<sod>As with many dishes, the invention of ginger beef is claimed by several restaurants and chefs. However, the most widely accepted origin attributes the dish's development during the mid-1970s by chef George Wong at the Silver Inn in [[Calgary]], [[Alberta]].<ref name=royalalberta>{{cite web |url=http://www.royalalbertamuseum.ca/events/exhibits/travelling.cfm?id=52 |title=Chop Suey on the Prairies |website=[[Royal Alberta Museum]] |date=<!--undated--> |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->}}</ref><ref name=cbc>{{cite news |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/chinese-newyear/calgary.html |title=Chinese New Year: Silver Inn, Calgary |date=February 15, 2007 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090330125905/http://cbc.ca/news/background/chinese-newyear/calgary.html |publisher=[[CBC News]] |archivedate=2009-03-30 |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->}}</ref><ref name=avenue>{{cite news |url=http://www.avenuecalgary.com/articles/7-iconic-calgary-foods |title=7 Iconic Calgary Foods: Chicago has deep-dish pizza. Boston has baked beans. What about Calgary? |magazine=[[Avenue (magazine)|Avenue Calgary]] |date=March 12, 2013 |first=Greg |last=Beneteau}}</ref><ref name=globe>{{cite web |url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/the-chinese-restaurant-as-a-prairie-icon/article11646893/ |title=The Chinese restaurant as a Prairie icon |newspaper=[[Globe and Mail]] |date=April 30, 2013 |first=Josh |last=Wingrove}}</ref> This dish is now a very important part of culture in Calgary and this part of Canada.<ref name=avenue /><ref name=globe /><ref name=wfp>{{cite news |url=http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/fyi/history-on-a-plate-164115186.html |title=History on a plate: Heritage of the Chinese restaurant is both sweet and sour, a mixture of outmoded stereotypes and genuine cultural exchange |newspaper=[[Winnipeg Free Press]] |date=July 28, 2012 |first=Alison |last=Gillmor}}</ref> There was a radio segment featuring this dish that was aired on [[CBC Radio One]] programme ''The Main Ingredient''.<ref>{{cite episode |url=http://www.cbc.ca/themainingredient/shows/2010/08/23/episode-6-canadian-edition/ |title=Episode 9: Canadian Edition |series=The Main Ingredient |network=[[CBC Radio One]] |date=August 23, 2010 |first=Joan |last=Chang}}</ref><eod>
<sod>As with many dishes, the invention of ginger beef is claimed by several restaurants and chefs. However, the most widely accepted origin attributes the dish's development during the mid-1970s by chef George Wong at the Silver Inn in [[Calgary]], [[Alberta]].<ref name=royalalberta>{{cite web |url=http://www.royalalbertamuseum.ca/events/exhibits/travelling.cfm?id=52 |title=Chop Suey on the Prairies |website=[[Royal Alberta Museum]] |date=<!--undated--> |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->}}</ref><ref name=cbc>{{cite news |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/chinese-newyear/calgary.html |title=Chinese New Year: Silver Inn, Calgary |date=February 15, 2007 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090330125905/http://cbc.ca/news/background/chinese-newyear/calgary.html |publisher=[[CBC News]] |archivedate=2009-03-30 |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->}}</ref><ref name=avenue>{{cite news |url=http://www.avenuecalgary.com/articles/7-iconic-calgary-foods |title=7 Iconic Calgary Foods: Chicago has deep-dish pizza. Boston has baked beans. What about Calgary? |magazine=[[Avenue (magazine)|Avenue Calgary]] |date=March 12, 2013 |first=Greg |last=Beneteau}}</ref><ref name=globe>{{cite web |url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/the-chinese-restaurant-as-a-prairie-icon/article11646893/ |title=The Chinese restaurant as a Prairie icon |newspaper=[[Globe and Mail]] |date=April 30, 2013 |first=Josh |last=Wingrove}}</ref> The dish is now a very important part of culture in Calgary and that part of Canada.<ref name=avenue /><ref name=globe /><ref name=wfp>{{cite news |url=http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/fyi/history-on-a-plate-164115186.html |title=History on a plate: Heritage of the Chinese restaurant is both sweet and sour, a mixture of outmoded stereotypes and genuine cultural exchange |newspaper=[[Winnipeg Free Press]] |date=July 28, 2012 |first=Alison |last=Gillmor}}</ref> A radio segment featuring ginger beef was aired on [[CBC Radio One]] programme ''The Main Ingredient''.<ref>{{cite episode |url=http://www.cbc.ca/themainingredient/shows/2010/08/23/episode-6-canadian-edition/ |title=Episode 9: Canadian Edition |series=The Main Ingredient |network=[[CBC Radio One]] |date=August 23, 2010 |first=Joan |last=Chang}}</ref><eod>