JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
HTML
<form action="https://posttestserver.com/post.php">
<select name="select">
<option disabled>value</option>
</select>
<input type="submit"/>
</form>
When you submit the form, you will se what browser really sends...
JavaScript
alert("jquery serializes form as: " + $('form').serialize());
alert("value of select: " + $('select').val());