It is usually built of local hardwoods, a thatched roof, and woven floor covers. The four doors are usually kept open for air circulation and are used by different people. Visitors enter through the front door, except for the village chief, who enters at the side. A bure is one large room and is usually built by the entire community. Apart from beds and sometimes a dresser, furniture is not considered to be necessary.
Food is prepared in a smaller, separate structure.
Indians usually live in furnished tin, cement, or wooden houses, and some rural Fijians have adopted this style of house. Urban dwellers of all ethnic groups often live in European-style houses. In the families of Fiji's top chiefs, the parents must still approve their children's future spouses. Indian parents have customarily arranged their children's marriages, but this practice is changing with outside influences. Diet and Eating The staples of the Fijian diet are taro and cassava , starchy roots that can be grown in a family garden.