Is squid ink considered vegetarian or non-vegetarian?

No. Squid ink is definitely not vegetarian. Squid ink is harvested from a dead squid. Squids use their ink as a defence mechanism and when released, it is combined with mucus. The squid ink (cephalopod ink) used in cooking is taken from the ink sac directly, after the it has been killed. Here it is described in Wikipedia:. read more

No. Squid ink is definitely not vegetarian. Squid ink is harvested from a dead squid. Squids use their ink as a defence mechanism and when released, it is combined with mucus. read more

An ethical vegetarian would not eat it if the squid is killed to get the ink, as I presume is probably done. I've never heard of squid-ink farms where the ink would be "milked" without harming the squid. (Most ethical vegetarians would not eat rennet either, for the same reason. read more