Ginger Beef is believed to have originated Calgary, Canada in the 1970s by George Wong.  Chef Wong’s daughter explains her dad was trying to create a fusion of western and Chinese cuisine by deep frying thinly sliced beef strips instead of stir frying them and then tossing them in the stir fry sauce.  The dish was an immediate success and has become so popular that it is now available all across Canada and in some places in the United States.