JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<div>
    
</div>

JavaScript

var append="<ul>";
var items = [1,2,3];
$.each(items, function(i, v){
  append += "<li><a class='dropmenu' href='#'> Option </a>" +
              "<ul>" +
                 "<li><a href='somelink'>somelink</a></li>" +
              "</ul></li>";

});

$("div").append(append);

$(document).on('click','.dropmenu', function(event){
  event.preventDefault();
  $(this).parent().find("ul").slideToggle();
});