JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<script src=" https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.0.0-beta1/jquery.js"></script>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.6/css/bootstrap.min.css">
<div id="container"></div>

CSS

body {
  font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
  padding: 20px 50px 150px;
  font-size: 13px;
  text-align: center;
  background: #E3CAA1;
}

ul {
  text-align: left;
  display: inline;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 15px 4px 17px 0;
  list-style: none;
  -webkit-box-shadow: 0 0 5px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15);
  -moz-box-shadow: 0 0 5px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15);
  box-shadow: 0 0 5px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15);
}
ul li {
  font: bold 12px/18px sans-serif;
  display: inline-block;
  margin-right: -4px;
  position: relative;
  padding: 15px 20px;
  background: #fff;
  cursor: pointer;
  -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;
  -moz-transition: all 0.2s;
  -ms-transition: all 0.2s;
  -o-transition: all 0.2s;
  transition: all 0.2s;
}
ul li:hover {
  background: #555;
  color: #fff;
}
ul li ul {
  padding: 0;
  position: absolute;
  top: 48px;
  left: 0;
  width: 150px;
  -webkit-box-shadow: none;
  -moz-box-shadow: none;
  box-shadow: none;
  display: none;
  opacity: 0;
  visibility: hidden;
  -webkit-transiton: opacity 0.2s;
  -moz-transition: opacity 0.2s;
  -ms-transition: opacity 0.2s;
  -o-transition: opacity 0.2s;
  -transition: opacity 0.2s;
}
ul li ul li { 
  background: #555; 
  display: block; 
  color: #fff;
  text-shadow: 0 -1px 0 #000;
}
ul li ul li:hover { background: #666; }
ul li:hover ul {
  display: block;
  opacity: 1;
  visibility: visible;
}

JavaScript

var items = [{
  "id": "1",
  "title": "Menu A",
  "link": "http: //www.google.com"
}, {
  "id": "2",
  "title": "Menu B",
  "link": "http://www.google.com"
}, {
  "id": "3",
  "title": "Menu C",
  "link": "http://www.google.com"
}, {
  "id": "4",
  "title": "Menu D",
  "link": "http://www.google.com"
}, {
  "id": "5",
  "title": "Menu E",
  "link": "http://www.google.com"
}, {
  "id": "6",
  "title": "Menu 1A",
  "link": "http://www.google.com",
  "parent": "1;#Menu A"
}, {
  "id": "7",
  "title": "Menu 2A",
  "link": "http://www.google.com",
  "parent": "1;#Menu A"
}, {
  "id": "8",
  "title": "Menu 3A",
  "link": "http://www.google.com",
  "parent": "1;#Menu A"
}, {
  "id": "9",
  "title": "Menu 1B",
  "link": "http://www.google.com",
  "parent": "2;#Menu B"
}, {
  "id": "10",
  "title": "Menu 2B",
  "link": "http://www.google.com",
  "parent": "2;#Menu B"
}, {
  "id": "11",
  "title": "Menu 1C",
  "link": "http://www.google.com",
  "parent": "3;#Menu C"
}, {
  "id": "12",
  "title": "Menu 2C",
  "link": "http://www.google.com",
  "parent": "3;#Menu C"
}, {
  "id": "13",
  "title": "Menu 3C",
  "link": "http://www.google.com",
  "parent": "3;#Menu C"
}, {
  "id": "14",
  "title": "Menu 1D",
  "link": "http://www.google.com",
  "parent": "4;#Menu D"
}, {
  "id": "15",
  "title": "Menu 2D",
  "link": "http://www.google.com",
  "parent": "14;#Menu 1D"
}, {
  "id": "16",
  "title": "Menu 3D",
  "link": "http://www.google.com",
  "parent": "15;#Menu 2D"
}, {
  "id": "17",
  "title": "Menu 1E",
  "link": "http://www.google.com",
  "parent": "5;#Menu E"
}, {
  "id": "18",
  "title": "Menu 2E",
  "link": "http://www.google.com",
  "parent": "17;#Menu 1E"
}]

items = $.map(items, function(item) {
  return {
    id: item.id,
    title: item.title,
    link: item.link,
    parent: (item.parent) ? item.parent.split(";")[0] : false
  }
})
console.log(items)


var container = $("#container");

(function createMenu() {
  $.each(items, function(i, v) {
    //Check if item has...