According to theindychannel.com, “Deep-fried pizza will be the delicacy du jour this year at the fair after the concoction won the signature food contest.Urick Concessions, which devised the recipe, said hand-tossed pizza dough is deep-fried until it is golden brown and topped with pizza sauce and grated cheese.This year’s contest focused on tomato products.”

“Rapper MC Hammer is the latest addition to the Indiana State Fair concert lineup.Hammer, who was well known for donning parachute pants and keeping his rhymes clean in the late ’80s and early ’90s, will perform on Aug. 20, free with paid admission to the fair.Hammer’s best-selling album was “Please Hammer, Don’t Hurt ‘Em,” which zoomed up the charts in 1990, eventually selling 17 million copies,” the story said.