re: Why is A1 steak sauce so expensive?

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Pickapeppa sauce is a Jamaican condiment similar to A1 or Worcestershire sauce, but with a sweeter, mellower flavor.[1] It is sometimes described as "Jamaican ketchup" or "Jamaican A-1".

It is made in Shooter's Hill, Jamaica from a combination of tomatoes, onions, cane vinegar, mangoes, raisins, tamarind, peppers, and other spices, aged in oak barrels. [2] If the label is any indication, the current recipe lacks tamarind.

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I've always described Pickapeppa Sauce as "Jamaican A-1." I was surprised when I went to Pickapeppa.com and found that they refer to it as "Jamaican ketchup." Really, that's probably more appropriate, since it's way more than a steak sauce. It does work great on meats, and I'll usually put it on grilled pork or, my favorite, cold, leftover fried chicken. I recently heard of blending it with cream cheese, however. Some people suggest making a dip, but I just put a few drops on a bagel with cream cheese and tomato slices. (I also do this with Marmite.)

I suspect I use the "A-1" comparison because it's the closest thing I can think to compare Pickapeppa to. The flavor is slightly spicy and acidic, but tempered with sweet fruit like mangoes, raisins and tamarinds. It's made many a dry, leftover piece of meat into great sandwich fodder. Read more: https://www.slashfood.com/2006/01/02/pickapeppa-sauce/#ixzz1rqtAAKLL

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The bold part being EXACTLY how A-1 is used.

ETA: I could see how someone who enjoys both could 100% differentiate between the two and have separate applications for both.