gang)，詢問(wen)是何(he)佳(jia)果(guo)(guo)(guo)。夏(xia)(xia)(xia)紀綱(gang)回答說：“叫(jiao)楊(yang)核(he)子(zi)。”皇(huang)帝(di)道(dao)：“此(ci)果(guo)(guo)(guo)名(ming)字不(bu)佳(jia)，應另取果(guo)(guo)(guo)名(ming)。”一(yi)(yi)位大臣在旁說：夏(xia)(xia)(xia)官家(jia)在沙(sha)(sha)(sha)(sha)田(tian)(tian)(tian)，千(qian)里迢迢，郵(you)送佳(jia)果(guo)(guo)(guo)獻給皇(huang)上(shang)，依臣愚見，郵(you)由同音(yin)，又因為(wei)(wei)此(ci)果(guo)(guo)(guo)為(wei)(wei)喬木所(suo)生，用木旁的“柚(you)”，稱為(wei)(wei)“沙(sha)(sha)(sha)(sha)田(tian)(tian)(tian)柚(you)”合適(shi)(shi)。皇(huang)帝(di)聽罷，龍顏(yan)大悅，隨口贊道(dao)：“沙(sha)(sha)(sha)(sha)田(tian)(tian)(tian)柚(you)，沙(sha)(sha)(sha)(sha)田(tian)(tian)(tian)柚(you)，好(hao)，好(hao)！”沙(sha)(sha)(sha)(sha)田(tian)(tian)(tian)柚(you)一(yi)(yi)得到天子(zi)的贊賞(shang)，便很快(kuai)繁衍起來(lai)(lai)，沙(sha)(sha)(sha)(sha)田(tian)(tian)(tian)村(cun)附(fu)近(jin)越種(zhong)越多，那里的土(tu)壤特(te)別適(shi)(shi)宜于它的生長，所(suo)產(chan)(chan)柚(you)果(guo)(guo)(guo)確有“甜脆消渣，獨此(ci)一(yi)(yi)家(jia)”的特(te)點(dian)。名(ming)聲傳開以后，外縣外省紛(fen)紛(fen)前來(lai)(lai)引種(zhong)，產(chan)(chan)品質(zhi)量雖然不(bu)能完(wan)全趕上(shang)地(di)道(dao)的沙(sha)(sha)(sha)(sha)田(tian)(tian)(tian)柚(you)，便也是果(guo)(guo)(guo)中上(shang)品，因種(zhong)源來(lai)(lai)自(zi)沙(sha)(sha)(sha)(sha)田(tian)(tian)(tian)，又儀仗其名(ming)聲，不(bu)愿另起別名(ming)，仍然沿用沙(sha)(sha)(sha)(sha)田(tian)(tian)(tian)柚(you)之名(ming)，直至今天。