Rio de Janeiro, Apr 28 (EFE).- The Brazilian national team is taking its own cook and a massive supply of black beans - one of the country's favorite staples - to fuel its World Cup efforts in South Korea, the press reported Sunday. The Brazilians, who eat black beans and rice on a daily basis, discovered that beans were not readily available in South Korea, which is why they included the fiber-rich food among the essentials they are taking to the World Cup, the daily Jornal do Brasil reported. The beans will be packed aboard the team's chartered plane for the trip, which begins May 12 and includes a stop in the Spanish city of Barcelona, where Brazil will square off against the local club in a friendly match. "Rice, meat, French fries and pasta - foods you have all over the world - can be easily found in South Korea," Rodrigo Paiva, a spokesman for the Brazilian team, said after a 10-day stay in the city of Ulsan, where the players will train. "We won't have problems with the food in Korea. The kitchen at the hotel we selected is international, and it's ready to cater to the team's needs," Paiva said. Apart from being among the players' favorite food, black beans are an essential ingredient for success because of the coach's policy that players eat the same diet regardless of where they are competing. "The team's diet is always the same. That's why we informed the hotels about what we needed with anticipation, and they told us what we won't be able to find," team physician Jose Luis Runco said. According to the press, the policy should keep Brazilian players from eating the local fare, which in South Korea includes several dog dishes. In addition to the bean cargo, the team will be traveling to South Korea with its own cook, Jane de Silva, in tow. De Silva oversees the team's nutritional needs at the Brazilian Soccer Federation's rural training center in Teresopolis. According to Agriculture Ministry statistics, Brazilians consume an average of 40 kilos (88 pounds) of rice, 15 kilos (33 pounds) of black beans, 6 kilos (13 pounds) of fish and 5.6 kilos (12 pounds) of pasta per capita every year.