A couple in China live off a daily diet of dirt which they claim helps improve their digestion.

The pensioners from a village in Wuxi County in China's Jiangxi province eat a daily serving of dough balls coated in yellow soil.

The practice of eating dirt has been around for some time with the ancient Greeks thought to have often tucked into some soil.

Footage shows the couple tucking into a dish made with dough and coated in dirt

Footage posted on the People's Daily Online shows the couple at home in their village.

The video shows a woman preparing a flour based dough mixture which are rolled into balls.

A man can be seen using a tool to cut down large chunks of dirt into smaller pieces and then using a sieve to turn it into powder. The video claims that the soil is unpolluted yellow soil.

Bizarre: The dough is put in dirt and then sieved before being served up in a dish

Really? The video claims that soil helps improve a person's digestive system

At the end of the video, the couple can then be seen tucking into the bizarre dish

The dough balls are cut into small rectangles where they are then stir fried.

The pieces of dough are then taken outside and mixed in with the sieved soil.

At the end of the video, the couple can then be seen tucking into the bizarre dish.

According to ABC, cultures worldwide have eaten soil for centuries including ancient Greeks and Native Americans.

The video claims that eating dirt is good for digestion.