JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<script src="http://cmcrm.chocolata.be/js/vendor/chosen/chosen.jquery.min.js"></script>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="http://cmcrm.chocolata.be/js/vendor/chosen/chosen.css">
<script src="http://cmcrm.chocolata.be/js/vendor/chosen/ajax-chosen.min.js"></script>
<select name="waffles" id="waffles" style="width: 200px;">
    <option val=""></option>
</select>

JavaScript

$("#waffles").ajaxChosen({
    type: 'GET',
    url: 'http://cmcrm.chocolata.be/testdata.json',
    dataType: 'json'
}, function (data) {
    var results = [];
    $.each(data, function (i, val) {
        results.push({ value: val.value, text: val.text });
    });
    return results;
});